Nilsen, Reed
C, 1940-42, 46
#42 6-0, 187, Provo, UT
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Lettered in wrestling, and track at BYU
1941 All Rocky Mountain Conference
1942 All Rocky Mountain Conference
1946 All Rocky Mountain Conference
1946 First athlete from BYU to play in the East-West Shrine Game
16th round NFL draft pick (Detroit Lions)
1947 NFL Detroit Lions
Awarded Purple Heart after being wounded in the D-Day invasion of Normandy
1948 Freshman Football Coach, BYU
1949-53 Line Coach, BYU
1948-53 Head Wrestling Coach, BYU
1976 BYU Athletic Hall of Fame
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