{{Short description|American football player (1907–1975)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}} {{Infobox NFL biography | name = George Munday | image = George Munday.jpg | caption = Munday, 1933 | birth_date = {{birth_date|1907|06|13}} | birth_place = Climax, Kansas, U.S. | death_date = {{Death date and age|1975|10|17|1907|06|13}} | death_place = Miami, Florida, U.S. | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 2 | weight_lbs = 215 | position = Guard, tackle | college = College of Emporia (1925–1928) | pfr = MundGe20 | teams = *Cleveland Indians (1931) *New York Giants (1931–1932) *Cincinnati Reds (1933–1934) *St. Louis Gunners (1934) *Brooklyn/Rochester Tigers (1936) }} '''George Munday''' (June 13, 1907 – October 17, 1975), known while playing professional football as '''"Sunday" Munday''',<ref name=BTU/><ref>{{cite news|title=Giants, Providence Tangle Tomorrow|newspaper=New York Daily News|date=November 28, 1931|page=32|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-news-giants-providence-tangle-tom/129524625/|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref><ref name=GB/> was an American football player. He played college football for the College of Emporia (1925–1928) and professional football for the Cleveland Indians (1931), New York Giants (1931–1932), Cincinnati Reds (1933–1934), St. Louis Gunners (1934), and Brooklyn/Rochester Tigers (1936).
==Early years== Munday was born in Severy, Kansas, in 1907. He attended Eureka High School in Eureka, Kansas. He then enrolled at the College of Emporia in Emporia, Kansas, and played college football at the tackle position for the College of Emporia Fighting Presbies football teams from 1925 to 1928.<ref name=PFA>{{cite web|title=George Munday|publisher=Pro Football Archives|accessdate=August 6, 2023|url=https://www.profootballarchives.com/playerm/mund00200.html|archive-date=August 6, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230806050510/https://www.profootballarchives.com/playerm/mund00200.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> He helped lead the 1928 Emporia team to an undefeated season in 1928 and was described as "the keystone of the forward wall."<ref name=CL/> He also ran track for Emporia, competing in the 220- and 440-yard dashes.<ref>{{cite news|title=Place Second in Quadrangular Meet|newspaper=The Bulletin|date=May 7, 1929|page=3|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-bulletin-munday/129524315/|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> After graduating from Emporia, he coached football at Saffordville, Kansas.<ref name=CL>{{cite news|title=Selves and Munday Star|newspaper=College Life|date=November 12, 1929|page=2|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/college-life-munday/129524241/|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref>
==Professional football== Munday played professional football in 1931, appearing in one game as a guard for the Cleveland Indians.<ref name=PFA/> He then signed with the New York Giants, playing at the tackle position and appearing in two games in 1931 season and three games in 1932.<ref name=PFA/><ref name=BTU>{{cite news|title=Munday Returns to Giants' Squad|newspaper=Times Union|date=November 28, 1931|page=28|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/times-union-munday-returns/129524498/|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Giants Re-Sign George Munday|newspaper=New York Daily News|date=October 15, 1932|page=24|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-news-giants-re-sign-george-munday/129524560/|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref>
In July 1933, Munday was sold by the Giants to the newly-formed Cincinnati Reds.<ref name=GB>{{cite news|title=George Munday To Play With Cincinnati Team|newspaper=Green Bay Press-Gazette|date=July 26, 1933|page=9|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/green-bay-press-gazette-george-munday-to/129524762/|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> He appeared in 17 games for Cincinnati, all as a starter, during the 1933 and 1934 NFL seasons.<ref name=PFA/> He also appeared in two games for the St. Louis Gunners in 1934. After being away from professional football in 1935, Munday returned to the game in 1936, playing for the Brooklyn/Rochester Tigers of the American Football League.<ref name=PFA/>
==Later years== Munday later operated the Munday Ventilator Block Co. He died in 1975 in Miami, Florida.<ref>{{cite news|title=George Munday, 68, Owned Firm|newspaper=The Miami Herald|date=October 19, 1975|page=8D|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-miami-herald-george-munday-68-owne/129518756/|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref>
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