Monk Edwards

William Bennett "Monk" Edwards (July 19, 1920 – May 19, 2009^[1]) was an American professional 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 overall pick
Career history
New York Giants (1940–1942, 1946)
Awards and highlights
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]