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In 1920, the inaugural season of the NFL, [b] 11 veterans of major-league baseball (including George Halas and Jim Thorpe) became the first athletes to accomplish the feat. Since 1970, only seven athletes have done so, including Bo Jackson and Deion Sanders. Jackson was the first athlete to be selected as an All-Star in both MLB and the NFL.
The New York Giants all-time roster is split by name into the following two lists: New York Giants all-time roster (A–Kim) New York Giants all-time roster (Kin–Z)
The New York Giants were a Major League Baseball team in the National League that began play in the 1883 season as the New York Gothams [a] and became known as the Giants in 1885. They continued as the New York Giants until the team moved to San Francisco, California after the 1957 season, where the team continues its history as the San ...
This is a list of players, both past and present, who appeared in at least one game for the New York Giants or the San Francisco Giants. Players in bold are members of the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Players in italics have had their numbers retired by the team.
The defense carried the team and led the NFL in sacks with 68. [97] They won their first-round playoff game, 17–3 over the defending champion 49ers. [98] It was New York's first postseason win at home since 1958, and their first ever at Giants Stadium. In the divisional playoffs, they lost 21–0 to the eventual Super Bowl champion Chicago ...
This timeline includes all franchises (including non-defunct franchises) that played in the AL or NL after 1891; it also shows the eleven historical leagues during the period in which each is considered a major league by Major League Baseball. Only major and recent name changes are marked in blue. Franchise moves are marked in black.
New York Giants: 1934 NFL Championship Game. Giants players switched to basketball sneakers in the middle of the game. [2] 73–0: December 8, 1940 Chicago Bears: 73–0 Washington Redskins: The Chicago Bears scored 11 touchdowns and won 73–0, the most lopsided victory in NFL history. [3] The Greatest Game Ever Played: December 28, 1958 ...
After defeating the Washington Redskins in Week 14, the Giants became the first team in NFL history to win 100 regular season games against an opponent. [137] However, this ensured last place in the NFC East for the second straight year, marking the first time they were division rock bottom in back-to-back years since 1977 and 1978. [138]