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These Forever Giants
Feb 11th
Jumbo, Burt, Martin, Bavaro, Banks….
The names are engraved on the minds of every Giants fan, whispered across the years of this Super Bowl era.
Morris, Anderson, Oates, Carthon, Manuel…..
There have been many others who have played for the team during these 42 seasons. Some served much longer tenures as Giants. Others were much more talented or even statistically dominant at their given position.
Marshall, McConkey, Pepper, Hoss, Meggett…..
Their names that would become synonymous with Giants pride. Mere mention of them brought a wistful smile to any Giants fan’s face, for they had brought home football’s ultimate prize, a Super Bowl Championship. A good number of them had brought home two, the first in a rout, the second in a glorious upset.
Landeta, Banks, Carson, Simms, Taylor……
The list is not complete, simply some of the most notable. There are others who share their glory who go unmentioned here; these gridiron warriors, these champions, these forever Giants. For seventeen years they have stood alone much as the last set of champions before them had, a team that predated the Super Bowl era.
They are alone no longer.