Dan Edwards

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Dan Edwards
Career information
Date of birth:	(1926-08-17)August 17, 1926
Place of birth:	Osage, Texas
Date of death:	August 7, 2001(2001-08-07) (aged 74)
Place of death:	Gatesville, Texas, United States
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 1959–1961	BC Lions Edmonton Eskimos (Line Coach)
As player:
1948 1949 1950–1951 1952 1953–1954 1955–1957	Brooklyn Dodgers (AAFC) Chicago Hornets New York Yanks Dallas Texans Baltimore Colts BC Lions
Career 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. Retrieved May 1, 2011.

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Baltimore Colts 1953 Inaugural Season Roster

BC Lions head coaches

Annis Stukus (1954–1955)
Clem Crowe (1956–1958)
Danny Edwards (1958)
Wayne Robinson (1959–1961)
Dave Skrien (1961–1967)
Ron Morris (1967)
Jim Champion (1967–1969)
Jackie Parker (1969–1970)
Eagle Keys (1971–1975)
Cal Murphy (1975–1976)
Vic Rapp (1977–1982)
Don Matthews (1983–1987)
Larry Donovan (1987–1989)
Joe Galat (1989)
Lary Kuharich (1990)
Jim Young (1990)
Bob O'Billovich (1990–1992)
Dave Ritchie (1993–1995)
Joe Paopao (1996)
Adam Rita (1997–1998)
Greg Mohns (1998–2000)
Steve Buratto (2000–2002)
Adam Rita (2002)
Wally Buono (2003–2011)
Mike Benevides (2012– )

Persondata
Name	Edwards, Dan
Alternative names
Short description	American football player
Date of birth	1926-08-17
Place of birth	Osage, Texas
Date of death	2001-08-07
Place of death	Gatesville, Texas, United States

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