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.
Off the field, Reynolds was a shy and private man, noted for his humility about his footballing achievements.
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