Daniel Moody Edwards (August 17, 1926 – August 7, 2001) was an American
gridiron football player and coach. He played professional as an
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in the
All-America Football Conference (AAFC), the
Canadian Football League
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National Football League
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Biography
Edwards played
college football at
Georgia
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. Drafted by the
Pittsburgh Steelers in the 1st round (9th overall) of the
1948 NFL Draft
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, Edwards played for the AAFC's
Brooklyn Dodgers (1948) and
Chicago Hornets (1949) and the NFL's
New York Yanks
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Season by season overview 1949
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(1950–1951),
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(1952) and
Baltimore Colts (1953–1954). In 1950, he was selected for the
Pro Bowl
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and First-team
All-Pro
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. 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
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and
Edmonton Eskimos before leaving football to become an oil executive.
References
1926 births
2001 deaths
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People from Colorado County, Texas
Players of American football from Texas
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