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	Willis Reed - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Reed's most famous performance took place on May 8 1970, during Game 7 of the NBA Finals against the Los Angeles Lakers in Madison Square Garden.
		Sadly, Reed's career was cut short by injuries and he had to retire after the 1973-1974 season, his tenth.
		For his career, Reed averaged 18.7 points and 12.9 rebounds per game, playing 650 games.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Willis_Reed (300 words)

	NBA.com: Willis Reed Bio
		Reed was born on June 25, 1942, in Hico, Louisiana, a place so tiny that he once told Pro Basketball Illustrated, "They don't even have a population." While Reed was growing up on a farm in nearby Bernice, the Knicks were floundering.
		Reed continued to work hard on the boards, averaging 11.6 rebounds in 1965-66 and 14.6 in 1966-67, both top-10 marks in the league.
		Reed scored 21.1 ppg in 1968-69 and grabbed a franchise-record 1,191 rebounds, an average of 14.5 rpg.
	www.nba.com /history/players/reed_bio.html (2126 words)

	Willis Reed (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Reed, a 6'10'' center from Grambling, played for the Knicks for 10 NBA seasons.
		Reed was the heart and inspiration on both Knick championship teams of the early 70s.
		Reed is a member of basketball's Hall of Fame and was voted 1 of the top 50 players of all time at the NBA's 50th anniversary.
	www.dickscourtroom.com /reed.htm (77 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > Sports -- Willis Reed leaves Knicks to help Hornets
		Reed, who led the Knicks to NBA titles in 1970 and 1973, was an adviser for the Knicks last season after 14 years in the New Jersey Nets' front office.
		Reed said he was happy in New York and expected to finish his front-office career there until he found out the Hornets were interested in bringing him back to Louisiana.
		Reed was born in the northern Louisiana town of Hico, grew up in nearby Bernice and was an All-American at Grambling State in the early 1960s.
	www.signonsandiego.com /sports/nba/20040629-1500-bkn-hornets-reed.html (482 words)

	Willis Reed Comeback (May 8 1970) - Sports (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Willis Reed came on to the court and the crowd went berserk.
		Willis was the heart and soul of that team and that's what it took for him to hobble up and down the court.
		When Willis hit those first two jump shots we all were screaming, jumping up and down (probably higher than Willis could at the time) and crying, physically crying.
	maxpages.com /knicksz/Willis_Reed_Comeback_rembered - !http://www.maxpages.com/knicksz/Willis_Reed_Comeback_rembered (1701 words)

	Willis Reed Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The moment remains a basketball classic: Willis Reed's courageous hobbling walk through the tunnel at Madison Square Garden and onto the floor for game seven of the 1970 championship series between the New York Knicks and Los Angeles Lakers.
		Reed had injured his knee in game five, and it appeared that he and the Knicks were finished.
		During a 10-year career, Willis Reed compiled plenty of statistics, but it was his winning attitude, determination, desire and leadership that inspired teammates and steered New York toward the 1970 and 1973 NBA championship.
	www.hoophall.com /halloffamers/Reed.htm (661 words)

	Willis Reed (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Reed's most famous performance took place on May 5 1970, EHandler: no quick summary.
		(Reed's career was cut short by injuries and he had to retire after the 1973-1974 season, EHandler: no quick summary.
		Willis Reed is also a member of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Inc.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/w/wi/willis_reed.htm (654 words)

	Return of the King - New York Knicks Legendary Captain Willis Reed Comes Back to the Garden to Help Today's Team - ...
		On Dec. 15, Reed was feted by the United Jewish Appeal—Federation of New York as the Sports for Youth Man of the Year.
		Reed recently wrote the foreword to the book Giants: The 25 Greatest Centers of All Time (Triumph Books, $29.95), in which he is ranked number 11.
		Reed, a Hall of Famer who played his entire career in New York (1964-74), led the Knickerbockers to two championships, in 1970 and 1973.
	www.indignantonline.com /sports/todd/willis-reed.htm (839 words)

	SI.com - Pro Basketball - Roundup: Knicks hire Willis Reed - Thursday July 10, 2003 10:19 PM
		"Willis Reed epitomizes the heart and soul of New York basketball, and we are very excited to have him return to his home -- Madison Square Garden and the New York Knicks," general manager Scott Layden said.
		Reed, 61, was formerly the senior vice president of the New Jersey Nets.
		Reed, who was the captain on the Knicks' NBA championship teams in 1970 and 1973, will be involved in player scouting, recruitment and evaluation.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /basketball/news/2003/07/10/roundup_thursday_ap (812 words)

