Donnie Edwards
San Diego, California
Retired NFL Linebacker & President and Founder, Best Defense Foundation
Donnie Edwards is a retired NFL linebacker who played for the Kansas City Chiefs and San Diego Chargers over 14 seasons. He is also recognized for his long-standing support of the U.S. military, including USO tours, visits to military bases worldwide and accompanying hundreds of WWII and Vietnam veterans on journeys back to their battlefields. In 2018, he and his wife founded the Best Defense Foundation to support veterans of all generations. For his contributions, he received the USAA NFL Military Salute to Service Award.
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