Former BYU players recall LaVell and Patti Edwards as a team
Players including Chad Lewis and Robbie Bosco described how Patti Edwards supported them and other coaches' wives.
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Former BYU football players describe LaVell Edwards and his wife, Patti, as inseparable, the Deseret News reported in the sixth installment of a series on Edwards' leadership legacy. Dave McCann gathered the material while writing a book on the subject with Dr. Mark D. Ogletree. [1]
Former tight end Chad Lewis recalled that Edwards once took a call from Patti in the middle of a pregame walk-through before a 1995 game against UCLA, then ended it by saying, "I love you, too!" Lewis said Patti also urged players' wives to stay with their husbands as much as possible when they reached the NFL. [1]
Quarterback Robbie Bosco said Patti clipped newspaper articles that mentioned him and mailed them to his parents. Linebacker Rob Morris said players liked Patti as much as or more than LaVell. [1]
Patti Edwards said she helped start a group for coaches' wives that grew into the American Football Coaches' Wives Association, which she said now has more than 3,000 members. LaVell Edwards died nearly 10 years ago and Patti died last February, the Deseret News reported. No. 8 BYU hosts No. 2 Notre Dame on Saturday at LaVell Edwards Stadium. [1]
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