Dan Edwards

Daniel Moody Edwards (August 17, 1926 – August 7, 2001) was an American gridiron football player and coach. He played professional as an end in the All-America Football Conference (AAFC), the Canadian Football League (CFL), and the National Football League (NFL).

Biography Edwards 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.

NFL/AAFC career statistics Legend Bold Career high

Year Team Games Receiving GP GS Rec Yds Avg Lng TD 1948 BDA 11 7 23 176 7.7 - 0 1949 CHH 12 12 42 573 13.6 66 3 1950 NYY 12 12 52 775 14.9 82 6 1951 NYY 11 11 39 509 13.1 53 3 1952 DTX 1 1 3 22 7.3 13 0 1953 BAL 12 12 35 312 8.9 32 3 1954 BAL 12 12 40 531 13.3 42 1 71 67 234 2,898 12.4 82 16