Wonder Monds

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Wonder Monds
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Position: Defensive back
Personal information
Born: (1952-05-03) May 3, 1952 (age 71)
Fort Pierce, Florida, U.S.
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school: Fort Pierce (FL) Fort Pierce Central
College: Nebraska
NFL draft: 1976  / Round: 4 / Pick: 112
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com  ·  PFR

Wonderful Terrific Monds Jr. (born May 3, 1952) is a former American football defensive back who played one season with the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). His unusual name was originally given to his father when, after his grandparents had several girls, a son was finally born and his father thought it was "wonderful, just terrific."[ citation needed ]

Monds attended Fort Pierce Central High School in Fort Pierce, Florida and played college football at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the fourth round of the 1976 NFL Draft. He was also a member of the Ottawa Rough Riders team that won the 64th Grey Cup.

Monds is the father of former NFL defensive tackle Mario Monds. Another son, Wonderful Terrific Monds III, was a Minor League Baseball player. [1]

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References

  1. "Wonder Monds". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved April 14, 2014.