Glen Edwards
Glen Edwards
Born: July 31, 1947
St. Petersburg, FL USA
Position: DB
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 185
College: Florida A&M
High School: Gibbs (St. Petersburg, FL)
Career: 1971-1983
Glen Edwards played from 1971 to 1983 during his career with the Pittsburgh Steelers, San Diego Chargers and Tampa Bay Bandits. Edwards intercepted 41 passes for 966 yards in his career.
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Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1972 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 22 | 202 | 9.2 | 54 | 0 |
| 1973 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 34 | 336 | 9.9 | 44 | 0 |
| 1974 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 16 | 128 | 8.0 | 19 | 0 |
| 1975 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 25 | 267 | 10.7 | 25 | 0 |
| 1976 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| 1980 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 4 | 17 | 4.2 | 8 | 0 |
| 1981 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| NFL | 104 | 959 | 9.2 | 54 | 0 | |
| Totals | 104 | 959 | 9.2 | 54 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 9 | 198 | 22.0 | 28 | 0 |
| 1972 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| 1973 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| 1974 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 19 | 0 |
| NFL | 13 | 257 | 19.8 | 28 | 0 | |
| Totals | 13 | 257 | 19.8 | 28 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| 1972 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| 1973 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 6 | 186 | 31.0 | 86 | 1 |
| 1974 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 5 | 153 | 30.6 | 59 | 1 |
| 1975 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 3 | 68 | 22.7 | 47 | 0 |
| 1976 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 6 | 95 | 15.8 | 55 | 0 |
| 1977 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 3 | 116 | 38.7 | 51 | 0 |
| 1978 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 24 | 0 |
| 1979 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 4 | 99 | 24.8 | 53 | 0 |
| 1980 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 5 | 122 | 24.4 | 68 | 1 |
| 1981 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 39 | 0 |
| 1983 | USFL Tampa Bay Bandits | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 3 | 0 |
| NFL | 39 | 961 | 24.6 | 86 | 3 | |
| USFL | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 3 | 0 | |
| Totals | 41 | 966 | 23.6 | 86 | 3 |
Sacks:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | USFL Tampa Bay Bandits | 1.0 | 5 | 5.0 |
| USFL | 1.0 | 5 | 5.0 | |
| Totals | 1.0 | 5 | 5.0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1973 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1974 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 1975 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1977 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1979 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1981 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 0 | 1 | 3 | -3 | 0 | 0 | |
| NFL | 0 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1973 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| 1974 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| 1980 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 8 | 6 |
| 1972 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 12 | 0 |
| 1973 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 14 | 14 |
| 1974 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 14 | 14 |
| 1975 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 14 | 14 |
| 1976 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 14 | 14 |
| 1977 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 13 | 8 |
| 1978 | NFL | San Diego Chargers | 14 | 2 |
| 1979 | NFL | San Diego Chargers | 15 | 13 |
| 1980 | NFL | San Diego Chargers | 16 | 14 |
| 1981 | NFL | San Diego Chargers | 8 | 8 |
| 1983 | USFL | Tampa Bay Bandits | 16 | 16 |
Honors
1973 - United Press International All-Conference (2nd Team)
1975 - United Press International All-Conference (2nd Team)
1976 - Associated Press All-Conference (1st Team)
1976 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1976 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1976 - United Press International All-Conference (2nd Team)
