Executive Reynolds Dead at 79

Bob (Horse) Reynolds, a former executive for the Angels and Rams, has died. He was 79.

Reynolds died Tuesday at his home in San Rafael, according to Stanford University.

Reynolds, who played football at Stanford and with the Detroit Lions, founded Golden West Broadcasters with Gene Autry in 1952. The independent broadcasting group included such stations as KSFO radio in San Francisco and KTLA television in Los Angeles.

Reynolds and Autry subsequently formed the Golden West Baseball Company, which owned the Angels. Reynolds was president of the Angels from 1961-75. He was vice president and director of the Rams from 1963-72.

Reynolds also was a member of the Board of Regents of the University of California for 16 years and was a member of the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee.

A 6-foot-4, 225-pound tackle, he played at Stanford from 1933-36. In three Rose Bowl games, Reynolds set a Rose Bowl record by playing every minute of each game on both sides of the ball.

Reynolds, who played two seasons with the Lions, was elected to the National Football Foundation College Hall of Fame in 1961.

Reynolds is survived by his wife, Elizabeth, three sons, a sister and 11 grandchildren. Arrangements for a Feb. 27 memorial service in Los Angeles were pending.