Herman Edwards Jr. is an American football coach and former cornerback who was, most recently, the head football coach at Arizona State. He played in the National Football League for ten seasons, primarily with the Philadelphia Eagles.
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Meet Martha Edwards, Herman Edwards, Sr.
Edwards was born in Fort Monmouth, New Jersey. Edwards is the son of Master Sergeant Herman Edwards, Sr., and his wife, Martha. Edwards grew up in Seaside, California, and attended Monterey High School.
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His parents were an interracial couple at a time when such unions were rare and even illegal in some American states. They had met in Germany, where Edwards’s African-American father had been stationed while in the U.S. Army. Back in civilian clothes, his father worked as a construction supervisor in the Seaside area, while Edwards devoted himself to football from an early age.
Edwards graduated from San Diego State University with a degree in criminal justice. He and his wife Lia have two daughters, Gabrielle and Vivian. Edwards has a son, Marcus, from a previous relationship.
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