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OFFENSE
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QB
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PHIL SIMMS
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1979-93
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Super Bowl XXI MVP (22 for 25) holds almost every
major franchise passing record
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RB
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TIKI BARBER
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1997-2006
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Versatile back is Giants
rushing leader (10,449 yards)
and second in receptions (586)
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RB
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FRANK GIFFORD
*
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1952-60, '62-64
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1956 NFL MVP named to seven Pro Bowls at three
positions (HB, DB and WR)
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WR
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DEL SHOFNER
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1961-67
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Deep threat (18.1 yards per catch) selected to the
All-NFL team of the 1960s
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WR
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AMANI TOOMER
|
1996-PRESENT
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Dependable WR is team leader in catches, receiving
yards and receiving TDs
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TE
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MARK BAVARO
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1985-90
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Bullish blocker twice led team in receptions,
including 66 in '86 for the Super Bowl champs
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T
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ROOSEVELT BROWN*
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1953-65
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A 27th-round draft pick, he was named All-NFL eight
straight seasons
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T
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STEVE OWEN*
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1926-31, '33
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Four-time All-NFL two-way star later coached Giants
to
two NFL
titles
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G
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JACK STROUD
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1953-64
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Made three Pro Bowls at guard before moving to tackle
on perennially contending teams
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G
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DARRELL DESS
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1959-64, '66-69
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Esquire cover subject (October '65) named to two Pro
Bowls while flanking Brown
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C
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MEL HEIN
*
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1931-45
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Only center to be named NFL MVP, in '38, he never
missed a game while playing both ways
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DEFENSE
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DE
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MICHAEL STRAHAN
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1993-PRESENT
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NFL
's single-season sack king also holds the Giants
'
career mark (141�)
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DE
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ANDY ROBUSTELLI
*
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1956-64
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Defensive leader helped team get to six title games
and was All-NFL five times as Giant
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DT
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ARNIE WEINMEISTER*
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1950-53
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Made All-NFL in each of four seasons with team before
he was lured to Canadian Football League
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LB
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LAWRENCE TAYLOR
*
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1981-93
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Revolutionized position—and helped popularize 3-4
defense—with his blazing pass rush
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LB
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SAM HUFF*
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1956-63
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Helped glamorize the role of middle linebacker as
football gained popularity on television
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LB
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HARRY CARSON
*
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1976-88
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Heart of '86 Super Bowl defense reached nine Pro
Bowls, just one fewer than LT
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LB
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CARL BANKS
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1984-92
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Overshadowed by LT, steady outside 'backer was key
member of two Super Bowl champs
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CB
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DICK LYNCH
|
1959-66
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Longtime Giants radio voice twice led the NFL
in
interceptions ('61, '63)
|
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CB
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MARK COLLINS
|
1986-93
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Underrated cover man twice named All-NFL, started for
two Super Bowl winners
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S
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EMLEN TUNNELL
*
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1948-58
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Team's first black player made nine Pro Bowls, had 74
interceptions as a Giant
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S
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JIMMY PATTON
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1955-66
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Like Robustelli and Huff
, played on all six Eastern
Conference champs from '56 to '63
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SPECIAL TEAMS
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P
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DAVE JENNINGS
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1974-84
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Four-time Pro Bowl pick one of few bright spots on
largely forgettable Giants
teams
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K
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PETE GOGOLAK
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1966-74
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Franchise scoring leader (646 points) blazed trail for
soccer-style booters
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PR/KR
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DAVE MEGGETT
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1989-94
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Giants
' alltime leader in punt return yardage (2,230),
second in kickoffs (2,989)
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Coach
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BILL PARCELLS
|
1983-90
|
The Tuna helped resuscitate long-dormant Giants
pride
while winning two Super Bowls
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*Hall of Famer
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LAWRENCE
TAYLOR
LB
CAREER:
1981-93
HIGHLIGHTS: Made 10 straight Pro Bowls, from 1981 to '90, setting an NFL
record
When Taylor
retired, he was No. 2 alltime on the NFL
's career sack list. LT had his finest
season in 1986, with a career-high 20� sacks and 105 tackles. He was named MVP
of the league that year as the Giants
went on to win the Super Bowl.
FRANK GIFFORD
RB
CAREER: 1952-60,
'62-64
HIGHLIGHT: 1956 NFL
MVP
The versatile
Gifford
still holds the Giants
' record for touchdowns (78) and is second in
yards per rush with at least 500 attempts (4.3). He totaled 9,862 combined
yards for his career and scored 484 points, which ranks third in franchise
history. Before finishing his career as a flanker, Gifford
threw 14 TDs in his
halfback heyday.
PHIL SIMMS
QB
CAREER:
1979-93
HIGHLIGHT: MVP of Super Bowl XXI
During his
15-year career Simms
had a .597 winning percentage (95-64, including 6-4 in the
postseason) as a starter. He still holds 19 franchise records, and his 2,576
completions in 4,647 attempts for 33,462 yards are alltime Giants
marks. Simms
threw for more than 300 yards in a game 21 times during his career.
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