William Bennett "Monk" Edwards (July 19, 1920 – May 19, 2009 Alt URL) 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.
Career Monk became a lawyer and served in the Federal Bureau of Investigation during World War II."'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. He worked in the legal department for Gulf Oil from 1946 until he retired in 1976.
Honors 1972: Baylor Bears Hall-of-Fame inductee
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