Red Edwards
Quarterback, American football player
1904 – 1981
Who was Red Edwards?
Eugene Hoffman "Red" Edwards was an American football player and coach.
After graduating from Weston High School in Weston, West Virginia, Edwards would play quarterback for Knute Rockne at the University of Notre Dame. As a two-year starter, he would lead the team to a record of 7-2-1 in 1925, and 9-1 as a captain in 1926.
Later in his career, while coaching at Saint Vincent College in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, Edwards was offered the head coaching position for the Pittsburgh Steelers by owner Art Rooney, but he would decline. In 1956, he and his wife Sarah returned to his home town of Weston to accept a position with Citizens Bank, where he would eventually become Chairman of the Board of Directors in 1968.
Edwards was inducted into the West Virginia Sports Hall of Fame in 1970.
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- Born
- Mar 15, 1904
Weston - Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- University of Notre Dame
- Died
- Dec 22, 1981
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on July 23, 2013
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