Russell "Big Daddy" Reader Jr. (June 26, 1923 – August 12, 1995) was an American gridiron football player.
After graduating from Dearborn High School, Reader enrolled at the University of Michigan where he was a member of Fritz Crisler's 1941 Michigan Wolverines football team.
[1] After World War II, Reader enrolled at Michigan State University and played at the halfback position for the Spartans football team in 1945 and 1946.
Reader was considered a triple-threat player, as he handled rushing, passing and kicking duties for the Spartans.
[4] He started the 1949 season with the Toronto Argonauts in the Canadian Football League and finished the season playing for the Windsor Bulldogs in the Canadian American Football League.