Most Famous New York Giants Players

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The most renowned players ever to play for the New York Giants, ranked by Wikipedia reach.

Russell Wilson

Russell Wilson is a American football player (born 1988).

Frank Gifford

Frank Gifford is a American football player, television sportscaster (1930-2015).

Tom Landry

Thomas Wade Landry was an American professional football coach, player, and World War II bomber pilot. Regarded as one of the greatest head coaches of all time, he was the first head coach of the Dallas Cowboys in the National Football League (NFL), a position he held for 29 seasons. During his coaching career, he created many new formations and methods, such as the now default 4–3 defense that is used by a majority of teams in the NFL, and the "flex defense" system made famous by the "Doomsday Defense" squads he built during his tenure with the Cowboys. His 29 consecutive years from 1960 to 1988 as the coach of one team is an NFL record, along with his 20 consecutive winning seasons, which is considered to be his most impressive professional accomplishment.

Odell Beckham Jr.

Odell Beckham Jr. is a American football player (born 1992).

Cal Hubbard

Cal Hubbard is a American football player and coach, baseball umpire (1900–1977).

Jim Thorpe

Jim Thorpe is a American track and field athlete and baseball player (1888-1953).

Eli Manning

Eli Manning is a American football player (born 1981).

Larry Csonka

Larry Csonka is a player of American football.

Jack Kemp

Jack French Kemp was an American politician, professional football player, and U.S. Army veteran who served as the ninth U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development under President George H. W. Bush from 1989 to 1993. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served nine terms in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1971 to 1989. He was the party's vice presidential nominee in the 1996 U.S. presidential election, running alongside with presidential nominee Bob Dole; they lost to Democratic incumbents Bill Clinton and Al Gore. Kemp had previously contended for the presidential nomination in the 1988 Republican primaries.

Sam Huff

Sam Huff is a American football player (1934–2021).

Henry Carr

Henry Carr is a American track and field athlete (1941/2–2015).

Michael Strahan

Michael Anthony Strahan is an American television host and former professional football defensive end who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 15 seasons with the New York Giants. A dominant pass rusher, Strahan set the NFL single-season record for quarterback sacks and helped the Giants win Super Bowl XLII in his final season in 2007. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2014.

Geno Smith

Eugene Cyril "Geno" Smith III is an American professional football quarterback for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the West Virginia Mountaineers, receiving first-team All-Big East honors in 2011. Smith was selected by the New York Jets in the second round of the 2013 NFL draft. He spent his first two seasons as the Jets' starter, but inconsistent play and injuries led to him being benched before he was released in 2016. Smith played his next two season as a backup with the New York Giants and Los Angeles Chargers.

Phil Simms

Phil Simms is a American football player and sportscaster (born 1955).

Herschel Walker

Herschel Walker is a American football player and Republican Georgia Senate political candidate (born 1962).

Morten Andersen

Morten Andersen, nicknamed "the Great Dane", is a Danish-American former professional football kicker who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 25 seasons, most notably with the New Orleans Saints and Atlanta Falcons. Following a career from 1982 to 2007, Andersen holds the NFL record for regular season games played at 382. He also ranks second in field goals (565) and points scored (2,544). In addition to his league accomplishments, he is the Saints all-time leading scorer at 1,318 points. Andersen was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2017. Along with Jan Stenerud and Adam Vinatieri, he is one of only three exclusive kickers to receive the honor.

Fred Dryer

Fred Dryer is a American football player and actor (born 1946).

Matt Mitrione

Matt Mitrione is a American mixed martial artist and American football player.

Kurt Warner

Kurtis Eugene Warner is an American former professional football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 12 seasons, primarily with the St. Louis Rams and Arizona Cardinals. His career, which saw him ascend from an undrafted free agent to a two-time Most Valuable Player and Super Bowl MVP, is widely regarded as one of the greatest Cinderella stories in NFL history.

Lawrence Taylor

Lawrence Taylor is a American football player (born 1959).