Ed Dyas

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.

Ed Dyas
Born:November 21, 1939
Died:January 23, 2011 (aged 71)
Career information
Position(s)FB, Kicker
CollegeAuburn University
NFL draft1961 / Round: 5 / Pick: 62
(By the Baltimore Colts)
Career highlights and awards
AwardsSEC Most Outstanding Back (1960)
HonorsFWAA 1st Team All-American (1960) 1st Team All-SEC (1960) 2nd Team All-SEC (1959)

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

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