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(Redirected from Bill Edwards (offensive lineman)) American football player (1920-2009)

American football player

Bill 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 / round: 18 / pick: 170

Career history

New York Giants (1940–1942, 1946)

Career highlights and awards

NFL 1940s All-Decade Team

Stats at Pro Football Reference

William Bennett "Monk" Edwards (July 19, 1920 – May 19, 2009) 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.

Career

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

Honors

1972: Baylor Bears Hall-of-Fame inductee

References

"Edwards, William B. "Monk" Obituary". Houston Chronicle. May 24, 2009. Archived from the original on June 11, 2011. Retrieved July 17, 2010. Alt URL
"1940 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 30, 2023.
"'On Guard'", Corsicana Daily Sun, Corsicana, Texas, volume 48, number 222, December 13, 1946, page 10.
Vaughn, Doug, "On The Rebound", The Windsor Daily Star, Windsor, Ontario, volume 57, number 70, November 23, 1946, page 3.
"Baylor Bears Official Athletic Site - BaylorBears.com - Athletics". www.baylorbears.com. Archived from the original on October 7, 2011.

v t e New York Giants 1940 NFL draft selections
Grenny Lansdell John McLaughry Carl Tomasello Lou Smith Rex Williams Win Pedersen Dom Principe Earl Clark John McKibben Ed McGee Joe Payne Bob Smith Othel Turner Ned Swan John Rogalla Monk Edwards Cecil Walden John Sullivan Weenie Bynum Myron Claxton

v t e NFL's 1940s All-Decade Team
Sammy Baugh Sid Luckman Bob Waterfield Tony Canadeo Bill Dudley George McAfee Charley Trippi Steve Van Buren Byron White Pat Harder Marion Motley Bill Osmanski Jim Benton Jack Ferrante Ken Kavanaugh Dante Lavelli Pete Pihos Mac Speedie Ed Sprinkle Al Blozis George Connor Frank "Bucko" Kilroy Buford "Baby" Ray Vic Sears Al Wistert Bruno Banducci Monk Edwards Garrard "Buster" Ramsey Bill Willis Len Younce Charley Brock Clyde "Bulldog" Turner Alex Wojciechowicz

NFL's 1940s All-Decade Team

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