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Dan Edwards

Daniel Moody Edwards

Position: E
Height: 6-1    Weight: 197 lbs.
Born: July 18, 1926 in Osage, TX
College: Georgia

1-time Pro Bowler & 1-time first-team All-Pro (fine print)

Drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 1st round (9th overall) of the 1948 Draft

Receiving & Rushing

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Receiving Rushing
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G YScm RRTD Fmb
1948 22 BDA RE 11 7 23 176 7.7 0 0 2.1 16.0 176 0 0
1949 23 CHH RE 12 12 42 573 13.6 3 66 3.5 47.8 573 3 0
1950*+ 24 NYY RE 12 0 52 775 14.9 6 82 4.3 64.6 775 6 1
1951 25 NYY RE 10 0 39 509 13.1 3 53 3.9 50.9 509 3 0
1952 26 DTX 1 1 3 22 7.3 0 13 3.0 22.0 22 0 0
1953 27 BAL RE 12 0 35 312 8.9 3 32 2.9 26.0 312 3 0
1954 28 BAL RE 12 0 40 531 13.3 1 42 3.3 44.3 531 1 0
Career 70 20 234 2898 12.4 16 82 3.3 41.4 2898 16 1
2 yrs IND 24 0 75 843 11.2 4 42 3.1 35.1 843 4 0
2 yrs NYY 22 0 91 1284 14.1 9 82 4.1 58.4 1284 9 1
1 yr BDA 11 7 23 176 7.7 0 0 2.1 16.0 176 0 0
1 yr CHH 12 12 42 573 13.6 3 66 3.5 47.8 573 3 0
1 yr DTX 1 1 3 22 7.3 0 13 3.0 22.0 22 0 0

Kick & Punt Returns

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Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
1948 22 BDA RE 11 7 1 21 0 21 21.0 197
1949 23 CHH RE 12 12 2 29 1 17 14.5 602
Career 70 20 3 50 1 21 16.7 2948
1 yr BDA 11 7 1 21 0 21 21.0 197
1 yr CHH 12 12 2 29 1 17 14.5 602

Defense & Fumbles

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Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
1950*+ 24 NYY RE 12 0 1 1 0 0
1954 28 BAL RE 12 0 0 1 7 0
Career 70 20 1 2 7 0
2 yrs IND 24 0 0 1 7 0
2 yrs NYY 22 0 1 1 0 0

Scoring Summary

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Year Age Tm Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1949 23 CHH RE 12 12 3 1 24
1950*+ 24 NYY RE 12 0 6 36
1951 25 NYY RE 10 0 3 18
1953 27 BAL RE 12 0 3 18
1954 28 BAL RE 12 0 1 6
Career 70 20 16 1 102
2 yrs IND 24 0 4 24
2 yrs NYY 22 0 9 54
1 yr CHH 12 12 3 1 24

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Pro Bowls

1950

1st-team All-Pro

1950

Receptions

1949 AAFC 42 (4)
1950 NFL 52 (2)
1951 NFL 39 (6)

Receiving Yds

1949 AAFC 573 (7)
1950 NFL 775 (5)

Receiving TD

1950 NFL 6 (6)

Long Reception

1949 AAFC 66 (5)
1950 NFL 82 (3)

Yds/Reception

1949 AAFC 13.6 (10)

Receiving Yds/Game

1949 AAFC 47.8 (8)
1950 NFL 64.6 (6)
1951 NFL 50.9 (8)

Non-Offensive TDs

1949 AAFC 1 (4)

Kick Return TD

1949 AAFC 1 (1-- 57)
Career 1 (106)

Long Kick Return

1948 AAFC 21 (8)

 

Pro Bowls games are Year; All-Pro Teams are Year; Stats are Season Lg (if not NFL) Value (Rank--in top 100 all-time single-season)

All-Pro Teams

Glossary
1950 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL