Donald Miles "Bull" Reece (December 1, 1919 – August 26, 1992) was an

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fullback. Reece was born in

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, in 1919 and attended Marysville High School in that city. He played college football at

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. He played at the fullback position for Missouri from 1940 to 1943 and was captain of the 1942 Missouri Tigers football team that won the Big Six championship. He was also selected as a first-team player on the

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. He also played in the 1943 East-West Shrine Game. In 1944, he was assigned to Notre Dame as a Navy V-5 trainee. Reece played professional football for the

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of the

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in 1946. He appeared in 13 games, four of them as the Seahawks' starting fullback. He rushed for 109 yards on 30 carries. He scored two touchdowns in a game against the

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. He died in 1992 in

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Reece, Don 1919 births 1992 deaths American football fullbacks Miami Seahawks players Missouri Tigers football players Players of American football from Ohio People from Marysville, Ohio