- Willard Reaves
NFL player
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Birthplace=Flagstaff, Arizona
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College=Northern Arizona
number=38
Position=Running back
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years=1983-1987
1989
1989
teams=Winnipeg Blue Bombers (CFL)Miami Dolphins Washington Redskins
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NFL=REA719836Willard Sheldon Reaves (born
August 17 ,1959 in Flagstaff,Arizona ) was aCanadian Football League running back for theWinnipeg Blue Bombers . He also played in theNational Football League for theMiami Dolphins and theWashington Redskins .College career
Reaves played
college football atNorthern Arizona University from 1977 to 1980. He rushed for 2,139 yards in his university career, his best year being 1979 when he rushed for 1,084 yards and was voted an All American.In 1992 he was inducted into the Northern Arizona University Athletics Hall of Fame, and in 2002 he became a member of the
Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame and Museum .Canadian football career
Reaves played five seasons for the Blue Bombers from 1983 to 1987. He rushed for 898 yards in his first year and was runner up for the
CFL's Most Outstanding Rookie Award and an all star. In 1984, he rushing for 1,733 yards on 304 carries and 18 touchdowns, all team records, and helped him win theCFL's Most Outstanding Player Award . He also helped his team win the72nd Grey Cup , their first victory since 1962.Reaves rushed for 1,000 yards two other times (1,323 in 1985 and 1,471 in 1987) and finished his career with 5,923 total rushing yards for the Blue Bombers. He was a three time CFL all star.
NFL career
He also tried out with the NFL (he was originally
undrafted ) and in 1989 he played two games with theMiami Dolphins , returning 6 kickoffs, and one game with theWashington Redskins , running once and losing a yard.He has since become a Canadian citizen, and he is also the father of Ryan Reaves, a St. Louis Blues prospect playing with the the
Brandon Wheat Kings . He is now a sheriff's officer for the Winnipeg judicial system.References
External links
* [http://www.halloffame.mb.ca/honoured/2002/wReaves.htm Willard Reaves’s biography] at [http://www.halloffame.mb.ca/ Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame and Museum]
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