Reed was born in LaPorte, Indiana, and was a baseball, basketball & football star at LaPorte High School. After high school, he received a contract offer from the Kansas City Royals, but chose, instead, to attended Notre Dame on a basketball scholarship. The 6’6″ forward set the Notre Dame single season rebounding record, averaging 17.7 a game his junior year. He averaged nineteen points & 14.3 rebounds a game over his college career on his way to being selected by the Detroit Pistons in the third round of the 1965 NBA draft. Shortly afterwards, he also signed as an amateur free agent to pitch for the Milwaukee Braves.\n', '

Reed made his NBA debut in a 111-103 loss to the New York Knicks on October 16, 1965. He spent two seasons with the Pistons, and averaged 3.4 field goals per game. During the 1966–67, Reed informed Head Coach Dave DeBusschere (who was, himself, a 2 sport star) that he had decided to pursue his baseball career. Regardless, he was selected 25th overall by the Seattle SuperSonics in the 1967 NBA Expansion Draft.\n', '

Reed spent the 1965 season in the high A Florida State League. In 1966, he jumped all the way to triple A, while compiling a 13-5 record & 2.57 earned run average. He received a September call-up, and made his major league debut on September 26, 1966 against the San Francisco Giants. The fourth batter he faced, Willie McCovey, hit a two run home run to give him the loss in his debut. He fared better in his second appearance. Starting against the Cincinnati Reds, he held them scoreless over six innings to pick up his first major league win. He spent the 1967 season with the Richmond Braves, and went 14-10 with a 2.51 ERA. He again received a September call-up, and went 1-1 with a 2.95 ERA in three starts.\n', '

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