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Earl Edwards (other)
Earl Edwards may refer to: *Earl Edwards (songwriter), American songwriter *Earl Edwards (American football) (born 1946), American football player *Earl Gene Edwards *Earl Edwards Jr. Earl William Edwards Jr. (born January 24, 1992) is an American soccer player who currently plays for MLS side New England Revolution. College and amateur Edwards spent his entire college career at UCLA, including a red-shirted year in 2010. He ... (born 1992), American soccer player See also * Earle Edwards (1908–1997), American football coach {{hndis, Edwards, Earl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Earl Edwards (songwriter)
Earl G. Edwards (May 1, 1936 – April 23, 2019) was an American R&B singer and songwriter. He was born in Memphis, Tennessee as one of thirteen children born to Reuben and Lucille Edwards. Along with Bernice Williams and Gene Chandler (né Eugene Dixon), he co-wrote the 1962 hit "Duke of Earl". It was originally intended for his group, The Dukays, but Vee-Jay Records Vee-Jay Records is an American record label founded in the 1950s, located in Chicago and specializing in blues, jazz, rhythm and blues and rock and roll. The label was founded in Gary, Indiana in 1953 by Vivian Carter and James C. Bracken, a h ..., who later bought the song, gave the vocal credit to Chandler. Edwards died on April 23, 2019, at age 82. References 1936 births 2019 deaths American male songwriters People from Memphis, Tennessee {{US-songwriter-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Earl Edwards (American Football)
Earl Edwards (born March 17, 1946) is a former American football and Canadian football player. He played at various including defensive tackle, offensive tackle and defensive end. Edwards played onoffensively and defense in college at Wichita State University where Hall of Fame coach Bill Parcells was his lineman coach. College was a short stop for "Big Earl" because he defended a team member (Melvin Cason), and his input was not appreciated, causing him to leave the team. In his two and a half years at Wichita State University he won Sophomore Lineman of the Year, All Conference 1st Team, All-Mid West 1st Team, and Honorable Mention All American. In 1967, he was drafted by the Ottawa Rough Riders of the Canadian Football League, only to be traded to the Edmonton Eskimos without playing a down, for an All-Star kicker. Edmonton's offensive line coach Joe Spencer helped him become a stand-out Offensive Tackle (honorable mention All-pro) for two seasons. In 1969 the San Franci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gene Edwards
Earl Eugene "Gene" Edwards (July 18, 1932 – December 9, 2022) was an American house church planter, a Christian author, and a former Southern Baptist pastor and evangelist. A graduate of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, he was an outspoken proponent of the house church concept in the United States. Early life Gene Edwards was born the second son of J.C. "Blackie" Edwards, an oil field roughneck from Louisiana, and Gladys Brewer Edwards, a school teacher. Edwards spent the first six years of his life in Commerce, Texas, until his father was relocated to Bay City, Texas, where his family lived together until Edwards turned 13. During his elementary school years, it was discovered that he had a pronounced learning disability (later to be labeled as dyslexia). A third generation Southern Baptist, the painfully shy Edwards officially joined the First Baptist Church of Bay City at age seven, although he would not be "born again" for another ten years. After att ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |