Anthony Munoz - Definition

Michael Anthony Muñoz (born August 19, 1958 in Ontario, California) is a Hispanic American football player who played for the Cincinnati Bengals of the NFL from 1980 to 1992. He was drafted by the Bengals out of the University of Southern California, where a series of injuries had limited his play, with the third pick in the first round of the 1980 NFL Draft.

Muñoz was an agile offensive tackle and one of the best tackles in the game of football during his time and he only missed three games due to injury. Of his 13 seasons, he was elected to the Pro Bowl 11 consecutive times. He was the NFL Offensive Lineman of the Year in 1981, 1987 and 1988. He was named to the NFL's 75th anniversary all-time team in 1994, and was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1998.

External links

• The Anthony Muñoz Foundation (http://www.munozfoundation.org/)
• Anthony Muñoz (http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/member.jsp?player_id=158) at the Pro Football Hall of Fame
• Pro-Football-Reference.com (http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/MunoAn00.htm) - career statistics