New York Giants : 75 Years of Football Memories,9781582611341

New York Giants : 75 Years of Football Memories

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ISBN13: 9781582611341
ISBN10: 1582611343
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 1999-11-01
Publisher(s): Sports Pub
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Summary

The New York Giants: 75 Years of Football Memories is a collection of the most memorable moments in the history of the New York Giants football team. This book chronicles 75 years of Giants football through articles that have appeared in the Daily News from the founding of the team in 1925 to the present day. The book also profiles memorable players, coaches, and personnel throughout the team's history, bringing to life the exploits of such Giants legends as Tim Mara, Fran Tarkenton, Frank Gifford, Bill Parcells, Lawrence Taylor, and others.

Table of Contents

Introductionp. vi
1925: Mara Purchases Pro Football Rightsp. 8
1925: 25,000 See N.Y. Grid Openerp. 10
1925: 70,000 See Grange's Bearsp. 12
1927: Grid Giants Trap Bears for Titlep. 14
1930: Giants Unsaddle Horsemenp. 16
1933: Bears Rally to Defeat Giants for Titlep. 18
1934: Giants Win Title in 'Sneakers Game'p. 20
1935: Lions Lash Giants for Pro Titlep. 22
1938: Giants Rip Packers for Crownp. 24
1939: Giants Conquer All-Starsp. 26
1939: Packers Trounce Giants for Championshipp. 28
1941: Bears Defeat Giants for Titlep. 30
1944: Packers Champs! Defeat Giantsp. 32
1946: Medal for a Giant Herop. 34
1946: Bears Wallop Giants for Crownp. 36
1948: Football Giants Get Rights to Conerlyp. 38
1950: Giants Pound Cards by Record Scorep. 40
1951: Kyle Rote to Giants in Grid Draftp. 42
1951: Price Is High, Sets Single-Season Rushing Recordp. 44
1954: What's Wrong with N.Y. Sports?p. 46
1955: The Giants' Alex Websterp. 48
1956: Giants Rip Bears, 47-7, for NFL Titlep. 50
1957: Rosey Brown Is Maybe the Greatest Everp. 52
1957: Wellington Mara: Camera Spy Giants' 12th Manp. 54
1958: Giants (Conerly) Trip Brownsp. 56
1958: Giants Stop Colts on Summerall's FGp. 58
1958: The Four Commandosp. 60
1958: Colts Take Title in Sudden Deathp. 62
1959: Thousands of Grid Fans Riot at Stadiump. 64
1959: Colts Clobber Giants for Titlep. 66
1960: Bednarik's Hit Finishes Gifford for Yearp. 68
1961: Grid Giants Acquire Y.A. Tittlep. 70
1962: Packers Overwhelm Giants for Titlep. 72
1962: Giants' Gifford Back after Year's Layoffp. 74
1962: Y.A. Tittle Ties Mark with 7 TD Throwsp. 76
1962: Giant Winds Blow Title to Green Bayp. 78
1963: Joe Morrison: Football's Greatest Utility Manp. 82
1963: Bears Intercept NFL Crownp. 84
1965: Emlen the Gremlinp. 86
1965: Tucker Frederickson: That Big Kid on the Giantsp. 88
1966: Homer Jones: The Giants Still Pack a. 45p. 90
1967: Tunnell, Strong Join Hall of Famep. 92
1967: Giants Trade Future to Land Tarkentonp. 94
1968: Fran Steers a Giant-Sized Upset of Cowboysp. 96
1969: Giants Draft Fred Dryer No. 1p. 98
1969: Giants Stun Vikings, 24-23p. 100
1970: Ward to the Wise: Giant Comeback Downs Redskinslp. 102
1971: Robustelli, Tittle Join Vince in Hall of Famep. 104
1971: Grid Giants Sign for Jersey Bouncep. 106
1972: Giants Register Scoring Mark over Eaglesp. 108
1975: How Long Can Giant Fans Wait for Revival?p. 110
1976: Giants Play in First Game at Meadowlandsp. 112
1977: Gifford Gains Grid Hallp. 114
1978: Last-Second Fumblep. 116
1979: Young Takes GM Postp. 118
1979: Giants Sign Simms: He Likes to Throwp. 120
1981: Giants to Sign Taylorp. 122
1981: Giants' Rob Carpenter Robs Eaglesp. 124
1982: Sam Huff Finally Makes Hall of Famep. 126
1984: Taylor-Made Giant Victoryp. 128
1984: Wellington's Always Therep. 130
1985: Mastery, Misery for Simms on Record Dayp. 132
1985: Taylor Hit May Draw Curtain on Theismanp. 134
1985: Giants Rush in on Morris' 202 Yardsp. 136
1987: Parcells Molded Super Giantsp. 138
1987: Super 2nd Half Lifts Giants to NFL Titlep. 140
1987: Simms Marches into Super Bowl Historyp. 142
1988: Giant 'D' Phils Voidp. 144
1991: Super Troopers March to 1991 Crownp. 146
1991: Giants Find Super Bowl Ending Oh, So Sweetp. 148
1994: Reeves Is Coach of the Yearp. 150
1994: Rodney's in for Long Runp. 152
1995: Line Clears Lane for Hampton Expressp. 154
1997: Giants Peaking at Perfect Time, Finish Undefeated in NFC Eastp. 156
1999: Taylor Inducted into Hall of Famep. 158
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