Robert W. Cohen is the author of numerous sports books, including The 50 Greatest Players in New York Yankees History (2012), The 50 Most Dynamic Duos in Sports History: Baseball, Basketball, Football, and Hockey (2013), Pro Basketball's All-Time All-Stars (2013), and The 50 Greatest Players in St. Louis Cardinals History (2013), all published by Scarecrow Press.
This book carefully examines the careers of the 50 men who made the greatest impact on the New York Giants of the National Football League. Including iconic figures such as Lawrence Taylor, Mel Hein, Frank Gifford, Harry Carson, Michael Strahan, and Eli Manning, the top 50 ran...
Introduction
The Giant Tradition of Winning
Factors Used to Determine Rankings
The Rankings:
1: Lawrence Taylor
2: Emlen Tunnell
3: Roosevelt Brown
4: Mel Hein
5: Michael Strahan
6: Harry Carson
7: Eli Manning
8: Phil Simms
9: Andy Robustelli
10: Frank Gifford
11: Sam Huff
12: Brad Van Pelt
13: Leonard Marshall
14: Carl Banks
15: Tiki Barber
16: Amani Toomer
17: Mark Bavaro
18: Fran Tarkenton
19: Y.A. Tittle
20: Jimmy Patton
21: Rodney Hampton
22: Jessie Armstead
23: Carl "Spider" Lockhart
24: Mark Haynes
25: Alex Webster
26: Joe Morris
27: Kyle Rote
28: Tuffy Leemans
29: Ken Strong
30: Charlie Conerly
31: Ray Wietecha
32: Jim Katcavage
33: George Martin
34: Arnie Weinmeister
35: Dick Lynch
36: Osi Umenyiora
37: Jeremy Shockey
38: Ron Johnson
39: Homer Jones
40: Del Shofner
41: Justin Tuck
42: Joe Morrison
43: Red Badgro
44: Victor Cruz
45: Hakeem Nicks
46: Plaxico Burress
47: Bob Tucker
48: Jason Pierre-Paul
49: Ike Hilliard
50: Jim Burt
Summary and Honorable Mentions (The Next 25)
Glossary: Abbreviations and Statistical Terms
Bibliography
Index