ˈɛdʒ ɡɹˈædjuːˌeɪɾᵻd fɹʌm ˌɛl kæmˈiːnoʊ hˈaɪ skˈuːl ɪn sˌækɹəmˈɛntoʊ, kˌælɪfˈoːɹniə ænd wʌz fˈiːtʃɚd ɪn fˈeɪsᵻz ɪnðə kɹˈaʊd ɪnðə dʒˈuːn twˈɛnti fˈoːɹ, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti fˈoːɹ ˈɪʃuː ʌv spˈoːɹts ˈɪləstɹˌeɪɾᵻd.
Edge graduated from El Camino High School in Sacramento, California and was featured in Faces in the Crowd in the June 24, 1974 issue of Sports Illustrated.