[1] Born in Reading, Pennsylvania on May 12, 1958, Kreider attended Schuylkill Valley High School in Leesport, Pennsylvania, and played high school football for the Schuylkill Valley Panthers.
In 1977, Kreider was named a Division II All-American, catching 53 passes for 1,181 yards and 12 touchdowns.
He went on to catch another 9 passes for 171 yards and four touchdowns in a postseason match against the University of Massachusetts, as Lehigh went on to win the Division II National Championship.
He finished his college career with 118 reception for 2,159 yards and 24 touchdowns and was entered into Lehigh's athletic hall of fame in 1995.
[2] Kreider was a sixth-round draft pick by the Cincinnati Bengals in 1979, and was a member of the 1981 AFC championship team, receiving 37 passes and gaining a total of 520 yards and 5 touchdowns for the season.