DOB: 12 January 1938
Died: 30 June 2021
The former president of the Lawn Tennis Association of Australia and owner of the Melbourne Sports Depot sporting goods store, Reid had been talked about as a potential President of the VFL before the 1977 season. He joined the Melbourne committee in October 1978, and was elected as President of the club a month later. One of the first actions of Reid and his new committee was to sack coach Denis Jones after one season where he had taken the Demons to a wooden spoon.
Reid resigned as Chairman in February 1981 due to the impact of the role on his business life. In 1979 he was quoted as saying "I find it very hard to cope with the social side of football, but I enjoy the basic guts fo football". He stayed on as an advisor under the new Billy Snedden regime. In March 1981 he was re-elected president of the International Assembly of National Confederations of Sports.
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Age - 13/01/1977, 21/11/1978, 24/11/1978, 29/11/1978, 10/02/1981, 27/03/1981, 02/07/2021
Inside Football - 05/07/1979
Australian Football Action - Issue 1, 1981