Reid Named Offensive Player of the Week
August 25, 2009 - Canadian Football League (CFL)
Winnipeg Blue Bombers News Release
WINNIPEG, MB - Winnipeg Blue Bombers running back Fred Reid has been named the Gibson's Finest offensive player of the week for Week eight, the second time this month Reid has won the award.
Fred Reid had the game of his career Friday night against the BC Lions setting a Blue Bombers record for rushing yards in a game. Reid ran for a career-high 260 yards and two touchdowns on 26 carries in the Bombers' victory.
Reid currently leads the CFL in combined yards with 1,390, yards from scrimmage with 892 and rushing yards with 795. Reid has 160 more rushing yards then Avon Cobourne who sits second in the category.
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.
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