He went on to graduate from Princeton University and would join the family business where he worked for more than fifty years.
He followed his brother Richard S. Reynolds Jr. as president, becoming the last member of his family to head the Richmond, Virginia-based company.
In 1986, at age seventy, he stepped down as president but remained chairman of the board of directors.
Because of the light-weight material, compared to the previous steel cans, this innovation became a great success for the company and has dominated the market ever since.
[2] Reynolds became interested in Thoroughbred horse racing and notably owned and bred sprint horse Lord Carson, a multiple stakes race winner who equaled the track record for 6 furlongs at both Churchill Downs and Turfway Park.