Stan Edwards
| Date of birth | May 20, 1960 |
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| Place of birth | Detroit, Michigan |
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| Position(s) | Running back |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) |
| Weight | 210 lb (95 kg) |
| College | Michigan |
| NFL draft | 1982 / Round: 3 / Pick 72 |
| Career history | |
| As player | |
| 1982–1986 | Houston Oilers |
| 1987 | Detroit Lions |
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Stanley J. Edwards (born May 20, 1960) is a former American football running back. A native of Detroit, Edwards played college football at the University of Michigan from 1977 to 1981 and for six years in the National Football League (NFL) for the Houston Oilers (1982-1986) and Detroit Lions (1987). His son, Braylon Edwards, also played football at Michigan and in the NFL.
Edwards was born in Detroit, Michigan, in 1960. He attended Kettering High School in Detroit.
Edwards enrolled at the University of Michigan in 1977 and played college football as a tailback and fullback for Bo Schembechler's Michigan Wolverines football teams in 1977 and from 1979 to 1981. 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 (127 yards), Illinois (157 yards), and Purdue (164 yards). 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.
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