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LaVell Edwards' football coaching legacy reaches far beyond BYU.

Edwards, who died at age 86 on Thursday, mentored some of the biggest names to coach in the game, including two Super Bowl winners.

Mike Holmgren, who led the Green Bay Packers to the championship in Super Bowl XXXI, served as the quarterbacks coach under Edwards on the 1984 national championship team. Holmgren spent four seasons with the Cougars under Edwards, from 1982 to 1985 as quarterbacks coach.

The second Super Bowl champion coach who learned under Edwards was Brian Billick, who coached the Ravens past the Giants in Super Bowl XXXV.

Billick played under Edwards from 1974 to 1976 then joined Edwards' staff as a graduate assistant in 1978.

Andy Reid didn't win a Super Bowl, but he led the Eagles to Super Bowl XXXIX. He played tackle and guard for Edwards from 1979 to 1981. He went right into coaching, becoming a graduate assistant for Edwards in 1982.

BYU athletic director Tom Holmoe was the defensive backs coach for the 49ers in Super Bowl XXIX, and later was the head coach at Cal. He played for Edwards as a defensive back from 1978 to 1982.

There is a sizable group of college coaches who worked or played for Edwards. University of Utah coach Kyle Whittingham was a linebacker for Edwards from 1978 to 1981 before working as a graduate assistant for Edwards in 1985 and 1986. His father, Fred, started coaching at BYU in Edwards' second year (1973) and stayed until 1981, first serving as linebackers coach then defensive coordinator.

Current BYU coach Kalani Sitake played fullback for Edwards from 1998 to 2000.

Other notable college coaches who worked or played for Edwards during his 29 seasons at BYU are ex-Hawaii coach Norm Chow, who spent 27 seasons coaching the Cougars, former USC coach Steve Sarkisian, who played quarterback for the Cougars in 1995 and '96, and former USC and San Diego State coach Ted Tollner, who coached Jim McMahon as quarterbacks coach in 1981.