Geoff Reece

Geoff Reece
No. 54, 55
Position:	Center
Personal information
Born:	May 16, 1952 (age 73); Everett, Washington, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:	247 lb (112 kg)
Career information
High school:	Cascade; (Everett, Washington)
College:	Washington State
NFL draft:	1975: 3rd round, 61st pick
Career history
	Los Angeles Rams (1976); Seattle Seahawks (1977); Baltimore Colts (1978);
Career highlights and awards
	First-team All-American (1974); 2× First-team All-Pac-8 (1973, 1974);
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

Geoffrey Robert Reece (born May 16, 1952) is an American former professional football player. He played as a center in three National Football League (NFL) seasons from 1976 to 1978 for the Los Angeles Rams, Seattle Seahawks, and Baltimore Colts.

Born and raised in Everett, Washington,^[1] Reece graduated from its Cascade High School,^[2] and played college football at Washington State University in Pullman under head coach Jim Sweeney. He was all-conference twice in the Pacific-8,^[3]^[4] and All-American as a senior. After the 1974 season, Reece played in the Blue-Gray Game, East-West Shrine Game, and the Senior Bowl.^[5] He was inducted into the WSU athletics hall of fame in 2015.^[6]

Selected in the third round of the 1975 NFL draft by the Rams,^[7] a knee injury in the College All-Star Game on August 1 sidelined Reece for his rookie season in 1975.^[8]

References

^ Finnerty, Mikayla (June 11, 2024). "Everett local inducted in Snohomish County Sports Hall of Fame". Everett Post. Retrieved June 13, 2025.
^ "Over 100 NFL players came from Puget Sound-area high schools. Here's a list of all of them". seattlepi.com. August 15, 2020. Archived from the original on May 29, 2022. Retrieved June 13, 2025.
^ "Donnelley on Pac-8 squad". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. December 5, 1974. p. 1C.
^ "3 Cougars on Pac-8 all-stars". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. December 5, 1974. p. 49.
^ "Reece to be busy". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). December 5, 1974. p. 49.
^ "WSU announces 2015 Hall of Fame induction class". Washington State University Athletics. May 15, 2015. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
^ "Jones, Reece picked in pro draft". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). January 29, 1975. p. 1B.
^ Emerson, Paul (August 23, 1978). "Injuries shadow Reece". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.

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