Dom Principe
Dom Principe (Football. Born, Brockton, Mass., Feb. 9, 1917.) A rugged back who was a major part of Fordham’s offense, Dominic Alfred Principe was also a member of both the Football Giants (1940-42)...
View ArticleJim Hall
Jim Hall (Public address. Born, New York, NY, May 30, 1933.) Perhaps the most-heard but least known public address announcer in New York sports, James Joseph Hall began filling in for the legendary...
View ArticleKen MacAfee
Ken MacAfee (Pro football. Born, North Adams, MA, Aug. 3, 1929; died, Brockton, MA, July 4, 2007.) Though he played at Alabama, Kenneth Adams MacAfee Sr. really built his reputation as a pass receiver...
View ArticleTom Landry
Tom Landry (Pro football. Born, Mission, TX, Sept. 11, 1924; died, Dallas, TX, Feb. 12, 2000.) Though later justifiably famed as head coach of the Dallas Cowboys, Thomas Wade Landry was part of the New...
View ArticleJohn K. Mara
John K. Mara (Pro football. Born, New York, NY, Dec. 1, 1954.) Chosen among the many of his generation of Maras to run the Giants, John K. Mara has followed in the footsteps of his grandfather Tim and...
View ArticleTim Mara
Tim Mara (Pro football. Born, New York, NY, July 29, 1887; died, New York, NY, Feb. 16, 1959.) One of the legendary names not only in New York sports but in all of pro football, Timothy J. Mara created...
View ArticleWellington Mara
Wellington Mara (Pro Football. Born, New York, NY, Aug. 14, 1916; died, Rye, NY, Oct. 25, 2005.) During the 1930s, Fordham was a national power in college football with the second version of the “Seven...
View ArticleGreg Larson
Greg Larson (Pro football. Born, Minneapolis, MN, Nov. 15, 1939.) Captain of Minnesota’s 1961 Rose Bowl team, Gregory Kenneth Larson eventually succeeded Ray Wietecha as the Giants center after being...
View ArticleGus Mauch
Gus Mauch (Trainer. Born, New York, NY, Mar. 7, 1902; died, St. Petersburg, FL, Apr. 16, 1983.) Augustus Mauch, who played a key role in many a Casey Stengel-managed championship team with the Yankees...
View ArticleTuffy Leemans
Tuffy Leemans (Pro football. Born, Superior, WI, Nov. 12, 1912; died, Hillsboro Beach, FL, Jan. 19, 1979.) Signed partly on the recommendation of young Wellington Mara, Alphonse Emil Leemans proved to...
View ArticleSteve Owen
Steve Owen (Pro football. Born, Cleo Springs, AR, Apr. 21, 1898; died, Oneida, NY, May 17, 1964.) Steve Owen came out of Phillips University and was perhaps the best tackle of his era in the National...
View ArticleRodney Hampton
Rodney Hampton (Pro football. Born, Houston, TX, Apr. 3, 1969.) A 225-pound running back, Rodney Hampton succeeded Joe Morris as the Giants’ top rusher in 1990. Hampton missed most of that year’s...
View ArticleRay Handley
Ray Handley (Pro football. Born, Artesia, NM, Oct. 8, 1944.) When Bill Parcells left after the 1990 season (and its climactic conclusion with Super Bowl XXV), Robert Ray Handley was given the...
View ArticleMerle Hapes
Merle Hapes (Pro football. Born, Garden Grove, CA, May 9, 1919; died, Biloxi, MS, July 18, 1994.) Joining the Giants out of Mississippi in 1942, fullback Merle Hapes returned from military duty in...
View ArticleMel Hein
Mel Hein (Pro football. Born, Redding, CA, Aug. 22, 1909; died, San Clemente, CA, Jan. 31, 1992.) Melvin J. Hein is perhaps the best center in the history of pro football in a career that began with...
View ArticleDon Heinrich
Don Heinrich (Pro football. Born, Chicago, IL, Sept. 19, 1931; died, Sarasota, FL, Feb. 29, 1992.) Donald Heinrich was a backup quarterback for the Giants (1954-59) who often started ahead of Charley...
View ArticleJohn McVay
John McVay (Pro football. Born, Bellaire, OH, Jan. 5, 1931.) After two seasons (1974-75) as head coach of the W.F.L. Memphis Southmen, John E. McVay became an assistant coach for the Giants. On Oct....
