Dan Edwards
Dan Moody Edwards
Born: July 18, 1926
Osage, TX USA
Deceased: August 7, 2001
Gatesville, TX
Position: E
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 197
College: Georgia
High School: Gatesville (TX)
Career: 1948-1957
Drafted: 1948 in Round 1, #9 overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers
Coaching record
Dan Edwards played from 1948 to 1957 during his career with the Baltimore Colts, BC Lions, Brooklyn Dodgers, Chicago Hornets, Dallas Texans and New York Yanks. Edwards caught 339 passes for 4,608 yards and 22 receiving touchdowns in his career.
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Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | AAFC Brooklyn Dodgers | 23 | 176 | 7.7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1949 | AAFC Chicago Hornets | 42 | 573 | 13.6 | 66 | 3 |
| 1950 | NFL New York Yanks | 52 | 775 | 14.9 | 82 | 6 |
| 1951 | NFL New York Yanks | 39 | 509 | 13.1 | 53 | 3 |
| 1952 | NFL Dallas Texans | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 13 | 0 |
| 1953 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 35 | 312 | 8.9 | 32 | 3 |
| 1954 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 40 | 531 | 13.3 | 42 | 1 |
| 1955 | CFL BC Lions | 41 | 681 | 16.6 | 50 | 3 |
| 1956 | CFL BC Lions | 41 | 672 | 16.4 | 41 | 3 |
| 1957 | CFL BC Lions | 23 | 357 | 15.5 | 34 | 0 |
| AAFC | 65 | 749 | 11.5 | 66 | 3 | |
| NFL | 169 | 2149 | 12.7 | 82 | 13 | |
| CFL | 105 | 1710 | 16.3 | 50 | 6 | |
| Totals | 339 | 4608 | 13.6 | 82 | 22 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | AAFC Brooklyn Dodgers | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| 1949 | AAFC Chicago Hornets | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 17 | 1 |
| 1956 | CFL BC Lions | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 6 | 0 |
| 1957 | CFL BC Lions | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| AAFC | 3 | 50 | 16.7 | 21 | 1 | |
| CFL | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Totals | 6 | 65 | 10.8 | 21 | 1 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | NFL New York Yanks | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1954 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | |||
| NFL | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1949 | AAFC Chicago Hornets | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||
| 1950 | NFL New York Yanks | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |||||||||
| 1951 | NFL New York Yanks | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||||
| 1953 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||||
| 1954 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1955 | CFL BC Lions | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | |||||||||
| 1956 | CFL BC Lions | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
| AAFC | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |
| NFL | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | |
| CFL | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |
| Totals | 0 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 138 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | AAFC | Brooklyn Dodgers | 11 | 7 |
| 1949 | AAFC | Chicago Hornets | 12 | 12 |
| 1950 | NFL | New York Yanks | 12 | 0 |
| 1951 | NFL | New York Yanks | 10 | 0 |
| 1952 | NFL | Dallas Texans | 1 | 1 |
| 1953 | NFL | Baltimore Colts | 12 | 0 |
| 1954 | NFL | Baltimore Colts | 12 | 0 |
| 1955 | CFL | BC Lions | 16 | |
| 1956 | CFL | BC Lions | 16 | |
| 1957 | CFL | BC Lions | 11 |
Honors
1950 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1956 - CFL CFL West All-Star
