http://nerve.com/CS/blogs/screengrab/archive/2008/09/03/jerry-reed-1937-2008.aspxJerry Reed has died of complications from emphysema at the age of 71. Reed, who was born in Atlanta in 1937, spent two years in the military before moving to Nashville in the early 1960s to pursue a career in the country music industry. A guitar pickerenCommunityServer 2007.1 (Build: 20910.1126)http://nerve.com/CS/blogs/screengrab/archive/2008/09/03/jerry-reed-1937-2008.aspx#123604Wed, 03 Sep 2008 16:17:52 GMTbd485f5c-a45b-491f-8e52-c79e7f680fc3:123604istanbul<p>I grew up in the rural South. Reed's portrayal of Cletus Snow in Smokey and the Bandit is legendary. &nbsp;We all were kin to, or knew someone kin to, good ol' boys like the Snowman. &nbsp;Burt's car was all right, Sally Field looked good, but we all wished we had a friend like the Snowman.</p> <img src="http://nerve.com/CS/aggbug.aspx?PostID=123604" width="1" height="1">