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I've harped on this forever, even going so far as to start a site and a petition -- Elect Art Monk -- dedicated to the movement. Yet it still regrettably bears repeating, the time is now for Art Monk to get into Canton. The class of '07 is weak, Peter King has seen the light and now Monk for the Hall comes correct with a 21-minute video showing beyond a shadow of a doubt that enshrinement is overdue.

FanHouse describes it as "an incredible collection of video highlights" and its just that. The clips include footage from 81's rookie year all the way to Monk as a Jet in '94. There are quotes laced throughout the piece and arguments and counterarguments addressing any issues that would keep the Artist out of Canton. My favorite bits are of Monk steamrolling DBs rather than dipping out of bounds and of Money spiking the ball after touchdowns. The man was brilliant at both. And the highlight that gives me the most tingles (and that's saying something) is from October '92 when Monk breaks Steve Largent's receptions record. I was a 15 year-old in the stands that night and had no doubt my hero was one of the greatest of all time.

The video is so good, and I've been so lax with my duties that I'm bequeathing the electartmonk.com domain over to monk4thehall.com. It may not do much for the cause, but I feel good doing it and just hope that their video gets a showing before the Board of Selectors. If so, this man will no longer be denied what it is he is due.

Note: You can watch the full 21-minute video via Windows Media at the Monk for the Hall site or view it as six separate clips on YouTube. And don't miss The Art Monk Hall of Fame Campaign blog. Those guys are fighting the good fight over there.

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• #1 Comment from micdavidsmit 
  1/6/07 9:13 PM | Permalink

  Although I've gone on the record as an opponent of Monk's entry into the Hall of Fame, I must say that I'm impressed by Redskins' fans' devotion to him. He clearly made a deep impression on every Redskins fan in the 1980s. There are other guys who have come close to the Hall of Fame without getting in, but I've never sensed that their fans feel as strongly about them as Monk's fans do.