Oscar Reed
Oscar Lee Reed
Born: March 24, 1944
Jonestown, MS USA
Position: RB
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 222
College: Colorado St.
High School: Booker T. Washington (Memphis, TN)
Career: 1968-1975
Drafted: 1968 in Round 7, #167 overall by the Minnesota Vikings
Oscar Reed played from 1968 to 1975 during his career with the Atlanta Falcons and Minnesota Vikings. Reed ran for 2,008 yards in his career on 504 attempts, scoring 8 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 94 passes for 677 yards and 3 receiving touchdowns..
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 5 | 0 |
| 1969 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 83 | 393 | 4.7 | 23 | 1 |
| 1970 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 42 | 132 | 3.1 | 21 | 1 |
| 1971 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 50 | 182 | 3.6 | 18 | 1 |
| 1972 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 151 | 639 | 4.2 | 43 | 2 |
| 1973 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 100 | 401 | 4.0 | 30 | 3 |
| 1974 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 62 | 215 | 3.5 | 15 | 0 |
| 1975 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 14 | 40 | 2.9 | 7 | 0 |
| Totals | 504 | 2008 | 4.0 | 43 | 8 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 7 | 59 | 8.4 | 16 | 2 |
| 1970 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 6 | 53 | 8.8 | 19 | 0 |
| 1971 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 15 | 138 | 9.2 | 26 | 0 |
| 1972 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 30 | 205 | 6.8 | 37 | 0 |
| 1973 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 19 | 122 | 6.4 | 13 | 0 |
| 1974 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 15 | 99 | 6.6 | 12 | 1 |
| 1975 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 94 | 677 | 7.2 | 37 | 3 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 1 | 38 | 38.0 | 38 | 0 |
| 1970 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 5 | 71 | 14.2 | 19 | 0 |
| 1973 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 15 | 0 |
| 1975 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Totals | 10 | 155 | 15.5 | 38 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1970 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1971 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1972 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1973 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1969 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||
| 1970 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| 1971 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| 1972 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| 1973 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||
| 1974 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Totals | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 7 | 0 |
| 1969 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | 0 |
| 1970 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 12 | 0 |
| 1971 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 13 | 0 |
| 1972 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | 14 |
| 1973 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 12 | 8 |
| 1974 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 7 | 0 |
| 1975 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 7 | 0 |
