Big Bertha Edwards

George "Big Bertha" Edwards He played college football at Kentucky State College from 1934 to 1937, and the team won national championships in 1934 and 1935. He was selected for the 1938 All-Star team that lost to the professional Chicago Bears by a score of 51–0.

He went on the play two years of semi-professional football, one with the Harlem Brown Bombers, and one with the Patterson Panthers. He coached basketball at Russellville High School in Kentucky, compiling a 64–11 record and winning a tri-state championship. Edwards was the 11th head football coach at Kentucky State, and he held that position for six seasons, from 1951 until 1956. His career coaching record at Kentucky State was 27–27–2. He resigned his coaching position effective June 30, 1957.

He was an inaugural inductee to the Kentucky State Athletic Hall of Fame in 1975.

He was married and had three sons as of 1950.

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