Andre Reed
Emily Cortez
Updated on March 12, 2026
LOS ANGELES – FEB 25: Reed at the 3rd Annual unite4:humanity at the Montage Hotel on February 25, 2016 in Beverly Hills, CA, photo by kathclick/Bigstock.com
Birth Name: Andre Darnell Reed
Place of Birth: Allentown, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Date of Birth: January 29, 1964
Ethnicity: African-American
Andre Reed is an American professional football player. A wide receiver, he played the majority of his career with the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL).
Andre is the son of Joyce and Calvin Lee Reed.
Andre’s paternal grandfather was named John Henry Reed.
Andre’s paternal grandmother was Claudia Elnora Lee (the daughter of William A. Lee and Olie Damaris Almond).
Andre’s maternal grandfather was Herbert H. Hemerly (the son of Levi F. Hemerly and Ada L. Hein).
Andre’s maternal grandmother was Frances A. Troxell (the daughter of Raymond Elwood Troxell and Hattie M. Frederick).
