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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 as a fullback from 1936 to 1939 and was drafted in the sixteenth round of the 1940 NFL Draft.[2]

Bill Edwards

Personal information
Born:	(1920-07-09)July 9, 1920 Ireland, Texas
Died:	May 19, 2009(2009-05-19) (aged 88)
Height:	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:	213 lb (97 kg)
Career information
College:	Baylor
Position:	Center / Guard / Tackle
NFL Draft:	1940 / Round: 16 / Pick: 170
Career history
New York Giants (1940–1942, 1946)
Career highlights and awards
NFL 1940s All-Decade Team
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

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]

References

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[de] Bill Edwards

William Bennett „Bill“ Edwards (* 9. Juli 1920 in Ireland, Texas, USA; † 19. Mai 2009), Spitzname: Monk (engl. Mönch) war ein US-amerikanischer American-Football-Spieler. Er spielte in der National Football League (NFL) bei den New York Giants in der Offensive Line.

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