Dan Edwards

For other people sharing this name, see Daniel Edwards (disambiguation).

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).

Dan Edwards

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Edwards on a 1952 Bowman football card
Date of birth	(1926-08-17)August 17, 1926
Place of birth	Osage, Texas, U.S.
Date of death	August 7, 2001(2001-08-07) (aged 74)
Place of death	Gatesville, Texas, U.S.
Career information
CFL status	International
Position(s)	End
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	197 lb (89 kg)
US college	Georgia
NFL draft	1948 / Round: 1 / Pick: 9th
Drafted by	Pittsburgh Steelers
Career history
As coach
1958	BC Lions
1959–1961	Edmonton Eskimos (line)
As player
1948	Brooklyn Dodgers (AAFC)
1949	Chicago Hornets
1950–1951	New York Yanks
1952	Dallas Texans
1953–1954	Baltimore Colts
1955–1957	BC Lions
Career highlights and awards
First-team All-SEC (1947)
Records	NFL record for shortest kick off return for a touchdown (17 yards)

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.

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.