and become responsible contributors to their communities. Reed is currently a Boys & Girls Clubs of America (BGCA) Ambassador after being inducted to their Hall of Fame in 2015. In addition, he leads up a literacy program for underprivileged youth in the BGCA, called Read with Reed 83 Challenge. Legacy On October 18, 2014, Kutztown University, Reed's alma mater, renamed University Field to Andre Reed Stadium in his honor in a ceremony. Popular culture Reed is mentioned in the 1996 film Jerry Maguire as one of several NFL wide receivers with lucrative contracts, as Rod Tidwell, a fictional wide receiver for the Arizona Cardinals, played by Cuba Gooding, Jr., tells his agent, played by Tom Cruise, that his contract warrants high pay. References External links Andre Reed at the Pro Football Hall of Fame Andre Reed Buffalo Sports Hall of Fame profile 1964 births Living people African-American players of American football American Conference Pro Bowl players American football wide receivers Buffalo Bills players Denver Broncos players Kutztown Golden Bears football players Louis E. Dieruff High School alumni Players of American football from Pennsylvania Pro Football Hall of Fame inductees Sportspeople from Allentown, Pennsylvania Washington Redskins players 21st-century African-American people 20th-century African-American sportspeople 10,000 receiving yards club