- Dan Edwards (American football)
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Dan Edwards Date of birth: August 17, 1926 Place of birth: Osage, Texas Date of death: August 7, 2001 (aged 74)Place of death: Gatesville, Texas, United States Career information CFL status: Import Position(s): Tight End Height: 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Weight: 197 lb (89 kg) College: Georgia NFL Draft: 1948 / Round: 1 / Pick: 9th Organizations As coach: 1958
1959–1961BC Lions
Edmonton Eskimos (Line Coach)As player: 1948
1949
1950–1951
1952
1953–1954
1955–1957Brooklyn Dodgers (AAFC)
Chicago Hornets
New York Yanks
Dallas Texans
Baltimore Colts
BC LionsCareer highlights and awards Records: NFL record for shortest kick off return for a touchdown (17 yards) Daniel Moody Edwards (August 17, 1926 – August 7, 2001) was an Gridiron football end in the All-America Football Conference, Canadian Football League, and the National Football League. He played college football at Georgia. Drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 1st round (9th overall) of the 1948 NFL Draft, Edwards played for the AAFC's Brooklyn Dodgers (1948) and Chicago Hornets (1949) and the NFL's New York Yanks (1950–1951), Dallas Texans (1952) and Baltimore Colts (1953–1954). In 1950, he was selected for the Pro Bowl and First-Team All-Pro. He holds the record for the shortest kick off return for a touchdown, 17 yards, set on October 17, 1949.
Following his playing career, Edwards spent four seasons as a coach with the BC Lions and Edmonton Eskimos before leaving football to become an oil executive.[1]
References
- ^ Hunter, Gorde (May 19, 1962). "One Man's Opinions". The Calgary Herald. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=H2VkAAAAIBAJ&sjid=SXwNAAAAIBAJ&pg=3687,4751890&dq. Retrieved May 1, 2011.
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