PSAC Award of Merit

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Andre Reed

  • Class
    2005
  • Induction
    2014
  • Sport(s)
Andre Reed
Kutztown University


Andre Reed became the seventh recipient of the PSAC Award of Merit when he was presented the award on October 17, 2014. He is the first individual associated with Kutztown to be awarded the honor.

Reed, a four-year letterman at Kutztown from 1981-84, was the first player from the PSAC to be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. He is a member of the Class of 2014 alongside Derrick Brooks, Ray Guy, Claude Humphrey, Walter Jones, Michael Strahan, and Aeneas Williams.
 
Reed hauled-in 142 career catches for 2,002 yards and 14 touchdowns as a Golden Bear. He was named an All-PSAC player in 1983 and 1984 and is one of four Kutztown players to have their jersey number retired.
 
 Following Kutztown, Reed was drafted in 1985 in the fourth round (86th player overall) by the Buffalo Bills and spent 15 years with the franchise. He led the Bills to four Super Bowls and played one year with the Washington Redskins before turning-in a career stat sheet consisting of 951 receptions for 13,198 yards and 87 touchdowns. He totaled team record 36 games with 100-plus receiving yards, while being a four-time All-AFC and three-time All-NFL selection.
 
He was named to the Kutztown University Athletics Hall of Fame in 1991 and later added to the NCAA Division II Football Hall of Fame in 2002. In 2004, he became a member of the Lehigh Valley Chapter of the National Football Foundation and College Football Hall of Fame and was added to the Great Buffalo Sports Hall of Fame last October. Reed, a second-time Pro-Bowler, was named to the 1997 NCAA Division II Team of the Quarter Century.
 
Following his illustrious football career and earning his degree from Kutztown in 2005, Reed established The Andre Reed Foundation in 2010 to help underprivileged children reach their full potential. The Foundation is headquartered in Reed's hometown of Allentown, Pa. The nonprofit organization supports local charities, including Boys and Girls Club of Allentown and the United Way.