Floyd "Breezy" Reid (September 4, 1927 – March 15, 1994) was a former

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who played for the

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of the

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(NFL). Reid attended the

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. He was selected in the ninth round (107th overall) of the 1950 NFL draft by the

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. Reid's son, Andy Reid followed in his footsteps as a halfback for the Bulldogs and made an NFL roster with the 1976 Buffalo Bills."Andy Reid,"
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