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The game was played November 20, 1960 between the Philadelphia Eagles and the New York Giants at the original Yankee Stadium in Bronx, New York. On the play, Chuck Bednarik , a linebacker with the Eagles , tackled Frank Gifford , a running back for the Giants , in the game's fourth quarter, knocking Gifford unconscious.
The 1960 New York Giants season was the franchise's 36th season in the National Football League. The Mara family was opposed to the AFL adding a team in New York, but received an indemnity fee of ten million dollars. [1]
Career highlights and awards 2× NFL champion (1949, 1960) 10× First-team All-Pro (1950–1957, 1960, 1961) 8× Pro Bowl (1950–1954, 1956, 1957, 1960) NFL 1950s All-Decade Team; NFL 50th Anniversary All-Time Team; NFL 75th Anniversary All-Time Team; NFL 100th Anniversary All-Time Team; Philadelphia Eagles Hall of Fame; Philadelphia Eagles ...
The NY Giants have won four Super Bowls, producing the greatest moments in franchise history. Here's how we would rank the Top 10. These are the 10 greatest NY Giants moments in Super Bowl history
The game was a match-up of the Eastern Conference champion New York Giants (10–3–1) and the Western Conference champion Green Bay Packers (11–3). [6] The home team Packers were a 3 + 1 ⁄ 3-point favorite. [1] Packers Ray Nitschke, Boyd Dowler, and Paul Hornung, were on leave from the U.S. Army. [1]
At the time, Lombardi was better known as an assistant coach (offense) for the New York Giants. Hired by the Packers in January 1959 , [ 13 ] he led them to a 7–5 record in his first season as a head coach, a vast improvement over the 1958 season (1–10–1), their worst ever.
Tim Mara founded the Giants in the year 1925. Benny Friedman with the Giants. The Giants were founded in 1925 by original owner Tim Mara with an investment of $500. [1] Legally named "New York Football Giants" (which they still are to this day) to distinguish themselves from the baseball team of the same name, they became one of the first teams in the then five-year-old National Football League.
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