For other people sharing this name, see Daniel Edwards (disambiguation).
Dan Edwards
Number51, 4, 82, 71
PositionEnd
Birth dateJuly 18, 1926
Birth placeOsage, Texas, U.S.
Death dateAugust 7, 2001 (aged 75)
Death placeGatesville, Texas, U.S.
Height6 ft
Height in1
Weight lb197
High schoolGatesville
(Gatesville, Texas)
CollegeGeorgia
Draftyear1948
Draftround1
Draftpick9
Pastteams
Pastcoaching
Highlights
StatleagueNFL/AAFC
Statlabel 1Receptions
Statvalue 1234
Statlabel 2Receiving yards
Statvalue 22,898
Statlabel 3Receiving touchdowns
Statvalue 316
PfrEdwaDa00

Daniel Moody Edwards (August 17, 1926 – August 7, 2001) was an American gridiron football player and coach. He played professional as an end in the All-America Football Conference (AAFC), the Canadian Football League (CFL), and the National Football League (NFL).

Biography

Edwards 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. [citation needed]

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]

NFL/AAFC career statistics

Legend
BoldCareer high
YearTeamGamesReceiving
GPGSRecYdsAvgLngTD
1948BDA117231767.7-0
1949CHH12124257313.6663
1950NYY12125277514.9826
1951NYY11113950913.1533
1952DTX113227.3130
1953BAL1212353128.9323
1954BAL12124053113.3421
71672342,89812.48216

References

  1. ^ Hunter, Gorde (May 19, 1962). "One Man's Opinions". The Calgary Herald. Retrieved May 1, 2011.