Dan Edwards

Receptions	234
Receiving yards	2,898
Receiving touchdowns	16
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

Dan Edwards
	Edwards on a 1952 Bowman football card
No. 51, 4, 82, 71
Position	End
Personal information
Born	July 18, 1926; Osage, Texas, U.S.
Died	August 7, 2001 (aged 75); Gatesville, Texas, U.S.
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight	197 lb (89 kg)
Career information
High school	Gatesville ; (Gatesville, Texas)
College	Georgia
NFL draft	1948: 1st round, 9th overall pick
Career history
Playing
	Brooklyn Dodgers (1948); Chicago Hornets (1949); New York Yanks (1950–1951); Dallas Texans (1952); Baltimore Colts (1953–1954); BC Lions (1955-1957);
Coaching
	BC Lions (1958) ; Head coach; Edmonton Eskimos (1959–1961) ; Line;
Awards and highlights
	Pro Bowl (1950); NFL record for shortest kick off return for a touchdown (17 yards); First-team All-SEC (1947);
Career NFL/AAFC statistics
Receptions
Receptions	234
Receiving yards	2,898
Receiving touchdowns	16
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

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. ^{[citation needed]}

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.^[1]

NFL/AAFC career statistics

Legend
Bold	Career high

Year	Team	Games		Receiving
Year	Team	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