Bruce Reid
Footscray
AFL career
28 games15 goals
- Debut
- R1 1949 v RCH18 Apr 1949
- Most recent
- R7 1951 v SME11 June 1951
Stats
Bio
Recruited from Romsey in country Victoria, Bruce Reid was a promising small forward who made an immediate impact at the Western Oval, playing 17 games in his debut 1949 season. Standing 175cm, he was a capable goal-kicker who settled quickly into league football, though his opportunities tapered off over the subsequent two years. His life was tragically cut short in 1955 when he passed away at just 26 years of age, four months before the birth of his son, Bruce Reid Jr. While his own career was brief, he remains a significant figure in history as the patriarch of a prolific three-generation football dynasty; his sons Bruce and John both played at the elite level, and his grandsons Ben and Sam eventually became AFL premiership players.
Profile
- Born
- 27 Apr 1929
- Died
- 24 Aug 1955 (aged 26y 119d)
- Birthplace
- Bendigo, VIC
- Deathplace
- Parkville, VIC
- Height
- 175 cm
- Weight
- 77 kg
Teams
Family
- Son:John Reid, Bruce Maxwell Reid
- Grandson:Sam Reid, Ben Reid
Bio
1 revisionRecruited from Romsey in country Victoria, Bruce Reid was a promising small forward who made an immediate impact at the Western Oval, playing 17 games in his debut 1949 season. Standing 175cm, he was a capable goal-kicker who settled quickly into league football, though his opportunities tapered off over the subsequent two years. His life was tragically cut short in 1955 when he passed away at just 26 years of age, four months before the birth of his son, Bruce Reid Jr. While his own career was brief, he remains a significant figure in history as the patriarch of a prolific three-generation football dynasty; his sons Bruce and John both played at the elite level, and his grandsons Ben and Sam eventually became AFL premiership players.