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New York Giants Team History

The New York Giants of the New York metropolitan area are based out of East Rutherford, New Jersey. The Giants are outstanding members of the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference and the National Football League. The team is garbed in the colors blue, red, white, and gray and has no known mascot to date. The Giant’s emblem is the initials NY, typically filled in with Navy and outlined in red. Loyal fans have dubbed The New York Giants ‘Big Blue’, ‘G-Men’, and ‘Jings’. The Giants played their first game in New Britain, Connecticut on October 4th, 1925. They have had six different home stadiums. The New York Giants have a total of thirty members who were inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame: Red Badgro, Roosevelt Brown, Harry Carson, Larry Csonka, Ray Flaherty, Benny Friedman, Frank Gifford, Joe Guyon, Mel Hein, Pete Henry, Arnie Herber, Cal Hubbard, Sam Huff, Tom Landry, Tuff Leemans, Vince Lombardi, Tim Mara, Wellington Mara, Don Maynard, Hugh McElhenny, Steven Owens, Andy Rubustelli, Ken Strong, Fran Tarkenton, Lawrence Taylor, Y.A. Tittle, Jim Thorpe, Emlen Tunnell, and Arnold Weinmeister. The New York Giants have won four NFL Championships (1927, 1934, 1938, and 1956) and three Super Bowl Championships (1986-XXI, 1990-XXV, 2007-XLII).

Top New York Giants NFL Hall of Famers

Lawrence Taylor – No. 56
Lawrence Julius Taylor was born February 4, 1959 in Williamsburg, Virginia. Taylor was a first round draft pick in 1981, and played with the New York Giants until 1993. Taylor was named the NFC’s Defense Player of the Week a total of nine times during his career (and the creation of the recognition in 1984). L.T. set the defense bar up higher than any before him, a height that has never since again been reached. Taylor was the unarguable choice for NFL’s All-1980s team. He had a career-high 105 total tackles, 20.5 sacks, two forced fumbles, and five passes defensed. He was the NFL’s most valuable player in 1986. Lawrence Taylor was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1999.

Roosevelt Brown – No. 79
Born on October 20, 1932 in Charlottesville, Virginia, Roosevelt ‘Rosey’ Brown was one of the greatest offensive linemen of the New York Giants. Brown was a 27th rough draft choice and today is regarded as one of the best ‘sleeper’ picks of all time. Brown was a part of the Giants throughout six of seven championship wins, if that says anything about his offensive capabilities. Brown won the Lineman of the Year award by the Associated Press in 1956. Rosey was forced to retire due to medical reasons, in 1966. He was immediately inducted into the role of assistantline coach by the Giants. Roosevelt Brown was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1966.

Emlen Tummel – No. 45
Born March 29, 1922 in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, Emlen Tummel was the first African American to play on the New York Giants. Tummel was also the first African American to be inducted into the Hall of Fame; Emlen Tummel was a force to be reckoned with. He was known as the “offense on defense” for having more interceptions and kick return overall yards (923), than the NFL’s leading rusher. With over 79 interceptions in his total professional football career, “offense on defense” Tunnell is one of the greatest NFL players of all time. He played on the New York Giants from 1948 until 1958 and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1967, 9 years after his Giants career ended.