35 Facts About Herm Edwards

Herman Lee Edwards was born on April 27,1954 and is an American football coach and former player.

Herm Edwards played cornerback in the National Football League for ten seasons, primarily with the Philadelphia Eagles.

Herm Edwards later served as the head coach of the Arizona State Sun Devils from 2018 to 2022.

Herm Edwards was born on an Army base in Eatontown, New Jersey, the son of an American World War II veteran and his German wife.

Herm Edwards graduated from Monterey High School in Monterey, California.

Herm Edwards played college football at the University of California, Berkeley in 1972 and 1974, at junior college Monterey Peninsula College in 1973, and at San Diego State University in his senior year, 1975.

Herm Edwards graduated from SDSU with a degree in criminal justice.

Herm Edwards helped promote Monterey County Special Olympics for several years.

Herm Edwards never missed a game in his nine seasons with the Eagles, remaining active with the team for 135 consecutive regular season games until being cut by incoming head coach Buddy Ryan in 1986.

Herm Edwards went on to play briefly for the Los Angeles Rams and Atlanta Falcons in 1986 before announcing his retirement.

The highlight of Herm Edwards' playing career occurred in the twelfth game of the 1978 season, in the final seconds of a game against the New York Giants at the Meadowlands on November 19.

On January 28,2001, Herm Edwards was hired as head coach of the New York Jets.

The Jets replaced Herm Edwards by hiring Eric Mangini, a senior assistant coach with the New England Patriots.

At the time, Herm Edwards had two years remaining on his contract with the Jets.

Green's poor play led to Herm Edwards placing more of the offensive burden on the shoulders of Larry Johnson, who ultimately ended up setting a record for rushing attempts in a season.

Herm Edwards was benched in favor of Edwards' 2006 draft choice Brodie Croyle, who split time with Huard mid-season, was injured, then finished most of the season.

Herm Edwards was cut late in the year and replaced with John Carney.

Finally, after promoting Mike Solari from offensive line coach to offensive coordinator in 2007, Herm Edwards fired Solari and replaced him with Chan Gailey in early 2008.

Herm Edwards fired his offensive line coach, receivers coach, and running backs coach.

Herm Edwards was hired in 2009 to be an analyst for the network's NFL Live program.

On December 3,2017, Herm Edwards was named the head coach of the Arizona State football team.

Herm Edwards earned his first win with Arizona State on September 1,2018, against the UTSA Roadrunners.

Herm Edwards earned his first win against a ranked opponent on September 8,2018, against the 15th-ranked Michigan State Spartans.

The 2019 season began with Herm Edwards choosing true freshman Jayden Daniels to quarterback the Sun Devils.

Herm Edwards is known for his motivational speeches and soundbites given at press conferences.

The popularity of Herm Edwards' motivational speaking has even led to the publication of his own book of quotes.

Herm Edwards grew up in Seaside, California and attended Monterey High School.

Herm Edwards graduated from San Diego State University with a degree in criminal justice.

Herm Edwards has a "tradition" of not watching the Super Bowl until he himself participates in one.

Herm Edwards did not even watch his friends Tony Dungy and Lovie Smith participate in Super Bowl XLI.

Herm Edwards broke that tradition when, to serve in his capacity as an analyst for ESPN, he watched Super Bowl XLIV in 2010.

Herm Edwards has a strict workout regimen that has him in the gym at 5:00 AM six days a week.

Herm Edwards appeared in the 2012 episode Broke, about the high rates of bankruptcy and poor financial decisions amongst professional athletes, part of ESPN's 30 for 30 series of sports documentaries.

In 2013, Herm Edwards served as a head coach in the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl.

Herm Edwards was named senior adviser to the proposed Major League Football in 2015.