Eddie Edwards (American football)
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| Position: | Defensive end | ||||||
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| Born: | April 25, 1954 Sumter, South Carolina, U.S. | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 256 lb (116 kg) | ||||||
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| High school: | Fort Pierce (FL) Central | ||||||
| College: | Miami (FL) | ||||||
| NFL draft: | 1977 / Round: 1 / Pick: 3 | ||||||
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Eddie Edwards (born April 25, 1954) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end for the Cincinnati Bengals in the National Football League (NFL).
Edwards was born in
All-American
defensive end. In 1976, he was awarded the Jack Harding Memorial Award as the most valuable player for the Hurricanes, as selected by coaches vote.
Edwards was selected in the first round of the
fumbles and set a franchise record with 83.5 sacks. However, only 47.5 of those sacks are "official", as the NFL did not consider sacks an official statistic until 1982. His 47.5 official sacks remained a Bengals franchise record until Carlos Dunlap passed him in 2015.[1]
Edwards was inducted into the University of Miami Sports Hall of Fame in 1989.
References
- ^ "Dunlap dominates Broncos, sets Bengals sack record". 29 December 2015.
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