LaVell Edwards

I have been remiss in not acknowledging on my website that a great coach passed away at the end of 2016.  LaVell Edwards, a College Football Hall of Famer passed away on December 29th at the age of 86.  He took over a BYU program that had just 14 winning seasons in 49 years, and with his dynamic passing offense, finished his career on a streak of 27 seasons without a losing record after going 5-6 in his second season (1973).

He won the 1984 national championship, along with 20 conference championships - and his teams went to 22 bowl games.  LaVell's overall record was 257-103-3 with the Cougars, which ranks seventh all-time in the FBS, and 2nd behind Joe Paterno among those who coached only one team.  During the 1980s, only Nebraska (103 wins) had more victories than BYU (102).

The game of College Football has lost a great coach, but more importantly, his family and friends have lost a great man, leader, and father figure...