Born in Ballyhale, County Kilkenny, Reid first arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of nineteen when he first linked up with the Kilkenny under-21 team.
Born in Ballyhale, County Kilkenny, Reid first played competitive hurling in his youth. He arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of nineteen when he first linked up with the Kilkenny under-21 team.