Beasley Young Reece, Jr. (born March 18, 1954 in Waco, Texas

Waco, Texas

Waco is a city in and the county seat of McLennan County, Texas. Situated along the Brazos River and on the I-35 corridor, halfway between Dallas and Austin, it is the economic, cultural, and academic center of the 'Heart of Texas' region....

) was an American football

American football

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 defensive back

Defensive back

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 with a nine year NFL

National Football League

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 career from 1976 to 1984. He played for the Dallas Cowboys

Dallas Cowboys

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, New York Giants

New York Giants

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 and Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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, after attending college

College football

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 at North Texas State University.

After his retirement from playing Reece worked as a color commentator

Color commentator

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 for NFL coverage on NBC

NFL on NBC

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 and CBS

NFL on CBS

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, and served as an analyst for the 1992 Summer Olympics

1992 Summer Olympics

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 for NBC. During this time, he was the sports director for WVIT

WVIT

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 (NBC-30) in Hartford, Connecticut

Hartford, Connecticut

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. He would also work in at WTOG

WTOG

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 Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay

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. When he came to CBS, he joined KYW-TV

KYW-TV

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 in Philadelphia, and became their Sports Director, a position he has had since July 1998. Reece is an Eagle Scout

Eagle Scout (Boy Scouts of America)

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 and recipient of the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award

Distinguished Eagle Scout Award

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.

Beasley also attended La Vega High School

La Vega Independent School District

La Vega Independent School District is a public school district based in Bellmead, Texas .The district is located in central McLennan County and serves the city of Bellmead and parts of Waco....

 in Waco, Texas and is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha

Alpha Phi Alpha

Alpha Phi Alpha is the first Inter-Collegiate Black Greek Letter fraternity. It was founded on December 4, 1906 at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. Its founders are known as the "Seven Jewels". Alpha Phi Alpha developed a model that was used by the many Black Greek Letter Organizations ...

fraternity.