Reid Named Offensive Player Of The Month For August
September 2, 2009 - Canadian Football League (CFL)
Winnipeg Blue Bombers News Release
WINNIPEG, MB - Fred Reid had an impressive month for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in August, leading the team in rushing yards with 476 on 53 carries and ran for four touchdowns.
Reid had the game of his career on August 21 in a matchup with BC Lions where he set a Blue Bombers record for rushing yards in a game. Reid ran for 260 yards and two touchdowns on 26 carries in the Bombers' victory.
Reid's 260 rushing yards eclipsed the previous Bombers' record of 249 yards set by Blaise Bryant 15 years ago and is the third most in CFL history. Only George Reed who rushed for 268 yards in 1965 and Ron Stewart who ran for 287 yards in 1960 had more rushing yards in a single game.
Through the first two months of the season, Reid leads the CFL in combined yards with 1390 and rushing yards with 795, over 100 yards more than Avon Cobourne who sits second in the category.
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