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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 even just "No. 81" for his humble & quiet conduct, he played collegiately for Syracuse University as a running back. A Washington Redskins drafted him in 1980 & converted him to wide receiver. Along sustaining Gary Clark and Ricky Sanders, he was part of the prolific wide receiver trio nicknamed "The Posse", when entirely ternary receivers experienced 1000 yards-+ seasons. At a prevent of his career, he played briefly for the New York Jets and the Philadelphia Eagles.

In a period of his career, he broke various records in the NFL; his best known record held was the record for career receptions at 940, late broken by Jerry Rice; despite breaking many NFL records, Art Monk has been passed several days for entry into a NFL Hall of Fame, to the puzzlement of numerous.

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Life Statistics
Getting 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 Dozen.9 72 7
1985 91 1,226 Thirteen.Five 53 2
1986 73 1,068 Xiv.6 69 4
1987 38 483 12.7 58 6
1988 72 946 13.One 46 5
1989 86 1,186 Long dozen.8 60 8
1990 68 770 11.Three 44 5
1991 71 1,049 Fourteen.8 64 8
1992 46 644 14.0 49 3
1993 41 398 9.7 29 2
1994 46 581 12.Three N/A 3
1995 6 114 19.Zero N/A 0
Aggregate 940 12,721 Xiii.Five 79 68

Seasons among a league's top 10

Receptions: 1984-One, 1985-Two, 1988-9t, 1989-3t Getting yards: 198Four-4, 1985-Three, 1989-10 Getting TDs: 1991-9t

Among a league's a lot-period top 50

Receptions: 5 Getting yards: 9 Getting TDs: 29t Yards from either scrimmage: 26

Iii-instance Pro Bowler: 1984, 1985, 1986

Westminster Abbey
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Bath Abbey
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Romsey Abbey, Hampshire
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Cartmel Priory Church, Cumbria
Photographs, very brief history, recommended books.

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Illustrated description from an exhibition at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, of the Baroque church built c.1752 to a model by the Benedictine lay brother Gabriel Loser.

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