and left the LTAA $367,000 better off than when he took on the presidency. Reid resigned as president in 1977. Australian rules football Having only been elected to the Board of the Melbourne Football Club in October 1978, Reid was a surprise selection to replace the retiring John Mitchell as president of the club in November. One of the first actions of Reid's new Board was to sack coach Dennis Jones, who had been in the position for only a year. He appointed Carl Ditterich as captain-coach to replace Jones. Reid held the position of president for two years, until he resigned at the end of the 1980 season and Billy Snedden took over the presidency. Reid was approached by five clubs to contest the 1988 election for president of the Victorian Football League, but he decided against running after learning that Allen Aylett, who became president, was intending to run. Further presidencies He was also the inaugural president of the Confederation of Australian Sport, a position he held for eight years. In March 1981 he was elected president of the International Assembly of National Confederations of Sports, a position he also held for eight years. Reid was also a founding director of the Australian Institute of Sport and was a member of the Australian Federal Government Sports Advisory Council. Honours Reid was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for his service to tennis administration in 1977 and inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame in 1989. He was also made a life member of Tennis Australia. The Wayne Reid Cup is named after Reid and is awarded for a five-day Australian under-16s event, held annually in Perth in the lead up to the Hopman Cup event. References 1938 births 2021 deaths Tennis players from Melbourne Melbourne Football Club presidents Australian male tennis players Officers of the Order of the British Empire Sport Australia Hall of Fame inductees People educated at Wesley College (Victoria)