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Who are the top New York Giants of all time? Here is our top 10 countdown:
10. Sam Huff: a star linebacker for the Giants in the late 1950s and early 1960s, Huff earned four straight Pro Bowl selections and two consecutive All-Pro nods while helping the team to the NFL championship in 1956.
9. Phil Simms: the Giants’ star quarterback of the 1980s, Simms was a 2x Pro Bowler and 1x All-Pro who won two Super Bowls with the team, notably earning MVP honors for Super Bowl XXI by setting records for consecutive completions, completion percentage, and QB rating.
8. Eli Manning: the #1 overall pick in 2004 and part of perhaps the NFL’s most prominent family dynasty, Eli was exactly .500 as the Giants’ starting quarterback, but made four Pro Bowl teams and is best-remembered for quarterbacking the team to two Super Bowl titles and winning MVP honors in both wins.
7. Harry Carson: part of New York’s great linebacking corps in the 1980s that led the team to Super Bowl XXI, Carson was not only a 9x Pro Bowler, but also served as a team captain for a decade of his Hall of Fame career.
6. Michael Strahan: in addition to setting an NFL single season record with 22.5 sacks in 2001, Strahan was a Defensive Player of the Year who racked up 141.5 career sacks, including six double-digit sack seasons, with seven Pro Bowl selections, four All-Pro teams, and a victory in Super Bowl XLII during his career with the Giants.
5. Mel Hein: the only offensive lineman to ever win MVP (in 1938), Hein was a 4x Pro Bowler and 5x All-Pro who won a pair of NFL titles with the Giants in the 1930s.
4. Emlen Tunnell: an 8x Pro Bowl and 4x All-Pro selection with the Giants who was also named to the 1950s All-Decade Team, Tunnell ranks second all-time in NFL history with 79 career interceptions and was the first African-American inducted into the Hall of Fame.
3. Rosey Brown: one of the best offensive linemen of his era, Brown made nine Pro Bowl and six All-Pro teams during his Hall of Fame career while playing a key role in New York’s 1956 NFL championship.
2. Frank Gifford: a member of the 1950s All-Decade Team, Gifford was a versatile Hall of Fame halfback who made eight Pro Bowl and four All-Pro teams while winning both the MVP award and the NFL championship with New York in 1956.
1. Lawrence Taylor: one of the greatest defensive players ever, Taylor was a pass-rushing force who revolutionized the outside linebacker position – an MVP and 3x Defensive Player of the Year, he had seven straight double-digit sack seasons, including a career-high 20.5 in his 1986 MVP season, en route to 132.5 career sacks, 10 Pro Bowl selections, eight All-Pro selections, and a pair of Super Bowl victories.
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Note: All statistics as of time of publication.
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