Art Monk

Arthur Monk (born December 5, 1957 in White Plains, New York), is a former American footballer who played wide receiver in the National Football League. Nicknamed "Quiet Man" or simply "#81" for his humble and quiet demeanor, he played collegiately at 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 1,000-plus yard seasons. At the end of his career, he played briefly for the New York Jets and the Philadelphia Eagles.

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, to the puzzlement of many, Art Monk has been passed over several times for entry into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Peter King and Paul Zimmerman of Sports Illustrated magazine have led the effort to stonewall Monk as a Hall of Fame nominee.

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

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

Lifetime Statistics

Receiving	Rec.	Yards	Avg.	Long	TD
1980	58	797	13.7	54	3
1981	56	894	16.0	79	6
1982	35	447	12.8	43	1
1983	47	746	15.9	43	5
1984	106	1,372	12.9	72	7
1985	91	1,226	13.5	53	2
1986	73	1,068	14.6	69	4
1987	38	483	12.7	58	6
1988	72	946	13.1	46	5
1989	86	1,186	13.8	60	8
1990	68	770	11.3	44	5
1991	71	1,049	14.8	64	8
1992	46	644	14.0	49	3
1993	41	398	9.7	29	2
1994	46	581	12.3	N/A	3
1995	6	114	19.0	N/A	0
Total	940	12,721	13.5	79	68

Seasons among the league's top 10 Receptions: 1984-1, 1985-2, 1988-9t, 1989-3t Receiving yards: 1984-4, 1985-3, 1989-10 Receiving TDs: 1991-9t

Among the league's all-time top 50 Receptions: 5 Receiving yards: 9 Receiving TDs: 29t Yards from scrimmage: 26

3-time Pro Bowler: 1984, 1985, 1986