About C. M. Edens
Lived 1897 – 1939 (aged 41). C. M. Edens was an American head coach and american football coach.
Charles Messerey "Lefty" Edens (September 17, 1897 – July 29, 1939) was an American football, basketball, and baseball coach. He served as the head football coach at North Texas Agricultural College—now the University of Texas at Arlington—from 1923 to 1924 and at Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas from 1925 to 1938. Edens was also the head basketball coach at Southwestern from 1925 to 1939 and the baseball coach at the school from 1926 to 1928.
Edens died when he drowned during a fishing trip to the Colorado River in July 1939.
Head coaching record College football
Junior college football
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Who was C. M. Edens?
American football coach
When was C. M. Edens born?
C. M. Edens was born on 17 September 1897 in Bertram.
When did C. M. Edens die?
C. M. Edens died on 29 July 1939 in Lake Buchanan.
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C. M. Edens was a head coach and american football coach.
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C. M. Edens was American.
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