19-507: " To Me " is a song written by Mike Reid and Mack David , and recorded by American country music artists Lee Greenwood and Barbara Mandrell . It was released in July 1984 as the first single from the album Meant for Each Other . The song reached number 3 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. This 1984 country song -related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Mike Reid (singer) Michael Barry Reid (born May 24, 1947)
38-517: A Grammy Award for Best Country Song with " Stranger in My House ", which was recorded by Ronnie Milsap. Reid would also contribute compositions to artists such as Marie Osmond , Tanya Tucker , Collin Raye , Alabama , and Conway Twitty . In the 1980s and 1990s, Reid wrote 12 No. 1 singles including " Forever's as Far as I'll Go ", which was recorded in 1990 by Alabama ; their 29th number one country hit. He
57-533: A gig in Atlanta, Reid and some other musicians attended Southeastern Music Hall about 3:30 a.m. A cassette tape of that session somehow found its way to Jerry Jeff Walker, who, in 1978, became the first artist to record a Reid song, that being "Eastern Avenue River Railway Blues". In 1980, Reid moved to Nashville, and quickly became known as an in-demand songwriter for Ronnie Milsap . Larry Gatlin also helped Reid spearhead his songwriting career. In 1984, Reid won
76-752: A pianist for the Utah Symphony Orchestra , Dallas Symphony Orchestra , and Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra . When he abandoned his football career, he formed a band and began playing at a Holiday Inn location across the Ohio River from Cincinnati, then abandoned the idea of performing in bands and began playing solo at the Blind Lemon, and in the process, beginning to write his own songs. Living in Mount Lookout, he drove Eastern Avenue daily, and slowly "Eastern Avenue River Railway Blues" grew out of that. After
95-574: A solo recording career, releasing two studio albums for Columbia Records . He charted seven singles on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs ) chart as a singer, including the number one hit " Walk on Faith ". At college, Reid was a captain on both the Nittany Lions undefeated 1968 and 1969 teams that went 22–0. In his senior year (1969), the tackle spearheaded Penn State on defense with 89 tackles and
114-649: Is an American country music artist, composer, and former professional football player. He played as a defensive tackle for five seasons with the Cincinnati Bengals in the National Football League (NFL). Born and raised in Altoona, Pennsylvania , Reid attended and graduated from Pennsylvania State University , where he played college football for the Penn State Nittany Lions . Selected by
133-594: The NBA . Similarly, the Pro Football Weekly half-hour television show continues to air. Also in partnership with Shaw Media, Arkush launched ChicagoFootball.com in 2014, and ProFootballWeekly.com was relaunched in 2015. From 1996 to 2002, Pro Football Weekly was owned by Primedia . This sports magazine or journal-related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . See tips for writing articles about magazines . Further suggestions might be found on
152-895: The NFL Alumni Career Achievement Award for his success in his post-NFL career. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1987 and received the Walter Camp "Alumnus of the Year" award in 1987. In 1995, he received the NCAA Silver Anniversary Award . Reid was named as part of the Bengals' 40th Anniversary All-Time team in 2007. In 2017, Reid was named as part of the Bengals' 50th Anniversary All-Time Team. After receiving his BA in music from Pennsylvania State University in 1969, Reid would perform as
171-471: The Pro Football Weekly Preview , Fantasy Football Guide and Draft Preview , continue to be published annually by Shaw Media. Hub Arkush remains PFW ' s editor. While the weekly magazine has ceased publication, the popular syndicated radio show called Pro Football Weekly & Basketball News also has continued. It is hosted by Arkush and Wayne Larrivee ; the program also covers
190-475: The Bengals in the first round of the 1970 NFL draft with the seventh overall pick, he earned trips to the Pro Bowl after the 1972 and 1973 seasons, before retiring after the 1974 season. He subsequently focused on his musical career, co-writing several hit singles for country music artists, including Ronnie Milsap 's " Stranger in My House ", which won a Grammy Award for Best Country Song in 1984. Reid later began
209-533: The album's other singles were not as successful. His second album, 1992's Twilight Town , produced two singles which both missed the Top 40. A third album, New Direction Home, was released two decades later in 2012 by the small Off Row Records label and is available on iTunes and Spotify as well as in an mp3 download from Reid's website. By 1991, Reid composed the music for the Civil War musical A House Divided . Over
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#1732858985417228-624: The following two decades, he wrote more musicals , including Quilts , Different Fields , Eye of the Blackbird , Tales of Appalachia , In This House , and The Ballad of Little Jo , a 1997 winner of the Academy of Arts and Letters' ' Richard Rodgers Award for Musical Theater '. In 2019, he again returned to the musical theater stage with The Last Day, a commissioned production co-written with NYU Tisch School of Performing Arts Assistant Dean, Sarah Schlesinger, for Reid's alma mater, Penn State. Reid
247-642: The following year he was consensus All-Pro as well as being voted consensus All-AFC again. In 1973, he topped those marks by recording 13 sacks. He was named All-Pro by the Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA) and was second-team All-Pro according to the Associated Press and Pro Football Writers Association . For the third consecutive season Reid was consensus All-AFC. In 1974, due primarily to injuries, he recorded only seven sacks, bringing his career total to 49. In his final season, Reid
266-508: The musical Guys and Dolls. Reid was the first-round selection (#7 pick overall) of the Cincinnati Bengals in the 1970 NFL draft . In the team's third season, it won the AFC Central Division and made the playoffs. In 1971, Reid established himself as one of the NFL's best pass rushers by recording 12 sacks , a figure he repeated in 1972. In 1971 Reid was a consensus All-AFC selection and
285-648: Was a unanimous All-America choice and All-East selection. He won the Outland Trophy as the best College football interior lineman in 1969, and also was awarded the 1969 Maxwell Award and finished fifth in the Heisman Trophy balloting. Reid also wrestled at Penn State and in 1967 he won the Eastern heavyweight wrestling title. In addition to athletics, Reid played Chicago gangster Big Julie in Penn State's production of
304-400: Was again an All-AFC selection by Pro Football Weekly . Although sacks were an unofficial statistic, the Bengals kept track of them and Reid retired as the leading sacker in the team's short history. He made two trips to the Pro Bowl (1972 and 1973) before his retirement following the 1974 season due to knee and hand injuries and his desire to focus on a music career. In 1996, he received
323-528: Was also featured as a guest vocalist on Milsap's " Old Folks ", a No. 2 hit from early 1988. He also co-wrote, with Allen Shamblin , Bonnie Raitt 's hit " I Can't Make You Love Me ", which reached #18 on the Billboard Pop Charts and has been covered by countless artists. In 1990, Reid signed to Columbia Records as a recording artist. His debut album Turning for Home produced a No. 1 country hit in its lead-off single " Walk on Faith ", although
342-704: Was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2005. For the most notable recordings of songs written by Mike Reid, see Category:Songs written by Mike Reid (singer) . Pro Football Weekly Pro Football Weekly (sometimes shortened to PFW ) is an American sports magazine , founded in 1967, and website that covers the National Football League (NFL). It was owned by Pro Football Weekly LLC and headquartered in Riverwoods , Illinois. PFW closed temporarily in 2013, but it reopened in partnership with Shaw Media in 2014. The magazine
361-605: Was published 32 times a year, including every week of the NFL season, and issued four supplementary publications – the Pro Football Weekly Preview , the Fantasy Football Guide , the Draft Preview , and the Pro Prospects Preview – annually. With a beat writer covering each NFL team, the magazine was one of a small number covering each team in detail on a regular basis. Three of the four supplementary publications,
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