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Michael Barry Reid (born May 24, 1947) is an American country music artist, composer, and former football player.
Born and raised in Altoona, Pennsylvania, Reid attended and graduated from Pennsylvania State University, where he played as a defensive tackle for the Penn State Nittany Lions football team. He then spent five seasons with the Cincinnati Bengals in the National Football League (NFL), earning trips to the Pro Bowl after the 1972 and 1973 seasons, before retiring after the 1974 season. He subsequently focused on his musical career, co-writing several hit singles for country music artists, including Ronnie Milsap's "Stranger in My House", which won a Grammy Award for Best Country Song in 1984. Reid later began a solo recording career, releasing two studio albums for Columbia Records. He charted seven singles on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) chart as a singer, including the number one hit "Walk on Faith".