100 things Giants fans should know & do before they die / Dave Buscema.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Buscema, Dave.

Series:

100 Things...Fans Should Know

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

New York Giants (Football team)--History.

New York Giants (Football team).

New York Giants (Football team)--Miscellanea.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (401 p.)

Other Title:

One hundred things Giants fans should know and do before they die

Place of Publication:

Chicago : Triumph Books, c2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

<P style=""MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"" class=MsoNormal>The team that ranks third in the National Football League with eight NFL titles and 15 players in the NFL Hall of Fame is featured in this one-of-a-kind handbook for fans. Essential information on the New York Giants is compiled in a direct and accessible format, including pep talks, statistics, critical moments, and important facts about past and present players, coaches, and teams. Answers to questions such as <I>Why was Ahmad Bradshaw trying not to score a touchdown at the end of Super Bowl XLIX?</I><I> What were the Giants thinking when Tom

Contents:

Cover ; Copyright ; Dedication ; Contents ; Introduction ; Acknowledgments ; 1 The Duke and his Dad: The Mara Family Legacy ; 2 Lawrence Taylor vs. LT ; 3 Super Bowl XLII: The Perfect Upset ; 4 The Greatest Play in Super Bowl History ; 5 Birth of a Glory Era: 1956 Champs ; 6 "The Greatest Game Ever Played" ; 7 Bill Parcells ; 8 Super Bowl XXV: Wide Right ; 9 Super Bowl XLVI: Super Rematch ; 10 Super Bowl XXI: Return to Glory ; 11 Emlen Tunnell: The "First Black Everything" ; 12 Frank Gifford ; 13 Sam Huff ; 14 Harry Carson: The Captain ; 15 Among the Eli-te: Eli Manning

16 Young Saves Feuding Maras, Giants 17 Appreciate Tom Coughlin ; 18 Michael Strahan ; 19 Phil Simms ; 20 The Debacle at the Meadowlands I ; 21 No Holds Bahr-ed: Giants Win NFC Title Fight ; 22 Ice Bowl II: Tynes Kicks It Through ; 23 NFC Champs '86: Long-Suffering Fans Cheer 17-0 Win ; 24 Déjà Blue: Tynes Does it Again ; 25 Jack Mara ; 26 Watch the LT/Theismann Play at Own Risk ; 27 Steve Owen: Setting a Giant Tone ; 28 Mel Hein: The Lou Gehrig of the Giants ; 29 Jim Lee Howell ; 30 If You Leave Me Now: Lombardi and Landry ; 31 "You Can't Kick It That Far!"

32 Sam Huff vs. Jim Brown: Winning the East 33 Andy Robustelli ; 34 Charlie Conerly: The Marlboro Man ; 35 Y.A. Tittle: The Giant Who Almost Wasn't One ; 36 Ice Bowl I: Lombardi's Return ; 37 No Title for Tittle-Again ; 38 Burress: Making Good on a Super Prediction ; 39 Roosevelt Brown, Hall of Famer ; 40 Bednarik/Gifford: "They Thought Frank Was Dead" ; 41 Chant "DEE-fense!" (Your Predecessors Did It First) ; 42 Ernie Accorsi: The Deal of His Career ; 43 Jerry Reese: Super GM, Pioneer ; 44 Check Out the Tittle Photo ; 45 Burt, Giants KO Montana, 49ers

73 Take a Look at Your Official NFL Game Ball

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1-62368-081-6

1-62368-079-4

OCLC:

809768778