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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



References


  1. "Edwards, William B. "Monk" Obituary". Houston Chronicle. May 24, 2009. Archived from the original on June 11, 2011. Retrieved July 17, 2010. Alt URL
  2. "National Football League: NFL Draft History – by Team". National Football League. Archived from the original on July 26, 2010. Retrieved July 17, 2010.
  3. "'On Guard'", Corsicana Daily Sun, Corsicana, Texas, volume 48, number 222, December 13, 1946, page 10.
  4. Vaughn, Doug, "On The Rebound", The Windsor Daily Star, Windsor, Ontario, volume 57, number 70, November 23, 1946, page 3.
  5. "Baylor Bears Official Athletic Site - BaylorBears.com - Athletics". www.baylorbears.com. Archived from the original on October 7, 2011.



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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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