Reggie Pinkney

{{Short description|American football player (born 1955)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Reggie Pinkney

| number = 42, 37

| position = Safety

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1955|05|27}}

| birth_place = St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.

| height_ft = 5

| weight_lb = 190

| height_in = 11

| college = East Carolina

| draftyear = 1977

| draftround = 6

| draftpick = 166

| pastteams =

• Detroit Lions ({{NFL Year|1977|1978}})
• Baltimore Colts ({{NFL Year|1979|1981}})

| statlabel1 = Interceptions

| statvalue1 = 4

| statlabel2 = Fumble recoveries

| statvalue2 = 4

| statlabel3 = Defensive TDs

| statvalue3 = 1

| pfr = PinkRe20

}}

Vernon Reginald Pinkney (born May 27, 1955) is an American former professional football defensive back. He played five seasons in the National Football League (NFL), two with the Detroit Lions and three with the Baltimore Colts.{{Cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/P/PinkRe20.htm|title = Reggie Pinkney Stats|website = Pro-Football-Reference.com}} Pickney was selected by the Lions in the sixth round of the 1977 NFL draft, after an All-Conference career at East Carolina University.

Pinkney was born St. Louis, Missouri, but grew up in Fort Bragg, North Carolina. He is the father of Patrick Pinkney, former quarterback at East Carolina, and Aaron Curry, former linebacker of the Oakland Raiders.{{cite news |first=Elizabeth |last=Merrill |title=Aaron Curry is Driven by a Strong Work Ethic |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/draft09/news/story?id=4030851 |work=ESPN.com |date=April 1, 2009 }}