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{{Short description|American gridiron football player (born 1959)}} |
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{{Infobox NFL player |
{{Infobox NFL player |
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|name=Monte Lewis Bennett |
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|position=Nose |
|position=[[Nose tackle]] <br> [[Defensive end]] |
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|birth_date={{birth date and age|1959|4|27}} |
|birth_date={{birth date and age|1959|4|27}} |
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|birth_place=Sterling, |
|birth_place=[[Sterling, Kansas]], U.S. |
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|height_ft=6 |
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|death_date= |
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|height_in=3 |
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|debutyear=1981 |
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|weight_lb=265 |
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|finalyear=1987 |
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|high_school=[[Sterling High School (Kansas)|Sterling]] |
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|undraftedyear=1981 |
|undraftedyear=1981 |
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|teams= |
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* [[Oakland Invaders]] ({{USFL Year|1983}}-{{USFL Year|1985}}) |
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* [[San Diego Chargers]] ({{NFL Year|1987}}) |
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* [[Atlanta Falcons]] ({{NFL Year|1988}})* |
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|statlabel1=Games |
|statlabel1=Games played |
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|statvalue1=19 |
|statvalue1=19 |
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|statlabel2=Games |
|statlabel2=Games started |
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|statvalue2=6 |
|statvalue2=6 |
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|statlabel3=Tackles |
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|statvalue3=0 |
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|pfr=B/BennMo20 |
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|dbf=playerpage.htm?ilkid=BENNEMON01 |
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| ⚫ | '''Monte Lewis Bennett''' is a former [[American football]] [[ |
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| ⚫ | '''Monte Lewis Bennett''' (born April 27, 1959) is a former [[American football]] [[defensive end]] and [[nose tackle]] who played for the [[New Orleans Saints]] in [[1981 NFL season|1981]]. Bennett played in the [[United States Football League]] (USFL) for three seasons with the [[Oakland Invaders]]. Bennett played in the 1985 USFL championship game. After three years in the USFL. Bennett returned for another season in the NFL playing with the [[San Diego Chargers]] in 1987. |
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While playing with the Invaders Bennett wore #91 |
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Bennett wore #91 while playing for the Invaders. |
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==College== |
==College== |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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*[http://www.nfl.com/players/montebennett/profile?id=BEN394516 NFL.com Player Profile] |
*[http://www.nfl.com/players/montebennett/profile?id=BEN394516 NFL.com Player Profile] |
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20100214125433/http://databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=BENNEMON01 Database Football Profile] |
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*[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BennMo20.htm Pro Football Reference Profile] |
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{{Persondata <!-- Metadata: see [[Wikipedia:Persondata]]. --> |
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| NAME = Bennett, Monte |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION = |
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| DATE OF BIRTH = April 27, 1959 |
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| PLACE OF BIRTH = Sterling, KS |
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| DATE OF DEATH = |
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Bennett, Monte}} |
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bennett, Monte}} |
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[[Category:1959 births]] |
[[Category:1959 births]] |
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[[Category:Living people]] |
[[Category:Living people]] |
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[[Category:People from |
[[Category:People from Sterling, Kansas]] |
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[[Category:American football defensive ends]] |
[[Category:American football defensive ends]] |
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[[Category:Kansas State Wildcats football players]] |
[[Category:Kansas State Wildcats football players]] |
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[[Category:New Orleans Saints players]] |
[[Category:New Orleans Saints players]] |
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[[Category:San Diego Chargers players]] |
[[Category:San Diego Chargers players]] |
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[[Category:Oakland Invaders players]] |
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[[Category:People from Sterling, Colorado]] |
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| Position: | Nose tackle Defensive end | ||||||
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| Born: | April 27, 1959 Sterling, Kansas, U.S. | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 265 lb (120 kg) | ||||||
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| High school: | Sterling | ||||||
| College: | Kansas State | ||||||
| Undrafted: | 1981 | ||||||
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||
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Monte Lewis Bennett (born April 27, 1959) is a former American football defensive end and nose tackle who played for the New Orleans Saints in 1981. Bennett played in the United States Football League (USFL) for three seasons with the Oakland Invaders. Bennett played in the 1985 USFL championship game. After three years in the USFL. Bennett returned for another season in the NFL playing with the San Diego Chargers in 1987.
Bennett wore #91 while playing for the Invaders.
Early life
[edit]Monte was born in Sterling, Colorado. His family moved to Sterling, Kansas, almost a year later. He attended Sterling High School.
College
[edit]Monte attended Kansas State University from 1977 to 1981. He played Nose Tackle in college.
Professional career
[edit]Monte went undrafted in the 1981 Draft, with teammate Stevan Dion Clark being picked up by the New England Patriots. He was signed by the New Orleans Saints in 1981 and played in all 16 games, starting 6 of them. At the end of the year, he was cut. In 1987, at the age of 28, he was signed by the San Diego Chargers, who switched him from Nose tackle to Defensive end. He only played 3 games that year before being cut.