Art Monk at the USDA 150th Anniversary celebration in 2012
No. 81, 85
Position:
Wide receiver
Personal information
Born:
(1957-12-05) December 5, 1957 (age 66) White Plains, New York, U.S.
Height:
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:
210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school:
White Plains
College:
Syracuse (1976–1979)
NFL draft:
1980 / Round: 1 / Pick: 18
Career history
Washington Redskins (1980–1993)
New York Jets (1994)
Philadelphia Eagles (1995)
Career highlights and awards
3× Super Bowl champion (XVII, XXII, XXVI)
First-team All-Pro (1984)
Second-team All-Pro (1985)
3× Pro Bowl (1984–1986)
NFL receptions leader (1984)
NFL 1980s All-Decade Team
PFWA All-Rookie Team (1980)
Washington Commanders 90 Greatest
Washington Commanders Ring of Fame
First-team All-American (1979)
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:
940
Receiving yards:
12,721
Receiving touchdowns:
68
Player stats at PFR
Pro Football Hall of Fame
College Football Hall of Fame
James Arthur Monk (born December 5, 1957) is an American former football wide receiver who played in the National Football League (NFL) for the Washington Redskins, the New York Jets and the Philadelphia Eagles. He is considered by many NFL players, coaches, and analysts to be one of the greatest wide receivers of all-time. Monk was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2008.
James Arthur Monk (born December 5, 1957) is an American former football wide receiver who played in the National Football League (NFL) for the Washington...
Thelonious Sphere Monk (/θəˈloʊniəs/ October 10, 1917 – February 17, 1982) was an American jazz pianist and composer. He had a unique improvisational style...
wide receiver ArtMonk, playing in his 12th NFL season, was just as reliable, catching 71 passes for 1,049 yards and 8 touchdowns. Monk's 71 receptions...
receivers Charlie Brown (78 receptions, 1,225 yards, and 8 touchdowns) and ArtMonk (47 receptions, 746 yards, and 5 touchdowns), with the latter fully healthy...
the ACC, including former players Ernie Davis, Tim Green, Don McPherson, ArtMonk and former coaches Vic Hanson, Ben Schwartzwalder, and Dick MacPherson...
2008. His fellow Hall of Fame classmates include former Redskins teammate ArtMonk, and his former position coach Emmitt Thomas. Green has also been inducted...
Dangereuses 1960 (Sam, 2017) – recorded on July 27, 1959 Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers with Thelonious Monk (Atlantic, 1958) The Giants of Jazz (Atlantic, 1971)...
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the season which broke the NFL's single-season receptions record, set by ArtMonk in 1984. That season, he became one of only seven players in NFL history...
The sixth season of Monk originally aired in the United States on USA Network from July 13, 2007, to February 22, 2008. It consisted of 16 episodes. Tony...
Bulletproof Monk is a 2003 American action comedy film directed by Paul Hunter in his feature film directorial debut, and starring Chow Yun-fat, Seann...
receivers who went over 1,000 yards receiving in 1991: Gary Clark (1,340) and ArtMonk (1,049). The Redskins beat the Buffalo Bills 37–24 to win Super Bowl XXVI...
The fifth season of Monk originally aired in the United States on USA Network from July 7, 2006, to March 2, 2007. It consisted of 16 episodes. Tony Shalhoub...
Thelonious Monk Quintet (with Frank Foster, Art Blakey) is a 10" LP by American jazz pianist and composer Thelonious Monk, performed by the Thelonious Monk Quintet...
times. The first NFL player to record over 100 receptions in a season was ArtMonk in 1984; Lionel Taylor and Charlie Hennigan had accomplished the feat in...
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Thelonious Monk Plays (with Percy Heath and Art Blakey) is a 10" LP by American jazz pianist and composer Thelonious Monk, performed by the Thelonious Monk Trio...
and Art Taylor. The title of the album comes from the quintet playing five of Monk's compositions. These included the new "Jackie-Ing", which Monk hummed...