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Provo • Former BYU football coach LaVell Edwards, a Utah sports icon who revolutionized college football for nearly three decades with his wide-open offensive approach and dominant passing attack, died Thursday. He was 86.
Edwards, a soft-spoken, gentle man with a wry sense of humor and self-deprecating style that won him legions of admirers throughout the world, turned BYU's football program into a winner after years of mediocrity. He was so successful the school named its football stadium after him following his retirement in 2000.
Edwards compiled a 257-101-3 record in 29 seasons at BYU, a tenure that ranks him fifth all-time for coaches at one school. The Cougars won or shared 20 conference titles in his 29 seasons, went to 22 bowl games — winning seven — and were crowned the 1984 national champions. His 257 victories ranks him seventh among coaches in NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision history.
He coached Heisman Trophy winner Ty Detmer in 1990, along with two Outland Trophy winners, four Davey O'Brien award winners, 31 All-Americans and four College Football Hall of Famers. He was named the Bobby Dodd National Coach of the Year in 1979 and the AFCA National Coach of the Year in 1984, and was inducted into the College football Hall of fame in 2004.
Full story at link above. RIP Coach.
Provo • Former BYU football coach LaVell Edwards, a Utah sports icon who revolutionized college football for nearly three decades with his wide-open offensive approach and dominant passing attack, died Thursday. He was 86.
Edwards, a soft-spoken, gentle man with a wry sense of humor and self-deprecating style that won him legions of admirers throughout the world, turned BYU's football program into a winner after years of mediocrity. He was so successful the school named its football stadium after him following his retirement in 2000.
Edwards compiled a 257-101-3 record in 29 seasons at BYU, a tenure that ranks him fifth all-time for coaches at one school. The Cougars won or shared 20 conference titles in his 29 seasons, went to 22 bowl games — winning seven — and were crowned the 1984 national champions. His 257 victories ranks him seventh among coaches in NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision history.
He coached Heisman Trophy winner Ty Detmer in 1990, along with two Outland Trophy winners, four Davey O'Brien award winners, 31 All-Americans and four College Football Hall of Famers. He was named the Bobby Dodd National Coach of the Year in 1979 and the AFCA National Coach of the Year in 1984, and was inducted into the College football Hall of fame in 2004.
Full story at link above. RIP Coach.