	Louisiana Legends: Willis Reed (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Willis Reed is one of those few remembered for dedication, an unselfish attitude and leadership by example.
		His impact on the struggling team was clearly seen in his first seven years of professional play, when he was not only named an an All-Star in every season (1964-71) but also led the Knicks to their first ever title in 1970.
		Reed's most publicized moment came in the 1970 series, as a camera showed him courageously hobbling down the tunnel of Madison Square Garden to a game many believed he would be unable to play.
	www.lpb.org /programs/legends/wreed.html (370 words)

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		Willis Reed was born on June 25, 1942 in Hico, Louisiana, and grew up on a farm just outside nearby Bernice.
		The Knicks would win the title that year as well as another one in 1973, and Willis Reed became the first player ever to be named Playoff MVP in two separate years (Porter, 1989).
		Willis finished his career with 12,183 points and 8,414 rebounds, both good enough to be in the top ten in Knicks history.
	www.wvu.edu /~physed/blacksports/fall2002/willisreed.htm (772 words)

	SurfWax: News, Reviews and Articles On Willis Reed
		But this was hardly the kind of Willis Reed moment the folks in the Garden wanted to believe in as they tried to scream their way past the Rangers' 2-0 series hole.
		Reed inspired the Knicks by limping onto the court in the 1970 NBA finals against the Los Angeles Lakers.
		Reed inspired the Knicks by limping onto the court in the 1970 NBA finals against the.
	news.surfwax.com /sports/files/Willis_Reed.html (4118 words)

	USATODAY.com - Ex-NBA star gives nod to gutsy pitcher (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Willis Reed is reminded every day through the grace of strangers stopping him to give thanks for May 8, 1970, the night sports staged its second-greatest show of fortitude and faith.
		Reed was in the trainer's room, his right leg having collapsed with a muscle tear in Game 5.
		Willis came out before tip-off, dragging his right leg as if Chamberlain were attached to it, cutting some heroic figure through the smoky haze.
	www.usatoday.com /sports/columnist/oconnor/2004-10-26-oconnor_x.htm (910 words)

	Encyclopedia of Organ Stops (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Willis as far back as 1870 had been using all three in the treatment of his magnificent tubas: hence we see that Hope-Jones tuba sonora was but the ultra-development of the Willis tuba in the direction of closeness.
		Somewhat thicker tongues were employed to enable the voicer to tune the reed to a closer (sharper) pitch without causing the tongue to “choke”.
		Another deviation from the Willis standard was the increase of scaling adopted for this type of reed.
	www.organstops.org /t/TubaSonora.html (507 words)

	Sports: Behind gimpy Reed, Knicks make stand
		Reed, the Knicks center, their captain, their rock, appeared too hurt to play.
		The Garden crowd was hopeful but almost resigned to defeat when the Knicks took their pregame practice without Reed.
		That afternoon, Reed had been examined by Dr. James Parkes, the team's orthopedic surgeon.
	www.sptimes.com /News/92599/Sports/Behind_gimpy_Reed__Kn.shtml (487 words)

	Sports 2000 Moments - Reed's return lifted Knicks to first NBA championship
		Willis Reed's courageous performance in Game 7 of the 1970 NBA Finals helped lead the Knicks to a 113-99 win over the Lakers.
		Willis playing in the final game with Los Angeles, dragging his leg and setting an emotional-packed flavor to the May 9 conclusion of the eight-month season.
		All because of Willis Reed, who played on one leg and ignited the most hysterical moments the new Garden had witnessed.
	www.sportingnews.com /archives/sports2000/moments/165947.html (1418 words)

	New York Knicks (1946-Present)
		Reed would score the first 2 baskets of the game giving his team a shot in the arm.
		The 2 baskets scored by Willis Reed would be the only ones he scored in the decisive 7th game but his emotional presence alone was enough to earn the Knicks a Championship with a 113-99 win and him the Finals MVP.
		As Willis Reed took over as Coach, the Knicks were a team in transition as Walt Frazier was traded and Bill Bradley retired for a career in politics.
	www.sportsecyclopedia.com /nba/nyk/nyknicks.html (5971 words)

	uticaOD.com :: The meeting place and marketplace of the Mohawk Valley (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Former New York Knicks player Willis Reed, right, speaks Wednesday wit, Logaan Schaaf, left, Jimmy Engler, center, and George Hajjar, all of Whitesboro, at the Utica YMCA on the Parkway in Utica.
		Reed originally was scheduled to officiate a basketball clinic at Thomas R. Proctor Senior High School in the afternoon, but the venue was changed at the last minute to the YMCA.
		Reed is now vice president of basketball operations for the New Orleans Hornets.
	www.uticaod.com /archive/2004/09/30/news/8949.html (551 words)

	Hometown News
		A Jefferson County jury began deliberating the fate of 51-year-old Willis Reed.
		Reed is accused of shooting his wife and two of her friends in April of 2003.
		Reed was indicted just one month after the shooting on one count of murder and two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
	www.kbtv4.tv /news?mode=shownews&id=9177 (285 words)

