| No. -- | |
| Center / Guard / Tackle | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Date of birth: July 9, 1920 | |
| Place of birth: Ireland, Texas | |
| Place of death: May 19, 2009 (aged 88) | |
| Career information | |
| College: Baylor | |
| NFL Draft: 1940 / Round: 16 / Pick: 170 | |
| Debuted in 1940 for the New York Giants | |
| Career history | |
| *New York Giants ( 1940– 1942, 1946) | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| *NFL 1940s All-Decade Team | |
| Stats at NFL.com | |
| Stats at pro-football-reference.com | |
| Stats at DatabaseFootball.com | |
William Bennett "Monk" Edwards (July 19, 1920 – May 19, 2009[1]) was an American football offensive lineman in the National Football League for the New York Giants. He played college football at Baylor University, Waco, Texas as a fullback from 1936 to 1939 and was drafted in the sixteenth round of the 1940 NFL Draft.[2]
Honors[]
- 1972: Baylor Bears Hall-of-Fame inductee[3]
References[]
- ↑ "Edwards, William B. "Monk" Obituary". Houston Chronicle. May 24, 2009. Archived from the original on May 24, 2009. http://txobits.blogspot.com/2009/05/texas-obituaries-52409.html. Retrieved July 17, 2010.
- ↑ "National Football League: NFL Draft History – by Team". National Football League. Archived from the original on July 26 2010. http://web.archive.org/web/20100726155431/http://www.nfl.com/draft/history/fulldraft?teamId=3410&type=team. Retrieved July 17, 2010.
- ↑ http://www.baylorbears.com/ot/hall-induct.html
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