Monk Edwards

William Bennett "Monk" Edwards (July 19, 1920 – May 19, 2009^[1]) was an American football lineman in the National Football League (NFL) for the New York Giants. He played college football at Baylor University as a fullback from 1936 to 1939 and was selected in the 18th round of the 1940 NFL draft.^[2]

Monk Edwards

No. 60, 66
Position:	Center, guard, tackle
Personal information
Born:	(1920-07-09)July 9, 1920 Ireland, Texas, U.S.
Died:	May 19, 2009(2009-05-19) (aged 88)
Height:	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:	213 lb (97 kg)
Career information
High school:	Beaumont (Beaumont, Texas)
College:	Baylor
NFL draft:	1940: 18th round, 170th pick
Career history
New York Giants (1940–1942, 1946)
Career highlights and awards
NFL 1940s All-Decade Team
Career NFL statistics
Games played: 41 Games started: 21 Fumble recoveries: 1 Stats at Pro Football Reference

Career

Monk became a lawyer and served in the Federal Bureau of Investigation during World War II.^[3][4] He worked in the legal department for Gulf Oil from 1946 until he retired in 1976.

Honors

• 1972: Baylor Bears Hall-of-Fame inductee^[5]