When he took his first snap as a rookie, I had just started kindergarten. When he walked off the field for the last time, I was a high school senior. Lawrence Taylor WAS football for me. I had never known football without him. When he (and Simms)retired, it was like the Giants were folding as a team. It was very hard to accept that no longer would the best defensive player who ever lived be on my team.
The niners were the 00s pats and 70s cowboys all rolled into one and then some. Montana was a living legend who never lost in a big spot. No salary cap no depth issues--- those niner teams were legendary. They took shits that were better than those pats teams. Not trying to bash the pats but the 80s era just lent itself to deeper and more talented teams. For the Giants to walk into the stick and beat that team -- just heroic. I'm proud of every NYG championship team and the 07 run was disgustingly dramatic and awesome but the 90 giants were special. They took down titans in that postseason.
When he took his first snap as a rookie, I had just started kindergarten. When he walked off the field for the last time, I was a high school senior. Lawrence Taylor WAS football for me. I had never known football without him. When he (and Simms)retired, it was like the Giants were folding as a team. It was very hard to accept that no longer would the best defensive player who ever lived be on my team.
He died in 83, but I think he retired in 81.
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In toy form!!