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==Early years==
Edwards was born in [[Detroit]], Michigan, in 1960. He attended [[Kettering High School]] in Detroit.<ref name=PFR>{{cite web|title=Stan Edwards|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=Pro-Football-Reference.com|
==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
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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|
==References==
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