Eddie Edwards (American football)

American football player (born 1954)

For other people named Eddie Edwards, see Eddie Edwards (disambiguation). American football player

Eddie Edwards

Edwards with the Miami Hurricanes in 1976

No. 73

Position:

Defensive end

Personal information

Born:

(1954-04-25) April 25, 1954 (age 70)
Sumter, South Carolina, U.S.

Height:

6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)

Weight:

256 lb (116 kg)

Career information

High school:

Fort Pierce Central
(Fort Pierce, Florida)

College:

Miami (FL)

NFL draft:

1977 / round: 1 / pick: 3

Career history

Cincinnati Bengals (1977–1988)

Career highlights and awards

PFWA NFL All-Rookie Team (1977)
Cincinnati Bengals 50th Anniversary Team
First-team All-American (1976)

Career NFL statistics

Sacks:	84.5
Fumble recoveries:	17
Interceptions:	s
Defensive touchdowns:	1
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Eddie Edwards (born April 25, 1954) is an American former football defensive end who played for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League (NFL).

Early years

Edwards was born in Sumter, South Carolina, and raised in Fort Pierce, Florida. He played high school football at Fort Pierce Central High School.

College career

He attended the University of Miami, playing college football for the Miami Hurricanes, where he was a first-team All-American at defensive tackle. In 1976, he was awarded the Jack Harding Memorial Award as the most valuable player for the Hurricanes, as selected by coaches vote.

Professional career

Edwards was selected in the first round of the 1977 NFL draft, the third overall selection, by the Cincinnati Bengals. He played for the Bengals for 12 seasons from 1977 until his retirement in 1988, playing his first three seasons as a defensive tackle. During that time, he recovered 17 fumbles and set a franchise record with 84.5 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.

Honors

Edwards was inducted into the University of Miami Sports Hall of Fame in 1989.

References

"Dunlap dominates Broncos, sets Bengals sack record". December 29, 2015.

External links

University of Miami Sports Hall of Fame Inductees

v t e 1977 NFL draft first-round selections
Ricky Bell Tony Dorsett Eddie Edwards Marvin Powell Gary Jeter Warren Bryant Joe Campbell Wilson Whitley Mike Butler Gary Green Morris Towns Phil Dokes A. J. Duhe Steve August Ted Albrecht Raymond Clayborn Robert Jackson Steve Schindler Steve Pisarkiewicz Wilson Faumuina Robin Cole Mike Cobb Bob Brudzinski Bob Rush Stanley Morgan Randy Burke Tommy Kramer Ezra Johnson

v t e Cincinnati Bengals 1977 NFL draft selections
Eddie Edwards Wilson Whitley Mike Cobb Pete Johnson Mike Voight Rick Walker Mike Wilson Jerry Anderson Ray Phillips Tommy Duniven Louis Breeden Jim Corbett Jose St. Victor Willie Zachary Bob Bialik Joel Parrish Carl Allen Alex Percival

v t e Cincinnati Bengals first-round draft picks
Johnson Cook Reid Holland White Curtis Kollar Cameron Brooks Griffin Edwards Whitley Cobb Browner Bush Thompson Alexander Muñoz Verser Collins Rimington Hunley Koch Blados Brown King Kelly McGee Buck Dixon Francis A. Williams Klingler D. Williams Copeland Wilkinson Carter Anderson Wilson Spikes Simmons Ak. Smith Warrick J. Smith Jones Palmer Perry Pollack Joseph Hall Rivers An. Smith Gresham Green Kirkpatrick Zeitler Eifert Dennard Ogbuehi Jackson III Ross Price J. Williams Burrow Chase Hill Murphy Mims

Cincinnati Bengals first-round draft picks

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