Dick Reynolds

Richard Sylvannus "Dick" Reynolds (20 June 1915 – 2 September 2002) was an Australian rules footballer who represented Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL) in the 1930s and 1940s.

Reynolds is one of four footballers to have won three Brownlow Medals, the others being Haydn Bunton, Sr., Bob Skilton and Ian Stewart. Revered by Essendon supporters, he was often referred to simply as "King Richard".

Early life and career

Reynolds grew up supporting Carlton and sold lollies outside Princes Park on match days. He had several relatives who also became League footballers, including his brother Tom, cousin Max Oppy, and grandson Joel.

When Reynolds won his first Brownlow Medal in 1934, Fitzroy champion Haydn Bunton, Sr., whom Reynolds had narrowly beaten to win the award, was the first person to telegraph his congratulations, a sporting gesture that Reynolds deeply appreciated.

In June 1947, it was announced that Reynolds would start writing about football for the now-defunct Melbourne newspaper The Argus.

Dick Reynolds (politician)

Richard Floyd "Dick" Reynolds (September 21, 1927 - February 17, 2014) was an American politician.

Born in Flint, Ohio, Reynolds served in the United States Army. Reynolds moved to Richardson, Texas in 1960. He served on the Richardson City Council. Reynolds then served in the Texas House of Representatives, as a Republican, from 1974 to 1977. Reynolds died in Fort Worth, Texas.

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Dick Reynolds (musician)

Dick Reynolds was a musician, songwriter, and trombonist best known as arranger for the Four Freshmen. He also arranged for Frank Sinatra and authored "If I Ever Love Again", which Sinatra recorded in 1949.Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys said of Reynolds: "[He's] just about a god to me. His work is the greatest, and the Freshmen's execution is too much." Reynolds was later employed by Wilson for the recording of The Beach Boys' Christmas Album (1964) and Adult/Child (unreleased, 1977).

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