View ArticleHarry Newman
Harry Newman (Pro football. Born, Detroit, MI, Sept. 5, 1909; died, Las Vegas, NV, May 2, 2000.) As a triple-threat tailback from the University of Michigan, Harry L. Newman signed a contract with...
View ArticleLeo Miles
Leo Miles (Pro football. Born, Washington, DC, May 21, 1931; died, Arlington, VA, Sept. 27, 1995.) An N.F.L. game official for 22 seasons (1969-90), Leo Miles was the N.F.L. supervisor of officials...
View ArticleCentury Milstead
Century Milstead (College and pro football. Born, Allegheny, PA, Jan. 1, 1901; died, Pleasantville, NY, June 1, 1963.) Ranked among the best linemen of his time, Century Allen Milstead was a two-time...
View ArticleBob Mischak
Bob Mischak (College and pro football. Born, Newark, NJ, Oct. 25, 1932.) An outstanding all-around athlete at West Point, Robert Michael Mischak was later to play for both the Giants and the Titans....
View ArticleDick Modzelewski
Dick Modzelewski (Pro football. Born, West Natrona, PA, Feb. 16, 1931.) Universally known as “Little Mo” despite his 260 pounds, Richard Blair Modzelewski was a superb defensive tackle for the Giants...
View ArticleBo Molenda
Bo Molenda (Pro football. Born, Glesby, IL, Feb. 20, 1905; died, Banning, CA, July 20, 1986.) A running back signed out of Michigan, John J. Molenda played halfback and fullback for the N.F.L. Yankees...
View ArticleJim Lee Howell
Jim Lee Howell (Pro football. Born, Lonoke, AR, Sept. 27, 1914; died, Lonoke, AR, Jan. 4, 1995.) An end who played nine seasons for the Football Giants in two terms divided by World War II (1937-42,...
View ArticleCal Hubbard
Cal Hubbard (Pro football, baseball. Born, Keytesville, MO, Oct. 30, 1900; died, St. Petersburg, FL, Oct. 16, 1977.) Parallel careers as a football player and a baseball umpire made Robert Calvin...
View ArticleSam Huff
Sam Huff (Pro football. Born Edna Gas, WV, Oct. 4, 1934.) As a two-way guard at West Virginia, Robert Lee (Sam) Huff established himself as an outstanding football player, but it was as a linebacker...
View ArticleAugie Lio
Augie Lio (Sports editor. Born, East Boston, MA, Apr. 30, 1918; died, Clifton, NJ, Sept. 3, 1989.) A Georgetown star who played in two pro football leagues, Agostino Salvatore Lio was a New Jersey...
View ArticleSpider Lockhart
Spider Lockhart (Pro football. Born, Dallas, TX, Apr. 6, 1943; died, Hackensack, NJ, July 8, 1986.) Starting as a rookie at left corner, Carl Ford Lockhart became a free safety for most of his 11...
View ArticleVince Lombardi
Vince Lombardi (College and pro football. Born, Brooklyn, NY, June 11, 1913; died, Washington, DC, Sept. 3, 1970.) While he became legendary coaching at Green Bay, Vincent Thomas Lombardi had a long...
View ArticleDick Lynch
Dick Lynch (Pro football. Born, Oceanside, NY, Apr. 29, 1936; died, New York, NY, Sept, 24, 2008.) Drafted in the sixth round by Washington in 1958 out of Notre Dame, Richard Dennis Lynch was acquired...
View ArticleJim Katcavage
Jim Katcavage (Pro football. Born, Wilkes-Barre, PA, Oct. 28, 1934; died, Maple Glen, PA, Feb. 22, 1995.) Drafted out of Dayton as the Giants’ fourth pick in 1956, James R. Katcavage became a...
View ArticleLes Keiter
Les Keiter (Broadcasting. Born, Seattle, Wash., Apr. 27, 1919; died, Kailua, Hawaii, April 14, 2009.) For nearly a decade starting in 1954, Les R. Keiter was one of the most recognizable voices in...
View ArticleDave Jennings
Dave Jennings (Pro football. Born, New York, NY, June 8, 1952.) A top punter who played for the Giants (1974-84) and Jets (1985-87), David Tuthill Jennings then became an outstanding radio color...
View ArticleErnie Koy, Jr.
