Don Reece
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Marysville, Ohio, U.S.
Marysville, Ohio, U.S.
 Reece, c. 1943 | |
| No. 46 | |
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| Position | Fullback |
| Personal information | |
| Born | December 1, 1919 Marysville, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | August 26, 1992 (aged 72) Marysville, Ohio, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Listed weight | 230 lb (104 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Marysville (OH) |
| College | Missouri |
| NFL draft | 1943: 22nd round, 203rd overall pick |
| Career history | |
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| Awards and highlights | |
| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
Donald Miles "Bull" Reece (December 1, 1919 – August 26, 1992) was an American football fullback.
Reece was born in Maysville, Missouri in 1919 and attended Maysville High School in that city. He played college football at Missouri.[1] He played at the fullback position for Missouri from 1940 to 1943 and was captain of the 1942 Missouri Tigers football team that won the Big Six championship.[2] He was also selected as a first-team player on the 1943 All-Big Six Conference football team.[3] He also played in the 1943 East-West Shrine Game.[4]
In 1944, he was assigned to Notre Dame as a Navy V-5 trainee.[4]
Reece played professional football for the Miami Seahawks of the All-America Football Conference in 1946. He appeared in 13 games, four of them as the Seahawks' starting fullback. He rushed for 109 yards on 30 carries.[1] He scored two touchdowns in a game against the New York Yankees.[5]
He died in 1992 in Maysville, Missouri .[1]