Ted Edwards attended Lisgar Collegiate in Ottawa and joined the Ottawa Rough Riders in 1937 as a halfback.  Edwards went to Queen's University in 1938 and returned to the Riders in 1939*, this time switching to play End or Outside as it was known then. In 1940, Edwards suffered an ankle injury in an exhibition game which kept him out for almost the entire season.  Edwards was stgill o nthe limp, but dressed for the final game of the season so he would be eligable for the playoffs, but didn't see any action in the playoffs.  Edwards returned to Ottawa in 1941, but a new job in Montreal forced him to leave the Rough Riders.  Edwards joined the Montreal Bulldogs of th eBig Four (IRFU). The Bulldogs were the latestg i na string of shorft lived Montreal teams after the Montreal Winged Wheelers folded in 1934.  Eventually, the formatoin of the Alouettes in 1946 would solidify football in Montreal.  With the war on, most of the football played was by military teams and Edwards played in 1943 with the Verdun Grads of the QRFU.  The QRFU (Quebec Rugby Football Union) had sunk to second rate / Intermediate status many years before, but enjoyed a brief resurgance to the senor level during the war.  Edwards return to Ottawa in 1944, but not to the Rough Riders.  Instead, Edwards suited up for the Ottawa Trojans of the ORFU for three seasons from 1944 to 1946. Edwards was also a very accomplished basketball player.

* The September 5, 1941 article below cites Edwards as playing for Ottawa in 1938 and at Queen's in 1939.  Edwards, however is listed in the IRFU stats for 1939 with 1 point and the October 23, 1939 article below has him kicking a convert in a game against Toronto. Newspaper articles and rosters for 1938 don't show Edwards with Ottawa in 1938, so the 1941 arcticle might have mixed up 1938 and 1939..

Edwards With Ottawa As They Prepare For Game With Montreal - November 9, 1937

Edwards With Ottawa Team in National Senior Basketball Championship Series

Edwards Kicks Convert - October 23, 1939

Edwards May Dress For Final Game - November 1, 1940

Edwards Still Injured - November 9, 1940

Edwards Goes To Toronto With Ottawa For Playoff Game - November 22, 1940

Ottawa Loses Edwards - September 5, 1941

Edeards Coaching Verdun Grads - September 7, 1943

Edwards Movew Back to Ottawa - December 6, 1943

Edwards Scores Two Touchdowns in For Trojans - September 25, 1944