Beasley Reece

Games played:	117
Games started:	91
Interceptions:	18

Beasley Reece
No. 82, 28, 43
Position:	North Texas State
NFL draft:	1976 / Round: 9 / Pick: 264
Career history
	Dallas Cowboys (1976); New York Giants (1977–1983); Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1983–1984);
Career NFL statistics
Games played:
Games played:	117
Games started:	91
Interceptions:	18
	Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Beasley Young Reece, Jr. (born March 18, 1954) is a former

North Texas State University

.

Early years

Reece attended

North Texas State University

in the spring of 1972.

The next year he played part-time. As a junior, he became a starter at left cornerback and had 2 interceptions. As a senior he posted 2 interceptions.

Professional career

Dallas Cowboys

Reece was selected by the

NFL

reception, which went for 6 yards, but also fumbled on the play.

The next year he requested the opportunity to compete at cornerback. He was waived on September 12, 1977.^[2]

New York Giants

On September 14,

free safety in 1981.^[4]

In

free safety position and he was cut on October 17.^[5]

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

The

special teams tackles. He was waived on September 2, 1985.^[7]

TV Broadcast

After his retirement from playing Reece worked as a

Eagle Scout and recipient of the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award.^[8]^[9]

In 2012, the Broadcast Pioneers of Philadelphia inducted Reece into its Hall of Fame.

On July 1, 2015, Reece was fired from KYW along with evening anchor Chris May and chief meteorologist Kathy Orr as a new general manager decided to take the Eyewitness News program in a different direction.

Personal life

Reese and his wife Paula have been married since 1978. They have two children. Reese is an avid classical piano player and is a member of the

NFL players Greg Pruitt and Randy Logan

.

References

^ "Cowboy Changes". Retrieved January 25, 2016.
^ "Transactions". Retrieved January 25, 2016.
^ "Transactions". Retrieved January 25, 2016.
^ Litsky, Frank (August 1981). "Giants Find Reece Is Versatile Player". The New York Times. Retrieved January 25, 2016.
^ Wallace, William N. (18 October 1983). "Giants Place Reece On the Waiver List; Club Agrees To Request". The New York Times. Retrieved January 25, 2016.
^ Wallace, William N. (19 October 1983). "Tampa Claims Reece". The New York Times. Retrieved January 25, 2016.
^ "Transactions". The New York Times. 3 September 1985. Retrieved January 25, 2016.
^ Halter, Jon C. (Sep 2003). "Meeting in Philadelphia". Scouting Maganize. Boy Scouts of America. Archived from the original on 28 August 2006. Retrieved 2006-09-08.
^ Reece bio at cbsphilly.com Archived November 28, 2010, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 2010-12-19

External links

Beasley Reece, So many stories to tell

[1] "Cowboy Changes". Retrieved January 25, 2016.

[2] "Transactions". Retrieved January 25, 2016.

[3] "Transactions". Retrieved January 25, 2016.

[4] Litsky, Frank (August 1981). "Giants Find Reece Is Versatile Player". The New York Times. Retrieved January 25, 2016.

[5] Wallace, William N. (18 October 1983). "Giants Place Reece On the Waiver List; Club Agrees To Request". The New York Times. Retrieved January 25, 2016.

[6] Wallace, William N. (19 October 1983). "Tampa Claims Reece". The New York Times. Retrieved January 25, 2016.

[7] "Transactions". The New York Times. 3 September 1985. Retrieved January 25, 2016.

[8] Halter, Jon C. (Sep 2003). "Meeting in Philadelphia". Scouting Maganize. Boy Scouts of America. Archived from the original on 28 August 2006. Retrieved 2006-09-08.

[9] Reece bio at cbsphilly.com Archived November 28, 2010, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 2010-12-19

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