Joseph Henry Edwards (May 3, 1873 â July 27, 1911) was an American college football player and coach.
Edwards was born May 3, 1873, in Boston. He attended high school at Middleborough, Massachusetts, where he was a two-year captain of the football team, graduating in 1895. For his undergraduate career, he attended Dartmouth College, graduating in 1899. He was a member of the Casque and Gauntlet secret society and Sigma Chi social fraternity.
As a collegiate athlete, he played football for Dartmouth as a Tackle, from 1895 to 1897. In 1898, Edwards served in the SpanishâÂÂAmerican War with the 1st New Hampshire Regiment. He coached the Case School of Applied Science from 1899 to 1900, achieving a record of 3âÂÂ8âÂÂ4. Edwards died of apoplexy in 1911 at the age of 38.