Ed Dyas

American football player (1939–2011)

Ed Dyas
Date of birthNovember 21, 1939
Date of deathJanuary 23, 2011 (aged 71)
Career information
Position(s)FB, Kicker
US collegeAuburn University
AFL draft1961 / Round: 18 / Pick: 144
(By the San Diego Chargers)
NFL draft1961 / Round: 5 / Pick: 62
(By the Baltimore Colts)
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-American (1960)
  • SEC Most Outstanding Back (1960)
  • First-team All-SEC (1960)
  • Second-team All-SEC (1959)
  • College Football Hall of Fame

Edmund C. Dyas (November 11, 1939 – January 23, 2011) was an American football player, who played college football from 1958 to 1960 for the Auburn Tigers. He finished fourth for the Heisman Trophy his senior season. He was an integral member on the 1958 team that finished 9-0-1. Dyas was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 2009.

After his college football career, Dyas became an orthopedic surgeon in Mobile, Alabama. He died on January 23, 2011, aged 71, from stomach cancer.

References

  • NFF profile
  • Dr. Ed Dyas Elected To College Football Hall of Fame
  • Notice of Dyas' death
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