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Floyd Reese Passes Away at Age 73

By Cliff McArdle Aug 22, 2021 | 9:01 AM

Floyd Reese, former Tennessee Titans general manager and 102.5 The Game host, passed away Saturday at the age of 73. He died peacefully, surrounded by his family, after a battle with cancer. Survivors include his wife Sally; sons, Jeremy and Sean; and four grandchildren.

Reese was the GM of the Houston Oilers & Tennessee Titans franchise from 1994-2006, which included the franchise’s lone Super Bowl trip in 2000. While with the franchise, he drafted the likes of Steve McNair, Eddie George, Derrick Mason, Jevon Kearse and other Titans greats. Reese will be inducted into the Titans Ring of Honor this fall. He was also a senior football advisor to the New England Patriots from 2009-2012.

Reese joined 102.5 The Game in April of 2015 before retiring in December of 2020. He spent the last four-plus years of his on-air time alongside Jared Stillman on “Jared & The GM”, weekday afternoons from 2-6 pm. Reese was also a fixture on the station’s “NFL Pregame” show prior to Tennessee Titans games, alongside Stillman and former receiver Chris Sanders.

“Floyd shared with Nashville his unique knowledge of sports and we learned from him. We are all better to have known Floyd Reese,” said Bud Walters, owner of Cromwell Media.

“Words cannot express the pain I feel today knowing that he is no longer with us. Football was his life, but his true occupation was making other people better. He being our GM made our city better. He being a coach made his players better. And he being my co-host influenced me to be a better person. Our friendship and partnership was the definition of unique but also the most rewarding of my life. I never took what we had for granted and I never took him as a friend, partner or co-host for granted either,” said Stillman. “I am keeping his wife Sally, sons Jeremy and Sean, daughter-in-law Katie and grandchildren Trace, Ryan, Caleb and Mary Kate all in my thoughts and my heart. Rest easy, GM. I loved him dearly.”

“This is a sad day for our Titans family,” Titans controlling owner Amy Adams Strunk said in a statement. “I would like to send along my deepest condolences to Floyd’s wife, Sally, to his children, grandchildren and extended family. Floyd spent over two decades with our franchise in a variety of roles – position coach, assistant general manager and ultimately, general manager – and he excelled at all of them. As general manager, he built a team that saw sustained success and helped guide our franchise in the toughest of times and the highest moments. His keen eye for talent led him to some of the best players in our team’s history, which led the team to some of our greatest accomplishments. We look forward to remembering and honoring his legacy this season as he is formally inducted into our Ring of Honor.”

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