Art Monk

Arthur Monk (born December 5, 1957 in White Plains, New York), was an American football wide receiver in the National Football League. Nicknamed "Quiet Man" or simply "No. 81" for his humble and quiet demeanor, he played collegiately for Syracuse University as a running back. The Washington Redskins drafted him in 1980 and converted him to wide receiver. Along with Gary Clark and Ricky Sanders, he was part of a prolific wide receiver trio nicknamed "The Posse", as all three receivers had 1000 yards-plus seasons. At the end of his career, he played briefly for the New York Jets and the Philadelphia Eagles.

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During his career, he broke various records in the NFL; his most famous record held was the record for career receptions at 940, later broken by Jerry Rice; despite breaking several NFL records, Art Monk has been passed several times for entry into the NFL Hall of Fame, to the puzzlement of many.

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Monk helped found the Good Samaritan Foundation with his Washington teammates.

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Art Monk also lends his name to a youth/high school football camp.

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Lifetime Statistics

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Receiving Rec. Yards Avg. Long TD

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1980 58 797 13.7 54 3

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1981 56 894 16.0 79 6

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1982 35 447 12.8 43 1

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1983 47 746 15.9 43 5

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1984 106 1,372 12.9 72 7

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1985 91 1,226 13.5 53 2

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1986 73 1,068 14.6 69 4

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1987 38 483 12.7 58 6

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1988 72 946 13.1 46 5

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1989 86 1,186 13.8 60 8

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1990 68 770 11.3 44 5

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1991 71 1,049 14.8 64 8

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1992 46 644 14.0 49 3

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1993 41 398 9.7 29 2

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1994 46 581 12.3 N/A 3

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1995 6 114 19.0 N/A 0

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Total 940 12,721 13.5 79 68

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Seasons among the league's top 10

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Receptions: 1984-1, 1985-2, 1988-9t, 1989-3t

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Receiving yards: 1984-4, 1985-3, 1989-10

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Receiving TDs: 1991-9t

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Among the league's all-time top 50

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Receptions: 5

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Receiving yards: 9

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Receiving TDs: 29t

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Yards from scrimmage: 26

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3-time Pro Bowler: 1984, 1985, 1986

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1957: 1957 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar....

White Plains: White Plains is the name of some places in the United States of America:...

Wide receiver: The wide receiver (WR) position in American football is the pass-catching specialist. Wide receivers are among the fastest, tallest, and most agile players in the game, and are frequent highlight-reel favorites....

Art Monk related Images and Photos (experimental)

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