: ''This is for the current National Football League football team, the New York Giants. For the original football team to take the name, see Brickley's Giants. For the professional baseball team of that name that played in New York from 1883 through 1957, see San Francisco Giants.'' ---- The New York Giants are a National Football League team originating in New York City, but currently based in New Jersey. They currently play in the National Football Conference East Division. :Founded: The current Giants team started in 1925. :Formerly known as: The New York Football Giants (still the legal name of the corporate entity which owns the team) :Home field: Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey (1976-) :Previous home fields: ::Polo Grounds (1925-1955) ::Yankee Stadium (1956-1973) ::Yale Bowl (1973-1974) ::Shea Stadium (1975) :Uniform colors: Dark blue with red trim :Helmet design: Dark blue, with a white lower-case sans-serif "ny" logo :League championships won: 1927, 1934, 1938, 1956, 1986, 1990 :Super Bowls: Super Bowl XXI (won), Super Bowl XXV (won), Super Bowl XXXV (lost) == Franchise history == The Giants were created in 1925 by original owner Tim Mara. The Giants are one of the original teams of the NFL. In 1934, the team defeated the Chicago Bears 30-13 at the Polo Grounds in icy nine degree temperatures. At half time, coach Steve Owen provided the team with basketball shoes for better traction on the icy turf, and the game came to be known as the "Sneakers Game". In 1958, the Giants played the Indianapolis Colts for the NFL championship, in what came to be known as "The Greatest Game Ever Played". In 1976, the Giants moved to Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey from Yankee Stadium. The stadium is shared with the New York Jets. In 1987, the Giants defeated the Denver Broncos 39-20 in Super Bowl XXI. Phil Simms was named MVP after completing 88% of his passes. This Giants team began the recent football tradition of dousing the head coach with a cooler of ice cold water near the end of a victorious game that clinches some sort of championship. In 1990, the Mara family sold a 50% interest in the team to Preston Robert Tisch. In 1991, the Giants defeated the Buffalo Bills in Super Bowl XXV 20-19 in one of the most dramatic Super Bowls ever played, which culminated in Scott Norwood's missed FG. Ottis Anderson was named MVP. In 2001, the Giants were defeated by the Baltimore Ravens in Super Bowl XXXV by the score of 34-7. Ray Lewis was named MVP. In 2004, the Giants fired head coach Jim Fassel after a 4-12 season and signed Tom Coughlin to the position. == Head Coaches == *Bob Folwell 8-4-0 1925 *Joe Alexander 8-4-1 1926 *Earl Potteiger 15-8-3 1927-1928 *LeRoy Andrews 24-5-1 1929-1930 *Benny Friedman and Steve Owen 2-0-0 1930 *Steve Owen 153-108-17 1931-1953 *Jim Lee Howell 55-29-4 1954-1960 *Allie Sherman 57-54-4 1961-1968 *Alex Webster 29-40-1 1969-1973 *Bill Arnsparger 7-28-0 1974-1976 *John McVay 14-23-0 1976-1978 *Ray Perkins 24-35-0 1979-1982 *Bill Parcells 85-52-1 1983-1990 *Ray Handley 14-18-0 1991-1992 *Dan Reeves 32-34-0 1993-1996 *Jim Fassel 60-55-1 1997-2003 *Tom Coughlin 6-10-0 2004-present == Players of note == ===Pro Football Hall of Famers=== *Roosevelt Brown Tackle (football) (enshrined in 1975) *Frank Gifford Halfback (1977) *Alphonse 'Tuffy' Leemans halfback, Fullback (1978) *Morris 'Red' Badgro Glossary of American football#E, (1981) *Sam Huff Linebacker (1982) *Arnold Weinmeister Defensive End (1984) *Tom Landry Coach (1990) *Wellington Mara Co-Owner (1997) *Steve O'Neill *Ken Strong *Lawrence Taylor Linebacker (1999) *Y.A. Tittle *Emlen Tunnell ===Current players=== ==== Quarterbacks ==== *Eli Manning *Tim Hasselbeck *Jesse Palmer *Jared Lorenzen ==== Running Backs ==== *Tiki Barber *Mike Cloud *Derrick Ward *Jim Finn ==== Wide Receivers ==== *Amani Toomer *Plaxico Burress *Tim Carter *Jamaar Taylor *Willie Ponder *David Tyree ==== Tight Ends ==== *Jeremy Shockey *Marcellus Rivers *Visanthe Shiancoe ==== Tackles ==== *Kareem McKenzie *Luke Petitgout *David Diehl *Ed Ellis ==== Guards ==== *Jason Whittle *Rich Seubert *Chris Snee ==== Centers ==== *Shaun O'Hara *Wayne Lucier ==== Defensive Ends ==== *Michael Strahan *Osi Umenyiora *Lorenzo Bromell ==== Defensive Tackles ==== *Kendrick Clancy *Fred Robbins *Norman Hand ==== Linebackers ==== *Antonio Pierce *Barrett Green *Carlos Emmons *Reggie Torbor *Nick Greisen *Kevin Lewis ==== Cornerbacks ==== *Will Allen *Will Peterson *Frank Walker *Mark Jones ==== Safeties ==== *Shaun Williams *Gibril Wilson *Brent Alexander *Jack Brewer ==== Special Teams ==== *Jay Feely *Jeff Feagles *Willie Ponder *Ryan Kuehl ===Retired numbers=== *Ray Flaherty #1 *Tuffy Leemans #4 *Mel Hein #7 *Phil Simms #11 *Y.A. Tittle #14 *Al Blozis #32 *Joe Morrison #40 *Charlie Conerly #42 *Ken Strong #50 *Lawrence Taylor #56 ==External links== * [http://www.giants.com/ New York Giants official web site] * [http://www.nfl-giants.com/ New York Giants football blog] * [http://www.giants-xtreme.com Giants-Xtreme European Fanpage] * [http://www.nfl.com/news/story/5706748 NFL article about "The Greatest Game Ever Played"] * [http://nygiants.mostvaluablenetwork.com/ Giants 101] National Football League teams New York City sports New Jersey sports
==Doused== This article needs of course the list of its coaches, standard fare for a sports page. Who was the coach that got doused? It wasn't Parcells, was it?--User:McDogm 00:32, 24 May 2005 (UTC) *If you wish to add a list of head coaches, be my guest. And also feel free to create an article on the Gatorade Bath since it has not been created yet. User:Zzyzx11 User talk:Zzyzx11 00:39, 24 May 2005 (UTC)
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: ''This is for the current National Football League football team, the New York Giants. For the original football team to take the name, see Brickley's Giants. For the professional baseball team of that name that played in New York from 1883 through 1957, see San Francisco Giants.'' ---- The New York Giants are a National Football League team originating in New York City, but currently based in New Jersey. They currently play in the National Football Conference East Division. :Founded: The current Giants team started in 1925. :Formerly known as: The New York Football Giants (still the legal name of the corporate entity which owns the team) :Home field: Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey (1976-) :Previous home fields: ::Polo Grounds (1925-1955) ::Yankee Stadium (1956-1973) ::Yale Bowl (1973-1974) ::Shea Stadium (1975) :Uniform colors: Dark blue with red trim :Helmet design: Dark blue, with a white lower-case sans-serif "ny" logo :League championships won: 1927, 1934, 1938, 1956, 1986, 1990 :Super Bowls: Super Bowl XXI (won), Super Bowl XXV (won), Super Bowl XXXV (lost) == Franchise history == The Giants were created in 1925 by original owner Tim Mara. The Giants are one of the original teams of the NFL. In 1934, the team defeated the Chicago Bears 30-13 at the Polo Grounds in icy nine degree temperatures. At half time, coach Steve Owen provided the team with basketball shoes for better traction on the icy turf, and the game came to be known as the "Sneakers Game". In 1958, the Giants played the Indianapolis Colts for the NFL championship, in what came to be known as "The Greatest Game Ever Played". In 1976, the Giants moved to Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey from Yankee Stadium. The stadium is shared with the New York Jets. In 1987, the Giants defeated the Denver Broncos 39-20 in Super Bowl XXI. Phil Simms was named MVP after completing 88% of his passes. This Giants team began the