http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phil_Simms

On January 25, 1987, the Giants met the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl XXI. In the biggest game of his life, Simms had one of the finest performances in Super Bowl history. He completed 22 of 25 passes (with 2 of his 3 incompletions being drops by receivers) for 268 yards, setting Super Bowl records for consecutive completions (10), accuracy (88%), and passer rating (150.9). In addition, he threw 3 touchdown passes and his passer rating set an NFL postseason record. "This might be the best game a quarterback has ever played," Giants coach Bill Parcells later said. Two of the most famous plays from the game were the flea flicker to Phil McConkey, and the touchdown pass caught by McConkey off of the fingertips of Giants tight end, Mark Bavaro. The Giants defeated the Broncos 39-20, and Simms was named MVP of Super Bowl XXI. He is credited for being the first to use the phrase "I'm going to Disneyland!"/"I'm going to Walt Disney World Resort!" following a championship victory.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Gifford

He began his NFL career with the New York Giants by playing both offense and defense, a rarity when platoon football became popular after World War II. He made eight Pro Bowl appearances and had five trips to the NFL Championship Game, the forerunner of the Super Bowl. Gifford's biggest season may have been 1956, when he won the Most Valuable Player award of the NFL, and led the Giants to the NFL title over the Chicago Bears.

During his 12 seasons with the New York Giants (136 regular season games) Frank Gifford had 3,609 rushing yards and 34 touchdowns in 840 carries, he also had 367 receptions for 5,434 yards and 43 touchdowns. Gifford completed 29 of the 63 passes he threw for 823 yards and 14 touchdowns.

Gifford was officially inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on July 30, 1977.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phil_McConkey

Before his NFL career, McConkey played college football at the United States Naval Academy. He then served 4 years in the U.S. Navy as an officer before signing with the Giants as a 27-year old rookie.

McConkey is best remembered for his performance in Super Bowl XXI after the Giants' 1986 season, which they won 39-20 over the Denver Broncos. In the game, his 25-yard punt return set up a New York field goal. Then on the Giants next drive, his 44-yard reception on a flea flicker play set gave New York a first down on Denver's 1-yard line, setting up a touchdown on the next play. In the fourth quarter, McConkey caught a 6-yard touchdown reception after the pass bounced off the fingertips of tight end Mark Bavaro.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amani_Toomer

Toomer finally became a starting wide receiver for the 1999 NFL season, and ended up setting the team record for receptions in a season (79). He and Ike Hilliard combined to become the first Giants duo to post over 2,100 receiving yards. His six touchdowns led the team, and his 1,183 yards were the second highest in team history behind Homer Jones. The following season, he came one short of tying his own record for receptions, and increased his touchdown total to seven. His 72 catches in the 2001 NFL season made him the first Giants wideout with three consecutive 70-reception seasons. He broke several Giants records in 2002, when he caught 82 passes for 1,343 yards and eight touchdowns; the eight tochdowns set a career-high, while the passes and receiving yards were new team records. His 204 yards against the Indianapolis Colts were the highest total for any wide receiver for a 60-minute game (two players had higher receiving totals, but both of those games went to overtime). In 2003, Toomer surpassed Frank Gifford as the team's all-time leading receiving yardage leader, and finished the season with 6,366 yards. His 418 catches were also second all-time to teammate Tiki Barber. The 2004 NFL season marked the first time he did not score a touchdown since his rookie year, although he did finish the season with 51 catches for 747 yards, the sixth consecutive season he topped 50 catches and 700 yards. He entered the 2005 season in sole possession of the Giants' yardage record.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawrence_Taylor

In 1986 Taylor had one of the most successful seasons by a defensive player in the history of the NFL. Taylor recorded a league-leading 20.5 sacks and became one of just two defensive players to win the NFL Most Valuable Player award (Alan Page was the other) and the only defensive player to be the unanimous selection for MVP. In addition, Taylor won the Defensive Player of the Year Award. The Giants finished the season 14–2 and dominated their opposition in the NFC playoffs, beating San Francisco and Washington by a combined score of 66–3.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Carson

Carson was a member of the Crunch Bunch, a team of fierce linebackers composed of Carson, Brad Van Pelt, Brian Kelley, and Lawrence Taylor. He also made 9 Pro Bowl appearances (1978-1979, 1981-1987) in his career. Carson was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2006.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Bavaro

"On Dec. 1 1986, New York Giants tight end Mark Bavaro cements his reputation as one of the toughest men in the NFL. With the Giants trailing, Bavaro catches an innocent pass from Phil Simms over the middle. It takes nearly seven 49ers defenders to finally drag him down, some of which are carried for almost 20 yards, including future Hall of Famer Ronnie Lott.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brad_Van_Pelt

As a member of the Giants, Van Pelt was a member of the Crunch Bunch, a team of fierce linebackers composed of Van Pelt, Brian Kelley, Lawrence Taylor, and Harry Carson. The group is widely considered one of the best defensive combos in NFL history. He was also named player of decade for the 1970s by the Giants.

