New York Giants

This is for the current NFL 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.

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)
593-508-33

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.

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: XXI (won), XXV (won), XXXV (lost)

Franchise history

Giants primary logo (1976-1999); alternate logo (2000-Present)

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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Players of note

Pro Football Hall of Famers

Current players

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Running Backs

Wide Receivers

Tight Ends

Tackles

Guards

Centers

Defensive Ends

Defensive Tackles

Linebackers

Cornerbacks

Safeties

Special Teams

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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. A full list can be found at The Internet Movie Database: Gone With the Wind (1939) (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0031381/fullcredits). Ray Lewis was named MVP. The film has been selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry and has undergone a complete digital restoration. In 2001, the Giants were defeated by the Baltimore Ravens in Super Bowl XXXV by the score of 34-7. In early 1940, an African American would win an Academy Award when Hattie McDaniel walked to the podium to accept her Oscar as Best Supporting Actress. Ottis Anderson was named MVP. A black woman, Mammy, was not shy about upbraiding her white mistress, Scarlett.

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. Scarlett O'Hara's father, Gerald, deferred to his wife, Ellen, who was portrayed as the real head of the O'Hara household. In 1990, the Mara family sold a 50% interest in the team to Preston Robert Tisch. Although some have criticized the film for sanitizing or even promoting the values of the Old South, filmgoers in 1939 had a different view. 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. It garnered thirteen Academy Award nominations and eight Awards. Phil Simms was named MVP after completing 88% of his passes. Shooting began on December 10, 1938 and was completed on November 11, 1939. The film premiered in Atlanta, Georgia, on December 15, 1939, with estimated production costs of $4 million, and has become the highest-grossing movie of all time (adjusted for inflation).

In 1987, the Giants defeated the Denver Broncos 39-20 in Super Bowl XXI. A well-publicized casting search for an actress to play Scarlett resulted in the hire of young British actress Vivien Leigh, although many other famous or soon-to-be-famous actresses had been auditioned, considered for the role, or tested, including Katharine Hepburn, Norma Shearer, Bette Davis, Barbara Stanwyck, Joan Crawford, Lana Turner, Susan Hayward, Carole Lombard, Paulette Goddard, Irene Dunne, Merle Oberon, Ida Lupino, Joan Fontaine, Loretta Young, Miriam Hopkins, Jean Arthur, Tallulah Bankhead, Joan Bennett, Frances Dee and Lucille Ball. The stadium is shared with the New York Jets. He bought the rights for $50,000, a record amount at the time. In 1976, the Giants moved to Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey from Yankee Stadium. Selznick decided that he wanted to create a movie based on Gone With the Wind. 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 1936, film producer David O.

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". The successful defense was based on the court's acceptance of the book as parody. In 1934, the team defeated the Chicago Bears 30-13 at the Polo Grounds in icy nine degree temperatures. A federal appeals court ruled against the plaintiffs in 2001. The Giants are one of the original teams of the NFL. In 2000, the copyright holders attempted to suppress publication of The Wind Done Gone, a book that told the story from the point of view of the slaves. The Giants were created in 1925 by original owner Tim Mara. The official sequel, Scarlett, was written by Alexandra Ripley in 1991.

They currently play in the NFC East Division. Mitchell's sweeping narrative of war and loss helped the book win the Pulitzer Prize on May 3, 1937. The New York Giants are a National Football League team originating in New York City, but currently based in New Jersey. Nevertheless, the book includes a vivid description of the fall of Atlanta in 1864 and the devastation of war (some of it absent from the 1939 film), and shows a considerable amount of historical research. Lawrence Taylor #56. This is apparent from the book's opening pages, which describe how Scarlett's beaux, the Tarleton twins, have been expelled from university and are accompanied home by their elder brothers out of a sense of honor: a metaphor for the South's viewpoint on the statehood of Kansas. Ken Strong #50. Critics and historians regard the book as having a strong ideological commitment to the cause of the Confederacy and a romanticized view of the culture of the antebellum South.

Charlie Conerly #42. It also tells the story of the love that blossoms between Scarlett O'Hara and Rhett Butler. Joe Morrison #40. Mitchell's work relates the story of a rebellious Georgia woman named Scarlett O'Hara and her travails with friends, family and lovers in the midst of the antebellum South, the American Civil War, and the Reconstruction period. Al Blozis #32. The novel is one of the most popular of all time, and an American film adaptation released on Decemeber 15, 1939 became the highest-grossing film in the history of Hollywood and received a record-breaking number of Academy Awards. Tittle #14. Gone With the Wind, an American novel by Margaret Mitchell, was published in 1936 and won the Pulitzer Prize in 1937.

