Eddie Edwards (American football)

Eddie Edwards

No. 73

Position:

Defensive end

Personal information

Date of birth:

April 25, 1954

Place of birth:

Sumter, South Carolina

Career information

College:

University of Miami

NFL draft:

1977 / Round: 1 / Pick: 3

Career history

Cincinnati Bengals (1977-1988)

Career highlights and awards

1x All-Pro selection (1981)

Career NFL statistics

Sacks:	83.5
Interceptions:	1
Fumble recoveries:	17
Player stats at NFL.com

Eddie Edwards (born April 25, 1954) is a former American football defensive end in the National Football League.

Edwards was born in Sumter, South Carolina and raised in Fort Pierce, Florida. He played high school football at Fort Pierce Central High School. He attended the University of Miami, where he was a consensus 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 drafted 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. During that time, he recovered 17 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

↑ http://www.cincyjungle.com/bengals-news/2015/12/29/10682672/week-16-bengals-vs-broncos-carlos-dunlap-continues-to-dominate-breaks

External links

University of Miami Sports Hall of Fame Inductees

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

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 Terry Irving Alex Percival

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

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