Ernie Koy, Jr. (Pro football. Born, Bellville, TX, Oct. 22, 1942.) A 225-pound running back from the U. of Texas, Ernest Melvin Koy was a No. 1 draft choice by the Giants in 1965. Koy was a member of...
View ArticleRich Kotite
Rich Kotite (Pro football. Born, Brooklyn, NY, Oct. 13, 1942.) Though largely remembered for two disastrous seasons as head coach of the Jets, Richard Edward Kotite was a record-setting receiver at...
View ArticleDoug Kotar
Doug Kotar (Pro football. Born, Canonsburg, PA, June 11, 1951; died, Pittsburgh, PA, Dec. 16, 1983.) Acquired from the Pittsburgh Steelers in July 1974, Douglas Allan Kotar became a very productive...
View ArticleShipwreck Kelly
Shipwreck Kelly (Pro football. Born, Simmstown, NY, July 8, 1910; died, Lighthouse Point, FL, Aug. 17, 1986.) A star running back at Kentucky, John Simms Kelly played for the Football Giants and...
View ArticleJoe King
Joe King (Sportswriter. Born, Jersey City, NJ, May 19, 1908; died, Ridgewood, NJ, Apr. 16, 1979.) Recognized as one of the first writers to see pro football as a major national sport, Joseph King...
View ArticleDave Klein
Dave Klein (Sportswriter. Born, Newark, NJ, Mar. 10, 1940.) Three times in six years, David S. Klein had his work chosen as the No. 1 submission to the Best Sports Stories anthology. Klein was...
View ArticleOtto Schnellbacher
Otto Schnellbacher (Pro football. Born, Sublette, KS, Apr. 15, 1923; died, Topeka, KS, Mar. 10, 2008.) Though he was with the team for only two seasons (1950-51), Otto Schnellbacher was a corner of...
View ArticleBob Schnelker
Bob Schnelker (Pro football. Born, Gahon, O., Oct. 17, 1928.) Slow-footed but sure-handed, Robert Bernard Schnelker caught 189 passes for 3,312 yards (16.2 average) in seven seasons with the Giants....
View ArticleHank Soar
Hank Soar (Pro football, baseball. Born, Alton, RI, Aug. 17, 1914; died, Pawtucket, RI, Dec. 24, 2001.) Many athletes in the post-World War II era were involved in more than one sport, but Henry...
View ArticleBarry Stanton
Barry Stanton (Sportswriter. Born, The Bronx, NY, Apr. 30, 1955.) For nearly a quarter-century, Barry Jon Stanton was a mainstay of the sports staff of the Gannett Westchester newspapers (now...
View ArticleTara Sullivan
Tara Sullivan (Sportswriter. Born, New York, NY, June 20, 1968.) In less than a decade, Tara Pauline Sullivan rose from a writer covering high school sports to the beat writer following the Football...
View ArticleWilliam Roberts
William Roberts (Pro football. Born, Miami, FL, Aug. 5, 1962.) A first-round draft pick out of Ohio State in 1984, William Harold Roberts was a 10-year offensive lineman for the Football Giants....
View ArticleHarold Rosenthal
Harold Rosenthal (Sportswriter. Born, New York, NY, Mar. 11, 1914; died, Colorado Springs, CO, June 29, 1999.) Joining the Herald Tribune at age 17, Harold Rosenthal rose to become a leading baseball...
View ArticleBob Tisch
Bob Tisch (Executive. Born, Brooklyn, NY, Apr. 29, 1926; died, New York, NY, Nov. 15, 2005.) Long a leader of New York’s cultural, educational, and charitable community, Preston Robert Tisch joined...
View ArticleY.A. Tittle
Y.A. Tittle (Pro football. Born, Marshall, TX, Oct. 24, 1926.) As a star at Louisiana State from 1944-47 and for 12 seasons of pro football, Yelverton Abraham Tittle was one of the standout...
View ArticleArnie Weinmeister
Arnie Weinmeister (Pro football. Born, Rhine, Sask., Mar. 23, 1923; died, Seattle, WA, June 28, 2000.) A hard-hitting tackle who was a versatile two-way player, Arnold G. Weinmeister joined the...
View ArticleRay Wietecha
Ray Wietecha (Pro football. Born, East Chicago, IN, Nov. 4, 1928; died, Phoenix, AZ, Dec. 24, 2002.) An ironman center who played 124 games in a row at center for the Giants, Raymond Walter Wietecha...
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