Joe Reed (quarterback)

{{Short description|American football player (born 1948)}}

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{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Joe Reed

| image =

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| caption =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1948|01|8}}

| birth_place = Newport, Rhode Island, U.S.

| death_date =

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| number = 13, 19, 14

| status =

| position = Quarterback

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 1

| weight_lb = 195

| high_school = Lorenzo (TX)

| college = Mississippi State

| draftyear = 1971

| draftround = 11

| draftpick = 283

| pastteams =

• San Francisco 49ers ({{NFL Year|1971}}–{{NFL Year|1974}})
• Detroit Lions ({{NFL Year|1975}}–{{NFL Year|1979}})

| highlights =

| statlabel1 = Passing completions

| statvalue1 = 225

| statlabel2 = Passing attempts

| statvalue2 = 513

| statlabel3 = Passing yards

| statvalue3 = 2,825

| statlabel4 = TD–INT

| statvalue4 = 18–31

| pfr = ReedJo00

}}

Joe Reed (born January 8, 1948) is a former professional American football quarterback in the National Football League (NFL). He played for the San Francisco 49ers (1972–1974) and the Detroit Lions (1975–1979). He recorded an album of standards with the 49ers' cheerleading squad, then known as the Niner Nuggets, in 1974.Joe Reed & the Niner Nuggets, Pigskin Records, 1974.