Linebacker
No. 80
Weber State
"Henry was the Giants' 10th round draft pick for 1971 and, after getting brief looks as a running back and linebacker, settled into playing defensive end and won a starting job in his rookie season. Henry turned in an impressive job at left end, showing fine speed, pursuit and agility despite his relative lack of size. He had two solo sacks on enemy passers and a pass interception for an 11-yard return, and also proved to be a valuable man on special teams.
In 1972 Reed was even better, getting nine sacks of the passer to rank behind Jack Gregory. In 1973, he moved to a linebacker position, had an interception for a 36-yard return and last year played the '53' position on defense, and also continued his good work with the special teams.
Reed was both a fullback and a linebacker at Weber State where he was clocked at 4.7 for the 40-yard dash. He was all-conference for two years, was selected to play in the East-West Shrine game and won All-American honors in the Coaches' College Division poll. Prior to entering Weber State, Reed was an All-American at Iowa Central Junior College.
He was born in Detroit, Michigan and sparkled in sports at Northwestern High School. He's a jazz buff and still resides in Detroit during the off-season."
-1975 New York Giants Media Guide
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