Education
University of Wisconsin–Madison.
University of Wisconsin–Madison.
He was selected in the 7th round (181st overall) by the Atlanta Falcons in the 1987 NFL Draft. Reid played college football for the University of Wisconsin, Madison. He remains the single season record holder for solo tackles with 101 (1986) and is still tied for the most fumbles recovered in a game - 3 vs Ohio state.
He lettered 4 years, was the teams Most Valuable Player in 1986.
During his career he was elected to both the Big Ten"s Football team and its All Academic Football Team. His entire six seasons in the NFL were with the Atlanta Falcons from 1987 to 1992.
In April 2000 he was inducted into the Albany, Georgia sports Hall of Fame. Michael Reid, a computer science graduate of the University of Wisconsin (1987) worked several internships with International Business Machines Corporation in Boca Raton Florida, Madison, Wisconsin and Atlanta, Georgia.
He began the study of martial arts after his Rookie season with the Atlanta Falcons in January on 1988.
A private student of Elder Master Gary Grooms, Reid earned his 6th Degree Rank Master Title in Shaolin Martial Arts in 2010. The school teaches Shaolin Kung Fu, Tai Chi, Krav Maga and Kuntao/Silat to adults and specializes in the Personal Development of Kids ages 5–12. Mr. Reid also founded MasterReid.com where he works with youth, life coaches and speaks to groups in conjunction with his martial arts responsibilities.
In February 2014 Master Reid was blessed to visit Hawaii and train with traditional Hawaiian Lua Masters.
In August 2015 Master Reid was recognized for his many years of service, as he was inducted into the Masters Martial Arts Hall of Fame. In May/June 2015 he traveled to Indonesia for extensive training in Kuntao/Siat/ KungFu visiting and training in Bandung, Indonesia, Yogyakarta, Indonesia and Bali Indonesia () and in September 2015 he was interviewed by Temple Underground Radio ().