Corey Mace, the head coach of the Saskatchewan Roughriders, presented Angie Reed with the Grey Cup on Sunday.
“Angie Reed … enough said,” Mace wrote in the post, his first since December.
George Reed, Angie’s husband of 62 years, passed away in 2023 at the age of 83, making this the first time Saskatchewan has won the Grey Cup since his death.
The six-foot, 205-pound ball-carrier played 13 seasons with the Roughriders, rushing for 16,116 yards and 134 touchdowns over 203 regular-season games. He retired as the CFL’s all-time leading rusher after the 1975 season and remains second on the list behind only Mike Pringle, who surpassed him in 2004.
Reed was a ten-time All-West Division selection, nine-time All-CFL selection, one-time CFL Most Outstanding Player, one-time Grey Cup Most Valuable Player, and one-time Grey Cup champion. His No. 34 was retired by the Roughriders in 1976, one year after his retirement.
The native of Vicksburg, Miss. is a member of the Order of Canada and was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1979. After his passing, the CFL named its M.O.P. award in Reed’s honour. A street bearing his name is located near Mosaic Stadium, where a statue was unveiled in his honour in 2017.
The Reeds were married for 62 years and had three children — Keith, Vicki and Georgette. The couple lived exclusively in Canada after George’s retirement, including stints in Regina and Calgary.
