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Rookie cards for every MLB No. 1 draft pick since 1965 - Sports
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On this date: Monday saves the flag, by Mark Langill
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From '65 to '20, a bite-sized history of Dodger drafts
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Justin Turner hits go-ahead HR, Dodgers top Diamondbacks 8-3
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MLB draft began with Rick Monday -- and low signing bonuses
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Monday, Rick - Encyclopedia of Arkansas
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Rick Monday saves American flag from protesters in 1976
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In pictures: Tommy Lasorda, legendary Dodgers manager
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Rick Monday speaks out on Colin Kaepernick's protest
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American Innings - Rick Monday on Saving the American Flag