FORMER Warrington Rugby League Club legend and scrum-half Jackie Edwards has sadly died aged 85.
A one club man, he played 223 times for the Wire, scoring 78 tries between 1955 and 1964.
After leaving school, Edwards, who was born in Wigan, signed for Warrington on his 16th birthday in August 1955. He made his first team debut in November 1955 against Wakefield Trinity in the Independent Television Floodlit Trophy competition, becoming the youngest ever player to play for the club.
Edwards helped Warrington win the 1959–60 Lancashire Cup with a 5–4 victory in the final against St Helens. He also played in the 1960–61 Championship final and was on the losing side in a 10–25 defeat against Leeds.
He was forced to retire prematurely from the sport in 1964 due to a spinal injury. In 1966, Warrington arranged a testimonial fund for Edwards which raised £750.
In 2013, he was inducted into Warrington’s Hall of Fame.
Edwards is the father of the rugby league scrum-half and rugby union coach, Shaun Edwards, who was proudly at his father’s side when he was inducted into Warrington Past Player’s Hall of Fame at the Halliwell Jones Stadium.
