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{{Short description|American football player (born 1960)}}
{{other people}}
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{{Infobox gridiron football person
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| name = Stan Edwards▼
{{Infobox NFL biography
| image =
▲| name = Stan Edwards
| alt =
| number = 35, 32, 46
| caption =
| position = [[Running back (American football)|Running back]]
| birth_date = {{Birthbirth date and age|19601959|505|20}}
| birth_place = [[Detroit, Michigan]], U.S.
| death_date =
| death_placeheight_ft = 6
| teamheight_in = 0
| numberweight_lb = 208
| high_school = [[Kettering High School|Kettering]] (Detroit, Michigan)
| status = ▼
| college = [[UniversityMichigan ofWolverines Michiganfootball|Michigan]]▼
| position1 = [[Running back]]
| height_ftdraftyear = 61982
| height_indraftround = 03
| weight_lbdraftpick = 21072
| pastteams =
▲| college = [[University of Michigan|Michigan]]
* [[Houston Oilers]] ({{NFL Year|1982|1986}})
| NFLDraftedYear = 1982
* [[Detroit Lions]] ({{NFL Year|1987}})
| NFLDraftedRound = 3 / Pick 72
| highlights =
| NFLDraftedPick =
* 2× Second-team [[List of All-Big Ten Conference football teams|All-Big Ten]] ([[1980 All-Big Ten Conference football team|1980]], [[1981 All-Big Ten Conference football team|1981]])
| NFLDraftedTeam =
| statlabel1 = [[Carry (gridiron football)|Rushing yards]]
| playing_years1 = 1982–1986
| statvalue1 = 533
| playing_team1 = [[Houston Oilers]]
| statlabel2 = Average
| playing_years2 = 1987
| statvalue2 = 3.6
| playing_team2 = [[Detroit Lions]]
| statlabel3 = [[Touchdown]]s
| career_highlights =
| statvalue3 = 2
| DatabaseFootball = EDWARSTA01
| pfr = EdwaSt00
}}
 
'''Stanley J. Edwards''' (born May 20, 19601959) is aan American former professional [[American football|football]] player who was a [[running back]] for six years in the [[National Football League]] (NFL). A native of [[Detroit]], Edwards played [[college football]] atfor the [[UniversityMichigan ofWolverines football|Michigan Wolverines]] from 1977 to 1981 and forwas six yearsselected in the third round of the [[National1982 FootballNFL Leaguedraft]]. Edwards played in the and (NFL) for the [[Houston Oilers]] (1982-19861982–1986) and [[Detroit Lions]] (1987). His son, [[Braylon Edwards]], also played football at Michigan and in the NFL.
 
==Early yearslife==
Edwards was born in [[Detroit]], Michigan, in 19601959. He attended [[Kettering High School]] in Detroit.<ref name=PFR>{{cite web|title=Stan Edwards|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=Pro-Football-Reference.com|accessdateaccess-date=March 12, 2015|url=httphttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/E/EdwaSt00.htm}}</ref>
 
