LaVell Edwards
Edwards in 2010
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| Biographical details | |
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| Born |
October 11, 1930 Orem, Utah, U.S. |
| Died | December 29, 2016 (aged 86) Provo, Utah, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1949–1951 | Utah State |
| Position(s) | Offensive lineman |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1954–1961 | Granite HS (UT) |
| 1962–1971 | BYU (assistant) |
| 1972–2000 | BYU |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 257–101–3 (college) |
| Bowls | 7–14–1 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 National (1984) 18 WAC (1974, 1976–1985, 1989–1993, 1995–1996) 1 MWC (1999) |
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| Awards | |
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Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Award (1979) AFCA Coach of the Year (1984) Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year (1984) Amos Alonzo Stagg Award (2003) |
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College Football Hall of Fame Inducted in 2004 (profile) |
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Reuben LaVell Edwards (October 11, 1930 – December 29, 2016) was an American football head coach for Brigham Young University (BYU). With 257 career victories, he ranked as one of the most successful college football coaches of all time. Among his many notable accomplishments, Edwards guided BYU to a national championship in 1984 and coached Heisman Trophy winner Ty Detmer in 1990.
Edwards played football for Utah State University and earned a master's degree at the University of Utah prior to coaching at BYU.
Edwards was BYU's head football coach from 1972 to 2000. His offensive scheme was passing-dominated. He started coaching in an era when college football offenses were dominated by strong running attacks. His quarterbacks threw over 11,000 passes for more than 100,000 yards and 635 touchdowns. He got the idea to switch to a pass oriented team by looking at BYU's history. The BYU football program had struggled before Edwards with the notable exception of one conference championship that resulted from the aerial attack of Virgil Carter. This past success encouraged Edwards to open up the BYU offense.
Edwards coached prominent quarterbacks such as Steve Young, Jim McMahon, Ty Detmer, Marc Wilson, Robbie Bosco, Gary Scheide, Gifford Nielsen and Steve Sarkisian.
Awards won by his players include a Heisman Trophy, a Doak Walker Award, a Maxwell Award, two Outland Trophies, four Davey O'Brien Awards, seven Sammy Baugh Awards, 34 All-America citations (including 10 consensus All-Americans), 11 conference player of the year and 24 Academic All-America player citations.
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