Y.A. Moulton (Samuel Goldwyn SSD). Phil Simms #11. Best Sound, Recording - Thomas T. Mel Hein #7. Best Music, Original Score - Max Steiner. Tuffy Leemans #4. Best Effects, Special Effects - Fred Albin (sound), Jack Cosgrove (photographic), and Arthur Johns (sound).

Ray Flaherty #1. Best Actress in a Supporting Role - Olivia de Havilland. Ryan Kuehl. Best Actor in a Leading Role - Clark Gable. Willie Ponder.

    . Jeff Feagles. Technical Achievement Award - Don Musgrave - "For pioneering in the use of coordinated equipment in the production Gone with the Wind.".

    Jay Feely. Honorary Award - William Cameron Menzies - "For outstanding achievement in the use of color for the enhancement of dramatic mood in the production of Gone with the Wind." (plaque). Jack Brewer. Best Writing, Screenplay - Sidney Howard. Brent Alexander. Newcom. Gibril Wilson. Kern, and James E.

    Shaun Williams. Best Film Editing - Hal C. Mark Jones. Best Director - Victor Fleming. Frank Walker. Best Cinematography, Color - Ernest Haller, and Ray Rennahan. Will Peterson. Wheeler.

    Will Allen. Best Art Direction - Lyle R. Kevin Lewis. Best Actress in a Supporting Role - Hattie McDaniel. Nick Greisen. Best Actress in a Leading Role - Vivien Leigh. Reggie Torbor. Selznick, producer.

    Carlos Emmons. Best Picture - David O. Barrett Green. Oscar Record

      . Antonio Pierce. Selznick. Norman Hand. David O.

      Fred Robbins. Produced by

        . Kendrick Clancy. Belle Watling. Lorenzo Bromell. Ona Munson ... Osi Umenyiora. Laura Hope Crews .... Aunt Pittypat Hamilton.

        Michael Strahan. Frank Kennedy, a guest. Wayne Lucier. Carroll Nye ... Shaun O'Hara. Charles Hamilton. Chris Snee. Rand Brooks ...

        Rich Seubert. India Wilkes. Jason Whittle. Alicia Rhett ... Ed Ellis. John Wilkes (as Howard Hickman). David Diehl. Hickman ...

        Luke Petitgout. Howard C. Kareem McKenzie. Big Sam, the foreman. Visanthe Shiancoe. Everett Brown (I) ... Marcellus Rivers. Jonas Wilkerson, The Overseer.

        Jeremy Shockey. Victor Jory (I) ... David Tyree. Prissy. Willie Ponder. Butterfly McQueen ... Jamaar Taylor. Pork.

        Tim Carter. Oscar Polk ... Plaxico Burress. Brent Tarleton. Amani Toomer. Fred Crane ... Jim Finn. Stuart Tarleton.

        Derrick Ward. George Reeves ... Mike Cloud. Carreen O'Hara. Tiki Barber. Ann Rutherford ... Jared Lorenzen. Suellen O'Hara.

        Jesse Palmer. Evelyn Keyes ... Tim Hasselbeck. Barbara O'Neil .... Ellen O'Hara (as Barbara O'Neill). Eli Manning. Gerald O'Hara. Emlen Tunnell. Thomas Mitchell (I) ...

        Tittle. Mammy. Y.A. Hattie McDaniel ... Lawrence Taylor Linebacker (1999). Melanie Hamilton. Ken Strong. Olivia de Havilland ...

        Steve O'Neill. Ashley Wilkes. Wellington Mara Co-Owner (1997). Leslie Howard ... Tom Landry Coach (1990). Scarlett O'Hara. Arnold Weinmeister Defensive End (1984). Vivien Leigh ...

        Sam Huff Linebacker (1982). Rhett Butler. Morris 'Red' Badgro End, (1981). Clark Gable ... Alphonse 'Tuffy' Leemans halfback, Fullback (1978). Cast (in credits order)

          . Frank Gifford Halfback (1977). John Van Druten (uncredited).

          Roosevelt 'Rosey' Brown Tackle (enshrined in 1975). Jo Swerling (uncredited) &. Tom Coughlin 6-10-0 2004-present. Selznick (uncredited) and. Jim Fassel 60-55-1 1997-2003. David O. Dan Reeves 32-34-0 1993-1996. Ben Hecht (uncredited) and.

          Ray Handley 14-18-0 1991-1992. Sidney Howard - adapted screenplay. Bill Parcells 85-52-1 1983-1990. Margaret Mitchell (I) (novel). Ray Perkins 24-35-0 1979-1982. Writing credits

            . John McVay 14-23-0 1976-1978. Sam Wood (uncredited).

            Bill Arnsparger 7-28-0 1974-1976. Victor Fleming. Alex Webster 29-40-1 1969-1973. George Cukor (uncredited). Allie Sherman 57-54-4 1961-1968. Directed by

              . 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.