Paul Edgecomb

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Paul Edgecomb

Edgecomb during his time as a guard at Cold Mountain Penitentiary
No. 35 – Prospect
Position:	Safety
Personal information
Born:	(1891-12-06)December 6, 1891 (aged 169) Tallulah, Louisiana, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:	174 lb (79 kg)
Username:	Tomhanks
Career information
High school:	Madison High School
College:	Cold Mountain Penitentiary
Career history
Roster status:	Active
Player stats at ISFL.net

Paul Edgecomb (born December 6, 1891) is an American football safety who is currently preparing to enter the professional ranks. He played college football for Cold Mountain Penitentiary and has declared his intent to enter the professional ranks next season.

Early years

Paul Edgecomb was born in in Tallulah, Louisiana on December 6th, 1935 to Stephen and Bonnie Edgecomb. Stephen owned and operated a well respected general store in town while Bonnie raised Paul and ran the house.

He attended Madison High School where he played quarterback and safety for the team. He was known to be a tough tackler and skilled at reading both opposing offences and defenses. In that era, there was little use of the forward pass, but when called upon, Edgecomb was known to have a cannon of an arm. The majority of the time, however, it was more about tough, grinding running on offence and delivery bone crushing hits on defense. Edgecomb's team was fairy successful, winning one championship in his four year tenure with the team. He spent the final two years as captain. Statistics were not measured the same way at the time, but many have speculated that Edgecomb led the team in tackles made in both of those seasons.

College career

After graduating high school, Edgecomb worked as a laborer for a while prior to World War I. He served in the US Military from May of 1917 until the armistice was declared. After returning home to Tallulah, he gained employment as a prison guard at Cold Mountain Penitentiary.

Edgecomb held this position through most of the Great Depression before resigning in 1935. During his time as a guard and before becoming Commanding Officer of the death row cellblock, he and fellow guard Brutus "Brutal" Howell started a football league at the prison. Edgecomb resumed his former positions as quarterback and safety of his team, while Howell played linebacker and tight end for his. While the league had only two teams, the rivalry between the teams was fierce. Edgecomb's team won the championship 7 times to Howell's 6 during the league's 13 year tenure.

Following his retirement from Cold Mountain Penitentiary, Edgecomb has led a long life. He survives his wife Jan and his son Paul. It is unknown why after 90 years of retiring from football Edgecomb has elected to enter the draft, however those that have heard stories of his time in the prison are very excited to see what is in store.

College career statistics

Career statistics			Passing								Rushing					Defense
Season	Team	Games	Comp	Att	Yards	Pct	Lg	TD	Int	Rating	Att	Yards	Avg	Lg	TD	Tck	TFL	FF/FR	Sck	Int	PD	Sfty	TD	Blk P/XP/FG
1919	Cell Block A	14	60	121	675	49.6	31	18	19	66.7	71	539	7.6	69	9	51	5	8/5	5	0	26	0	0	0/0/0
1920	Cell Block A	14	64	122	773	52.5	30	16	15	72.2	75	613	8.2	62	8	57	6	4/4	0	9	17	0	1	0/0/0
1921	Cell Block A	14	70	116	846	60.3	54	15	18	82.8	81	678	8.4	50	11	83	11	6/0	3	1	22	1	2	0/0/0
1922	Cell Block A	14	69	111	787	62.2	47	19	15	83.4	89	721	8.1	53	9	82	6	8/5	2	12	18	1	3	0/0/0
1923	Cell Block A	14	72	103	716	69.9	33	12	20	88.6	81	579	7.1	37	6	67	14	7/6	0	10	19	0	0	0/0/0
1924	Cell Block A	14	63	129	803	48.8	56	18	17	68.7	58	651	11.2	32	8	66	8	5/5	12	2	15	0	3	0/0/0
1925	Cell Block A	14	69	95	766	72.6	61	12	15	96.2	54	477	8.8	24	10	50	4	7/7	3	0	22	1	3	0/0/0
1926	Cell Block A	14	75	108	646	69.4	68	14	14	84.9	63	597	9.5	59	6	74	14	5/3	2	14	23	1	2	0/0/0
1927	Cell Block A	14	64	103	628	62.1	29	18	18	79.3	72	463	6.4	61	10	56	9	4/2	5	8	26	1	0	0/0/0
1928	Cell Block A	14	66	117	683	56.4	54	10	17	62.3	66	608	9.2	34	8	83	12	2/1	6	12	24	0	1	0/0/0
1929	Cell Block A	14	62	130	800	47.7	53	12	16	58.7	57	605	10.6	69	12	82	8	8/3	11	7	16	1	2	0/0/0
1930	Cell Block A	14	55	110	687	50	33	20	15	69.8	69	539	7.8	57	8	72	5	4/2	2	13	20	1	1	0/0/0
1931	Cell Block A	14	63	109	629	57.8	41	19	14	74.3	65	745	11.5	43	12	74	10	2/0	4	10	15	2	3	0/0/0

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables

Ht	Wt	40‑yd dash	20‑ss	3‑cone	Vert jump	Broad
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	174 lb (79 kg)

Achievements and records

7x Cold Mountain Penitentiary Champion

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