title: Gus Reeves
text: # Gus Reeves
  
  Augustus Charles Reeves (1911–1996) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played as a winger in the 1930s.
  
  ## Background
  
  Reeves was born in Glebe, New South Wales, Australia on 29 October 1911.
  
  ## Playing career
  
  A flying winger that had great speed, Reeves was a regular in first grade for Balmain in the late 1930s, scoring 8 tries in 13 first grade appearances between 1935–1936. Reeves played for Balmain in the 1936 Grand Final
  
  ## Post playing
  
  Reeves later became a physical instructor in the Australian Army in 1941.
  
  ## Death
  
  Reeves died on 11 June 1996, age 84.
  
  