	ESPN.com - GEN - Reed: Pat is greatest Knicks center (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Willis Reed had gone hunting in the wilds of Montana this summer, lost in the woods without word out of the outside world when he happened onto a small town where a stranger stopped him on the street.
		In the moment it took him to digest the news, Reed rewound back 15 years, to the summer between the NBA draft and Knicks training camp, when he used a private moment with Ewing to made a modest request.
		The longer Reed talked on Ewing and his legacy, the easier it was to come clean on a confession: Across his glorious decade as a Knick, he never lost the fear of leaving town in a trade.
	espn.go.com /columns/wojnarowski_adrian/877459.html (884 words)

	Grambling State University - Athletic Media Relations (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		NBA Hall of Fame Inductee and current New Orleans Hornet executive Willis Reed came to campus to watch the football team during the latter part of the team’s workout.
		At the conclusion of practice, Reed spoke to the football players about the importance of making the most of their time while at Grambling State as he reflected on his own experiences of when he was a student at the university.
		Reed was rather enthusiastic about having the opportunity to speak to the team considering that he had originally came to just watch the team practice.
	www.gram.edu /sports/amr/083105.asp (409 words)

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	Weird Women, Wired Women by Connie Willis, Search Cheap Books, Discount Books, ISBN 0819522554
		Kit Reed has been one of science fiction's strongest voices since she published her first short story in 1958, a tale called "The Wait" that appeared in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction.
		Reed's crisp prose and focused plots complement her insights into society, whether she's dealing with the treatment of women in a male-dominated culture or the relationship between a mother and daughter.
		Reed has been writing what she calls "speculative" stories for 40 years, and this is a collection of 19 short narratives that specifically focus on the problems of women during those four decades?particularly on the fraught relationships between mothers and daughters.
	www.comparebookprices.ca /book_detail/0819522554 (388 words)

	Grambling State University - Athletic Media Relations (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Prior to the group’s lunch, a photo of Reed was presented to Chili’s to be placed alongside photos of both Hobdy, legendary head football coach Eddie Robinson and Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee Willie Davis that were previously donated by the Tiger athletics department on July 11th.
		Both Reed and Hobdy were pleased about their likenesses being placed on the walls of this nationally recognized restaurant chain.
		Willie Davis is one the most famous football players as Willis Reed is one of the most famous basketball players who played at Grambling,” Reed said.
	www.gram.edu /sports/amr/081105_2.asp (591 words)

	Willis Reed
		Basketball Great Willis Reed Joins March of Dimes and Morton's of Chicago in Stamford for March 6th Evening to Help Save Babies.
		Willis Reed knew he had his hands full against Wilt Chamberlain.
		Willis Reed at Project ALS New York City Gala
	www.infoplease.com /ipsa/A0109562.html (217 words)

	NYKFan.8k.com \| KNICKS HISTORY: Albert Dave DeBusschere
		With Bellamy gone, Willis Reed was able to shift from forward to center.
		And at the hub was gutsy 6-foot-9« Willis Reed.
		Willis Reed, injured and expected to watch from the sidelines, electrified players and viewers alike when he took the court at Madison Square Garden at the start of the game.
	www.nykfan.8k.com /history/players/debusschere.html (2159 words)

	BD&A : Your Merchandise Agency
		Their value is underscored by the fact that each set is a limited edition – meaning that no other Willis Reed nesting dolls of this type will be made for any other occasion.
		The only place to get the Willis Reed Stackable Star Babooshkah™ is at Madison Square Garden this Wednesday and the only way to know for sure that it is an authentic Willis Reed Babooshkah is by its included certificate of ownership.
		Fans who want to ensure they get their hands on the Willis Reed nesting doll should plan to come early as recent giveaways have broken team attendance records in other venues as lines form hours before the doors open and the dolls are subsequently handed out within minutes.
	www.bdainc.com /agency/newsroom/news/20040309.asp (553 words)

	Amazon.com: NBA Legends Series I Figure: Willis Reed Knicks White Jersey: Toys & Games (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		To be fair, you can find this 6-inch figure of Reed in the blue jersey that it should be in available here, but you have to make an effort to track one down, the same with any of the McFarlane variants.
		Willis Reed played ten years with the Knicks, earning a place in the Top 10 of nearly every statistical category, and ending up in the top three for minutes played (23,073), field goals made (4,859), rebounds (8,414), and total points (12,183).
		The 6-10, 240 pound Reed was the Rookie of the Year in 1965 and when the Knicks won the title in 1970 he was All-NBA First Team and the M.V.P. for the All-Star Game, the regular season and the NBA Finals.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/ASIN/B00065IS0I/collectorsnetwor (858 words)

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