Brandon Judd, Deseret News
BYU football players will honor the late LaVell Edwards this upcoming season with a uniform patch. Here, the LaVell patch is displayed on a jersey at BYU Football Media Day on Friday, June 23, 2017.
PROVO — Sy Kimball walked out of Studio C where he’d just witnessed an hour-long tribute to his buddy, LaVell Edwards, last Friday. It was a touching collection of interviews from NFL and college coaches, painting a picture of the late legend as a prime people person whose personal touch changed lives and forever impacted careers.
Kimball, who is 94, has been called by family members Edwards’ closest friend.