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Jim Reeder (American football tackle)

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Date of birth:
  
October 22, 1916

Role
  
Weight
  
98 kg

Positions
  
Tackle

Name
  
Jim Reeder


Place of birth:
  
East St. Louis, Illinois

Died
  
September 22, 1992, Jacksonville, Florida, United States

College
  
University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign

Place of death:
  
Jacksonville, Florida

Date of death:
  
September 22, 1992

James Edgar "Jim" Reeder (October 22, 1916 - September 22, 1992) was an American football player. He played college football for the Illinois Fighting Illini football team from 1938 to 1939 and was selected by both the All-America Board and the Walter Camp Football Foundation as a first-team tackle on the 1939 College Football All-America Team. He was invited to play in the East–West Shrine Game, but he declined to participate so that he could focus on his studies. In December 1939, Reeder was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the 1940 NFL Draft (189th pick), but Reeder stated at the time that he did not intend to play professional football unless he received a reasonable offer.

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