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Dick Harmon: LaVell Edwards public memorial comes after a week of mourning in Provo

In my life, I knew he cared about me, far more than any other coach I’ve ever had, and because of that, you would go through a wall for him. —Former BYU punter Lee Johnson, on LaVell Edwards

PROVO — They came from coast to coast to pay respects to LaVell Edwards at the Utah Valley Convention Center Friday night, and one of the first of his former players to walk in the building was the first quarterback to play in a bowl game, Gary Scheide

Former NFL star Vai Sikahema, who lives near Philadelphia, cut short his vacation in Hawaii to give his tribute to Edwards.