:Red Edwards
{{Short description|American football player and coach (1904–1981)}}
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{{Infobox college coach
| name = Red Edwards
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1904|3|15}}
| birth_place = Weston, West Virginia, U.S.
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1981|12|22|1904|3|15}}
| death_place = Weston, West Virginia, U.S.
| alma_mater =
| player_sport1 = Football
| player_years2 = 1924–1926
| player_team2 = Notre Dame
| player_positions = Quarterback
| coach_sport1 = Football
| coach_years2 = 1929–1931
| coach_team2 = Saint Vincent (assistant)
| coach_years3 = 1932–1946
| coach_team3 = Saint Vincent
| coach_sport4 = Basketball
| coach_years5 = 1933–1950
| coach_team5 = Saint Vincent
| overall_record = 60–29–12 (football)
110–146 (basketball)
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Eugene Hoffman "Red" Edwards (March 15, 1904 – December 22, 1981) was an American college football player and coach.
After graduating from Weston High School in Weston, West Virginia, Edwards played quarterback for Knute Rockne at the University of Notre Dame. As a two-year starter, he led the team to a record of 7–2–1 in 1925, and 9–1 as a captain in 1926.
Edwards served as an assistant football coached at Saint Vincent College in Latrobe, Pennsylvania for three season under Clem Crowe before succeeding him as head football coach in 1926.{{cite news |last=Terrance |first=Thomas J. |title="Gene" Edwards Elected Football Coach At St. Vincent College |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/latrobe-bulletin/167554523/ |newspaper=Latrobe Bulletin |location=Latrobe, Pennsylvania |date=April 23, 1932 |page=10 |access-date=March 8, 2025 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }} Edwards was later offered the head coaching position for the Pittsburgh Steelers by owner Art Rooney, but he declined. In 1956, he and his wife Sarah (née Brewster) returned to his home town of Weston to accept a position with Citizens Bank, where he eventually became chairman of the board of directors in 1968.
Edwards was inducted into the West Virginia Sports Hall of Fame in 1970. He died on December 22, 1981, in Weston.{{cite news |author= |title=Ex-N.D. captain dies |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-south-bend-tribune/167554382/ |newspaper=South Bend Tribune |location=South Bend, Indiana |date=December 26, 1981 |page=15 |access-date=March 8, 2025 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
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External links
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Category:American football quarterbacks
Category:Notre Dame Fighting Irish football players
Category:Saint Vincent Bearcats football coaches
Category:Saint Vincent Bearcats men's basketball coaches
Category:People from Weston, West Virginia
Category:Coaches of American football from West Virginia
Category:Players of American football from West Virginia
Category:Basketball coaches from West Virginia
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