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| Conference | NFC |
| Division | East |
| Founded | 1925 |
| Home Field | Giants Stadium |
| City | East Rutherford, New Jersey |
| Colors | Dark blue, red, and white |
| Head Coach | Tom Coughlin |
| All-Time Record (W-L-T) (At Start of 2005 Season) |
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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 NFC East Division.
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 Baltimore 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.
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In 2004, the Giants fired head coach Jim Fassel after a 4-12 season and signed Tom Coughlin to the position. The film has been selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry. Ray Lewis was named MVP. It starred Humphrey Bogart (who won the Academy Award for Best Actor), Katharine Hepburn, Robert Morley and Theodore Bikel. In 2001, the Giants were defeated by the Baltimore Ravens in Super Bowl XXXV by the score of 34-7. It was directed by Huston. Ottis Anderson was named MVP. Forester. 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. The film was adapted by James Agee, John Huston and Peter Viertel from the 1935 novel by C.S. In 1990, the Mara family sold a 50% interest in the team to Preston Robert Tisch. The film opened on December 23, 1951 in Los Angeles and February 20, 1952 at Capitol Theatre in New York City. 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. Englishwoman Rose Sayer (Katharine Hepburn) and Canadian Charlie Allnut (Humphrey Bogart) make unlikely companions, but their quarreling turns into romance as they work toward their goal of sinking a German ship that patrols the lake into which the river feeds. Phil Simms was named MVP after completing 88% of his passes. The African Queen is a 1951 film in which a devout missionary and a drunkard steamboat captain pilot a boat down a river in German East Africa as World War I begins. In 1987, the Giants defeated the Denver Broncos 39-20 in Super Bowl XXI. The stadium is shared with the New York Jets. In 1976, the Giants moved to Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey from Yankee Stadium. In 1958, the Giants played the Baltimore Colts for the NFL championship, in what came to be known as "The Greatest Game Ever Played". 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 1934, the team defeated the Chicago Bears 30-13 at the Polo Grounds in icy nine degree temperatures. The Giants are one of the original teams of the NFL. The Giants were created in 1925 by original owner Tim Mara. They currently play in the NFC East Division. The New York Giants are a National Football League team originating in New York City, but currently based in New Jersey. Lawrence Taylor #56. Ken Strong #50. Charlie Conerly #42. Joe Morrison #40. Al Blozis #32. Tittle #14. Y.A. Phil Simms #11. Mel Hein #7. Tuffy Leemans #4. Ray Flaherty #1. Ryan Kuehl. Willie Ponder. Jeff Feagles. Jay Feely. Jack Brewer. Brent Alexander. Gibril Wilson. Shaun Williams. Mark Jones. Frank Walker. Will Peterson. Will Allen. Kevin Lewis. Nick Greisen. Reggie Torbor. Carlos Emmons. Barrett Green. Antonio Pierce. Norman Hand. Fred Robbins. Kendrick Clancy. Lorenzo Bromell. Osi Umenyiora. Michael Strahan. Wayne Lucier. Shaun O'Hara. Chris Snee. Rich Seubert. Jason Whittle. Ed Ellis. David Diehl. Luke Petitgout. Kareem McKenzie. Visanthe Shiancoe. Marcellus Rivers. Jeremy Shockey. David Tyree. Willie Ponder. Jamaar Taylor. Tim Carter. Plaxico Burress. Amani Toomer. Jim Finn. Derrick Ward. Mike Cloud. Tiki Barber. Jared Lorenzen. Jesse Palmer. Tim Hasselbeck. Eli Manning. Emlen Tunnell. Tittle. Y.A. Lawrence Taylor Linebacker (1999). Ken Strong. Steve O'Neill. Wellington Mara Co-Owner (1997). Tom Landry Coach (1990). Arnold Weinmeister Defensive End (1984). Sam Huff Linebacker (1982). Morris 'Red' Badgro End, (1981). Alphonse 'Tuffy' Leemans halfback, Fullback (1978). Frank Gifford Halfback (1977). Roosevelt 'Rosey' Brown Tackle (enshrined in 1975). Tom Coughlin 6-10-0 2004-present. Jim Fassel 60-55-1 1997-2003. Dan Reeves 32-34-0 1993-1996. Ray Handley 14-18-0 1991-1992. Bill Parcells 85-52-1 1983-1990. Ray Perkins 24-35-0 1979-1982. John McVay 14-23-0 1976-1978. Bill Arnsparger 7-28-0 1974-1976. Alex Webster 29-40-1 1969-1973. Allie Sherman 57-54-4 1961-1968. Jim Lee Howell 55-29-4 1954-1960. Steve Owen 153-108-17 1931-1953. Benny Friedman and Steve Owen 2-0-0 1930. LeRoy Andrews 24-5-1 1929-1930. Earl Potteiger 15-8-3 1927-1928. Joe Alexander 8-4-1 1926. Bob Folwell 8-4-0 1925. |