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