==University of Michigan==
Edwards enrolled at the [[University of Michigan]] in 1977 and played [[college football]] as a [[Halfback (American football)|tailback]] and [[Fullback (American football)|fullback]] for [[Bo Schembechler]]'s [[Michigan Wolverines football]] teams in 1977 and from 1979 to 1981.<ref name=Stat/><ref>{{cite news|title=Edwards shines before cameras|author=[[Drew Sharp]]|author-link=Drew Sharp|newspaper=[[The Michigan Daily]]|date=September 16, 1981|page=9|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2706&dat=19810915&id=4Q5KAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ih4NAAAAIBAJ&pg=1480,892210}}</ref> While at Michigan, Edwards gained 2,206 rushing yards and scored 14 touchdowns on 468 carries (4.7 yards per carry). He also gained 380 receiving yards and scored four touchdowns on 33 carries. His best season was in 1980 when he gained 901 rushing yards and had three 100-yard games against [[California Golden Bears football|California]] (127 yards), [[Illinois Fighting Illini football|Illinois]] (157 yards), and [[Purdue Boilermakers football|Purdue]] (164 yards).<ref name=Stat>{{cite web
|title=Michigan Football Statistic Archive Query Page
|publisher=University of Michigan
|url=http://stats.ath.umich.edu/football/footstart.php
Michigan|url=http://stats.ath.umich.edu/football/footstart.php}}</ref> While at Michigan, Edwards played in the shadow of [[Butch Woolfolk]], who was selected as a first-team All-Big Ten running back in both 1980 and 1981. Edwards was selected by both the [[Associated Press]] and [[United Press International]] as a second-team All-Big Ten back in 1981.<ref name=AP>{{cite news|title=Eason Edges Schlichter on All-Big Ten|newspaper=The Argus-Press, Owosso, Michigan (AP story)|author=Joe Mooshil|date=December 1, 1981|page=14|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1988&dat=19811201&id=vUMiAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Uq0FAAAAIBAJ&pg=1357,2601449}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=Randy Minkoff|title=Name All Big Ten|newspaper=The Bryan Times (UPI story)|date=November 25, 1981|page=19|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=799&dat=19811124&id=23NNAAAAIBAJ&sjid=-FEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6379,5449453}}</ref>▼
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▲Michigan|url=http://stats.ath.umich.edu/football/footstart.php}}</ref> While at Michigan, Edwards played in the shadow of [[Butch Woolfolk]], who was selected as a first-team All-Big Ten running back in both 1980 and 1981. Edwards was selected by both the [[Associated Press]] and [[United Press International]] as a second-team All-Big Ten back in 1981.<ref name=AP>{{cite news|title=Eason Edges Schlichter on All-Big Ten|newspaper=The Argus-Press, Owosso, Michigan (AP story)|author=Joe Mooshil|date=December 1, 1981|page=14|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1988&dat=19811201&id=vUMiAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Uq0FAAAAIBAJ&pg=1357,2601449}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=Randy Minkoff|title=Name All Big Ten|newspaper=The Bryan Times (UPI story)|date=November 25, 1981|page=19|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=799&dat=19811124&id=23NNAAAAIBAJ&sjid=-FEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6379,5449453}}</ref>
 
==Professional football==
Edwards was selected by the [[Houston Oilers]] in the third round (72nd overall pick) of the [[1982 NFL Draftdraft]].<ref name=PFR/> He played five seasons for the Oilers from 1982 to 1986.<ref name=PFR/><ref>{{cite news|title=Edwards Feels Oilers Stable, Ready|newspaper=The Victoria Advocate|date=April 13, 1986|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=861&dat=19860413&id=JUFTAAAAIBAJ&sjid=J4UDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5665,3126002}}</ref> He had only one season, 1984, in which he carried the ball more than 25 times, gaining 267 yards on 60 carries for an average of 4.3 yards per carry.<ref name=PFR/>
 
Edwards was released by the Oilers in February 1987 and signed with the [[Detroit Lions]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Lions release new roster|newspaper=Ludington Daily News|date=September 25, 1987|page=9|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=110&dat=19870925&id=YMNRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=0lUDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3583,2019793}}</ref> He appeared in three games for the Lions and rushed for 69 yards on 32 carries for an average of 2.2 yards per carry.<ref name=PFR/>
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==Family and later years==
Edwards is the father of [[Braylon Edwards]] who was a [[wide receiver]] for Michigan and the [[New York Jets]].<ref>{{cite news|author=Tony Grossi|title=Braylon Edwards' dad says his son's college, not drops, brought flak from Browns fans|publisher=Cleveland.com|url=http://www.cleveland.com/browns/index.ssf/2010/01/braylon_edwardss_dad_says_his.html|accessdateaccess-date=2010-04-25}}</ref>
 
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