recent football tradition of dousing the head coach with a cooler of ice cold water near the end of a victorious game that clinches some sort of championship. In 1990, the Mara family sold a 50% interest in the team to Preston Robert Tisch. In 1991, the Giants defeated the Buffalo Bills in Super Bowl XXV 20-19 in one of the most dramatic Super Bowls ever played, which culminated in Scott Norwood's missed FG. Ottis Anderson was named MVP. In 2001, the Giants were defeated by the Baltimore Ravens in Super Bowl XXXV by the score of 34-7. Ray Lewis was named MVP. In 2004, the Giants fired head coach Jim Fassel after a 4-12 season and signed Tom Coughlin to the position. == Head Coaches == *Bob Folwell 8-4-0 1925 *Joe Alexander 8-4-1 1926 *Earl Potteiger 15-8-3 1927-1928 *LeRoy Andrews 24-5-1 1929-1930 *Benny Friedman and Steve Owen 2-0-0 1930 *Steve Owen 153-108-17 1931-1953 *Jim Lee Howell 55-29-4 1954-1960 *Allie Sherman 57-54-4 1961-1968 *Alex Webster 29-40-1 1969-1973 *Bill Arnsparger 7-28-0 1974-1976 *John McVay 14-23-0 1976-1978 *Ray Perkins 24-35-0 1979-1982 *Bill Parcells 85-52-1 1983-1990 *Ray Handley 14-18-0 1991-1992 *Dan Reeves 32-34-0 1993-1996 *Jim Fassel 60-55-1 1997-2003 *Tom Coughlin 6-10-0 2004-present == Players of note == ===Pro Football Hall of Famers=== *Roosevelt Brown Tackle (football) (enshrined in 1975) *Frank Gifford Halfback (1977) *Alphonse 'Tuffy' Leemans halfback, Fullback (1978) *Morris 'Red' Badgro Glossary of American football#E, (1981) *Sam Huff Linebacker (1982) *Arnold Weinmeister Defensive End (1984) *Tom Landry Coach (1990) *Wellington Mara Co-Owner (1997) *Steve O'Neill *Ken Strong *Lawrence Taylor Linebacker (1999) *Y.A. Tittle *Emlen Tunnell ===Current players=== ==== Quarterbacks ==== *Eli Manning *Tim Hasselbeck *Jesse Palmer *Jared Lorenzen ==== Running Backs ==== *Tiki Barber *Mike Cloud *Derrick Ward *Jim Finn ==== Wide Receivers ==== *Amani Toomer *Plaxico Burress *Tim Carter *Jamaar Taylor *Willie Ponder *David Tyree ==== Tight Ends ==== *Jeremy Shockey *Marcellus Rivers *Visanthe Shiancoe ==== Tackles ==== *Kareem McKenzie *Luke Petitgout *David Diehl *Ed Ellis ==== Guards ==== *Jason Whittle *Rich Seubert *Chris Snee ==== Centers ==== *Shaun O'Hara *Wayne Lucier ==== Defensive Ends ==== *Michael Strahan *Osi Umenyiora *Lorenzo Bromell ==== Defensive Tackles ==== *Kendrick Clancy *Fred Robbins *Norman Hand ==== Linebackers ==== *Antonio Pierce *Barrett Green *Carlos Emmons *Reggie Torbor *Nick Greisen *Kevin Lewis ==== Cornerbacks ==== *Will Allen *Will Peterson *Frank Walker *Mark Jones ==== Safeties ==== *Shaun Williams *Gibril Wilson *Brent Alexander *Jack Brewer ==== Special Teams ==== *Jay Feely *Jeff Feagles *Willie Ponder *Ryan Kuehl ===Retired numbers=== *Ray Flaherty #1 *Tuffy Leemans #4 *Mel Hein #7 *Phil Simms #11 *Y.A. Tittle #14 *Al Blozis #32 *Joe Morrison #40 *Charlie Conerly #42 *Ken Strong #50 *Lawrence Taylor #56 ==External links== * [http://www.giants.com/ New York Giants official web site] * [http://www.nfl-giants.com/ New York Giants football blog] * [http://www.giants-xtreme.com Giants-Xtreme European Fanpage] * [http://www.nfl.com/news/story/5706748 NFL article about "The Greatest Game Ever Played"] * [http://nygiants.mostvaluablenetwork.com/ Giants 101] National Football League teams New York City sports New Jersey sports
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==Doused== This article needs of course the list of its coaches, standard fare for a sports page. Who was the coach that got doused? It wasn't Parcells, was it?--User:McDogm 00:32, 24 May 2005 (UTC) *If you wish to add a list of head coaches, be my guest. And also feel free to create an article on the Gatorade Bath since it has not been created yet. User:Zzyzx11 User talk:Zzyzx11 00:39, 24 May 2005 (UTC)
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