arter ▁of ▁the ▁newly ▁renamed ▁B irmingham ▁V ul c ans , ▁but ▁had ▁a ▁poor ▁year , ▁comple ting ▁only ▁ 3 8 . 9 % ▁of ▁his ▁ 2 0 8 ▁passes , ▁for ▁ 1 2 5 2 ▁yards ▁and ▁only ▁ 4 ▁touch down s ▁and ▁ 1 1 ▁inter ception s . ▁He ▁did ▁r ush ▁for ▁ 3 4 7 ▁yards ▁and ▁ 6 ▁touch down s . ▁In ▁the ▁W FL ' s ▁short ▁history , ▁Re ed ▁manage ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁league ' s ▁ 1 0 th ▁leading ▁passer ▁( in ▁yards ). ▁ ▁Re ed ▁later ▁played ▁three ▁years ▁in ▁the ▁C FL , ▁all ▁as ▁a ▁back - up ▁quarter back . ▁He ▁played ▁ 1 8 ▁games ▁for ▁the ▁Toronto ▁Arg onaut s ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁and ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁and ▁finished ▁his ▁pro ▁career ▁with ▁the ▁Cal g ary ▁St amp ed ers ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁and ▁ 1 9 7 8 . ▁While ▁with ▁the ▁Arg onaut s , ▁Re ed ▁back ed ▁up ▁C FL ▁star ▁Ch uck ▁E ale y . ▁As ▁noted ▁in ▁the ▁Toronto ▁sports ▁press , ▁this ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁in ▁professional ▁football ▁that ▁a ▁team ▁had ▁a ▁tan dem ▁of ▁black ▁quarter back s ▁running ▁a ▁team . ▁ ▁References ▁▁▁▁ ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : 1 9 5 1 ▁birth s ▁Category : American ▁football ▁quarter back s ▁Category : Can