Editing Herm Edwards (section)

==Early life==
Edwards was born on an [[United States Army|Army]] base in [[Eatontown, New Jersey]],<ref>{{cite news|last1=Merrill |first1=Elizabeth |title=Coach driven by family, faith, football |url=http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/sports/football/nfl/kansas_city_chiefs/13574861.htm |access-date=January 29, 2017 |work=The Kansas City Star |date=January 12, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060112120525/http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/sports/football/nfl/kansas_city_chiefs/13574861.htm |archive-date=January 12, 2006 |quote=Seventy-five miles from where his life started on an Army base in Eatontown, N.J., Edwards' New York minute is up. |url-status=dead }}</ref> the son of an American World War II veteran and his German wife. He graduated from [[Monterey High School (Monterey, California)|Monterey High School]] in [[Monterey, California]]. Edwards played [[college football]] at the [[California Golden Bears football|University of California, Berkeley]] in [[1972 California Golden Bears football team|1972]] and [[1974 California Golden Bears football team|1974]], at junior college [[Monterey Peninsula College]] in 1973, and at [[1975 San Diego State Aztecs football team|San Diego State University (SDSU)]] in his senior year, 1975. He graduated from SDSU with a degree in criminal justice. He helped promote Monterey County Special Olympics for several years. His public involvement helped educate Monterey County residents about the importance of athletics with the developmentally disabled.