New York Giants Team History

History of the Giants

The New York Giants are among the NFL's oldest and most storied teams. Founded in 1925, they have a long history of success, including eight championships, four Super Bowls, and over 20 division titles. They have been home to football's greatest players, such as Lawrence Taylor, Michael Strahan, and Eli Manning, including NFL Greatest Player Lawrence Taylor.

The team was founded by Tim Mara, who purchased an NFL franchise for 500 dollars back in 1925 when professional football was still relatively new. The team played their first game against All-Newark at Yankee Stadium on October 4th with a record attendance for any sporting event held there until that point - 32,000 people!

In 1934 the Giants won their first championship after going 13-1 during regular season play, which included 12 straight wins in closing out the year behind future Hall Of Fame coach Steve Owen's innovative “Umbrella Defense” system, which featured seven defensive backs instead of six like other teams were using at this period (this defense is now known as “Cover 2″). This championship victory marked only second-ever title win since joining the league five years prior; it also started what would become many more successes throughout the following decades under legendary coaches such as Ray Flaherty & Jim Lee Howell, who both led them to two championships each within 10 years span from 1935–1945 respectively before being replaced by current head coach Tom Coughlin who has taken them all way back again twice already winning two Super Bowl titles 2007 & 2011 seasons respectively making him fourth-longest tenured head coach currently active today across entire National Football League (NFL).

In addition to these accomplishments, we cannot forget about individual accolades achieved by some of its star players like Lawrence Taylor, whose 1986 Defensive Player Year Award set the bar high not just Giant organization but the entire league itself, or Michael Strahan's record-breaking 22 sacks in a single season 1997 campaign put his name into conversation amongst great pass rushers ever play game including Reggie White, Bruce Smith, Deacon Jones, etc... Lastly let us not forget about Eli Manning quarterbacking squad through those Super as mentioned earlier Bowl victories while becoming face franchise along the way too earning himself a spot among elite quarterbacks all time despite never having won MVP award nor leading league passing yards/touchdowns categories any given year yet remaining consistent presence pocket every Sunday afternoon past decade-plus counting!