Arthur Edwards (footballer, born 1934)

{{short description|Australian rules footballer}}

{{For|the former Fitzroy player|Arthur Edwards (footballer, born 1915)}}

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{{Infobox AFL biography

| name = Arthur Edwards

| image =

| fullname = Arthur Reginald Edwards

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1934|6|4|df=y}}

| birth_place =

| death_date = {{death date and age|2006|5|18|1934|6|4|df=yes}}

| death_place =

| originalteam = Sunshine Tech

| debutdate = Round 7, 9 June 1951

| debutteam = Footscray

| debutopponent = South Melbourne

| debutstadium = Lake Oval

| height = 185 cm

| weight = 79.5 kg

| position =

| statsend = 1960

| years1 = 1951–1960

| club1 = Footscray

| games_goals1 = 120 (26)

| careerhighlights = *Footscray premiership side, 1954

}}

Arthur Reginald Edwards (4 June 1934 – 18 May 2006){{cite web|url=http://www.afl.com.au/staticfile/AFL%20Tenant/AFL/Files/afl_annual_report_2006.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014225955/http://www.afl.com.au/staticfile/AFL%20Tenant/AFL/Files/afl_annual_report_2006.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=14 October 2013|title=AFL Annual Report 2006|publisher=Australian Football League|accessdate=9 September 2014}} was an Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League.

Debuting in 1951 with the Footscray Football Club soon after he turned 17, Edwards stood at 185 cm tall and was a fine ruckman in a period when the club had such tall men as Dave Bryden. Noted for his ruckwork and strong marking skills, Edwards rested in the backline. His career highlight was playing in the Bulldogs' 1954 premiership side.{{Ref AFL Encyc|4th|180}}

Four consecutive generations, namely his father in law Frank "Dolly" Aked (Footscray), his son Allan Edwards (Richmond, Collingwood and Footscray) and two grandsons Jake Edwards (Carlton) and Shane O'Bree (Brisbane and Collingwood) have all played at the elite level of AFL/VFL football.