In 2001, he was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame, in a class with Steve Young. In 2005, he was nominated for the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Y.A._Tittle

In 1961, the 49ers traded Tittle to the New York Giants for guard Lou Cordileone. Tittle went on to lead the Giants to three straight Eastern Division titles, part of a team that featured such great players as Del Shofner, Aaron Thomas, Joe Walton, Frank Gifford, Alex Webster, Dick Lynch, Jimmy Patton, Roosevelt Brown, Andy Robustelli, Sam Huff, Erich Barnes and Joe Morrison. Tittle threw seven touchdown passes on October 28, 1962, in a game against the Washington Redskins that the Giants won 49-34. In 1963, he set what was then an NFL record by throwing 36 touchdown passes.

Y.A. Tittle was the first and one of only six quarterbacks in NFL history to have achieved consecutive 30-touchdown passing seasons. The others are Steve Bartkowski, Brett Favre, Dan Fouts, Dan Marino, Peyton Manning, and Jeff Garcia. Tittle's 36 touchdown passes in the 1963 season would remain an NFL record until Marino threw 48 touchdown passes in 1984.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Strahan

Few defensive ends in the NFL were more feared or more dominant than Strahan from 2000 to 2005. He was named the 2001 NFL Defensive Player of the Year and was a two-time NFC Defensive Player of the Year (in 2001 and 2003). Throughout the greater part of the 2004 season, Strahan was injured with a torn pectoral muscle, which limited him to only 4 sacks. He rebounded in 2005, returning to the Pro Bowl, with his protégé, Osi Umenyiora as the two combined for 26 sacks while anchoring the Giants' defense.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bart_Oates

The Giants signed Oates in 1985 at the relatively advanced age of 27. This was because He had initially played three seasons with the Philadelphia/Baltimore Stars in the USFL where he won two USFL championships.[2] He thought highly of the USFL relative to the NFL and has stated that he feels the 1985 Philadelphia Stars of the USFL could have beaten the 1985 Philadelphia Eagles.[2] Oates was selected to five Pro Bowls during his career and to the AP All-Pro team twice. He was extremely durable, starting 125 consecutive games during his Giants career.

In 2006 Oates played himself in the Aqua Teen Hunger Force episode "Bart Oates", which some program guides list incorrectly as "Bart Oats".

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jumbo_Elliott_(football_player)

John "Jumbo" Elliott (born April 1, 1965 in Lake Ronkonkoma, New York) is a former American football player who played in the National Football League with the New York Giants and the New York Jets. Elliott played offensive tackle for the Giants from 1988–1995 and with the Jets from 1996–2000 and again in 2002. Elliott was a member of the Giants team that won Super Bowl XXV.

Elliott's most well known play probably occurred in a Monday Night Football game in 2000. Late in the fourth quarter the Jets were down by seven points to the Miami Dolphins when Elliott caught his only career touchdown pass to tie the game 37–37. This play was especially notable as it marked the end of the Jets miraculous comeback from being down by 23 points in the fourth quarter. The Jets would eventually go on to win 40–37 in overtime. The game would go down in history known as the "Monday Night Miracle".

Elliott was a favorite of Bill Parcells, for whom he played on both the Giants and Jets. Elliott made the Pro Bowl after the 1993 season and started over 150 games in his career.[1] Elliott was also well-liked by the sports commentator and former Raiders coach John Madden, who named him to three of his "All-Madden" teams.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mel_Hein

Melvin Jack Hein (August 22, 1909 - January 31, 1992) was a professional American football player for the New York Giants. Hein played fifteen seasons for the Giants (1931-45) and never missed a down due to injury. He is the only offensive lineman to win the NFL MVP award (1938) and he helped the Giants win the championship that season.

Mel was part of the first inductee class into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1963. In 1969, he was named the center on the NFL 50th Anniversary Team, and was named to the 75th Anniversary Team in 1994. In 1999, despite 55 years having passed since his last game, he was ranked number 74 on The Sporting News' list of the 100 Greatest Football Players.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Giants

The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey.

The Giants are currently members of the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference (NFC) in the National Football League (NFL). They were one of five teams that joined the NFL in 1925, but the only one admitted that year which still exists.

The Giants rank third among all NFL franchises with seven NFL titles: four in the pre–Super Bowl era (1927, 1934, 1938, 1956) and three since the advent of the Super Bowl (Super Bowls XXI (1986), XXV (1990), and XLII (2007)). Their championship tally is surpassed only by the Green Bay Packers (12) and Chicago Bears (9). During their history, the Giants have featured 15 Hall of Fame players, including NFL Most Valuable Player (MVP) award winners Mel Hein, Frank Gifford, Charlie Conerly, Y. A. Tittle, and Lawrence Taylor.