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Place of birth: Williamsburg, Virginia, United States. Height: 6 ft 3 in (1. Weight: 2. 45 lb (1. Career information.
High school: Williamsburg (VA) Lafayette. College: North Carolina.
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Mania XI defeating Bam Bam Bigelow. Career NFL statistics. Lawrence Julius Taylor (born February 4, 1. L. T.", is a Hall of Fame former American football player. Taylor played his entire professional career as a linebacker for the New York Giants (1. National Football League (NFL). He is considered to be one of the greatest players in the history of football, and has been ranked as the greatest defensive player in league history by former players, coaches, media members, and news outlets such as the NFL Network, and Sporting News.[1][2][3]After an All- American career at the University of North Carolina (UNC) (1.
Taylor was drafted by the Giants as the second overall selection in the 1. NFL Draft. Although controversy surrounded the selection due to Taylor's contract demands, the two sides quickly resolved the issue.
Early life. Lawrence Taylor was the second of three sons born to Clarence and Iris Taylor in Williamsburg, Virginia. His father worked as a dispatcher at the Newport. Find live NFL scores, pro football player & team news, NFL videos, rumors, stats, standings, team schedules & fantasy football games on FOX Sports. Leadership Fellows in the 2015-16 Cook Leadership Academy. Fatouma Abdoulaye – Cell and Molecular Biology Fatouma is a senior student who transferred from Washtenaw.
Taylor won several defensive awards after his rookie season. Throughout the 1. Taylor was a disruptive force at outside linebacker, and is credited with changing the pass rushing schemes, offensive line play, and offensive formations used in the NFL.
Taylor produced double- digit sacks each season from 1. He also won a record three Defensive Player of the Year awards and was named the league's Most Valuable Player (MVP) for his performance during the 1. Taylor is one of only two defensive players in the history of the NFL to have ever won the NFL MVP award. He was named First- team All- Pro in each of his first nine seasons and was a key member of the Giants' defense, nicknamed "The Big Blue Wrecking Crew", that led New York to victories in Super Bowls. XXI and XXV. During the 1.
Taylor, fellow linebackers Carl Banks, Gary Reasons, Brad Van Pelt, Brian Kelley, Pepper Johnson, and Hall of Famer Harry Carson gave the Giants linebacking corps a reputation as one of the best in the NFL. Taylor has lived a controversial lifestyle, during and after his playing career. He admitted to using drugs such as cocaine as early as his second year in the NFL, and was suspended several times by the league for failing drug tests. His drug abuse escalated after his retirement, and he was jailed three times for attempted drug possession. From 1. 99. 8 to 2.
Taylor lived a sober, drug- free life. He worked as a color commentator on sporting events after his retirement, and pursued a career as an actor. His personal life came under public scrutiny in 2.
Early life[edit]Lawrence Taylor was the second of three sons born to Clarence and Iris Taylor in Williamsburg, Virginia. His father worked as a dispatcher at the Newport News shipyards, while his mother was a schoolteacher.[5] Referred to as Lonnie by his family,[6] Taylor was a mischievous youth.
His mother said that "[h]e was a challenging child. Where the other two boys would ask for permission to do stuff, Lonnie.. Taylor concentrated on baseball as a youth, in which he played the position of catcher,[7] and only began playing football at the advanced age of fifteen.[5] He did not play organized high school football until the following year (eleventh grade),[8] and was not heavily recruited coming out of high school.[9]After graduating from Lafayette High School in 1. Taylor attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where he was a team captain,[1. No. 9. 8. Originally recruited as a defensive lineman, Taylor switched to linebacker before the 1. He had 1. 6 sacks in his final year there (1.
He was recognized as a consensus first- team All- American and the Atlantic Coast Conference Player of the Year in 1. While there the coaching staff marveled at his intense, reckless style of play. As a freshman playing on special teams, he'd jump a good six or seven feet in the air to block a punt, then land on the back of his neck," said North Carolina assistant coach Bobby Cale. He was reckless, just reckless."[1] UNC later retired Taylor's jersey.[1. NFL career[edit]1.
NFL Draft and training camp[edit]In the 1. NFL Draft, Taylor was drafted by the NFL's New York Giants as the 2nd pick overall. In a poll of NFL General Managers (GMs) taken before the draft 2. GMs said if they had the first selection they would select Taylor.[2] One of the two GMs who said they would not take Taylor was Bum Phillips, who had just been hired as coach and general manager by the New Orleans Saints. As fate would have it for Taylor, the Saints were also the team who had the first pick in the draft.[2] Giants GM George Young predicted before the draft that he would be better than NFL legends such as Dick Butkus: "Taylor is the best college linebacker I've ever seen.
Sure, I saw Dick Butkus play. There's no doubt in my mind about Taylor. He's bigger and stronger than Butkus was. On the blitz, he's devastating."[2]On draft day, Phillips made good on his promise not to draft Taylor and the Saints instead selected Heisman Trophy- winning halfback George Rogers with the first pick, leaving the Giants with the decision of whether to select Taylor. To the raucous approval of the crowd in attendance at the draft (which was held in New York City), the Giants selected him.[1. Privately, Taylor was hesitant about playing for New York as he had hoped to be drafted by the Dallas Cowboys, and was unimpressed with a tour of Giants Stadium he was taken on, after the draft.[1.
Publicly, however, he expressed excitement about the opportunity to play in the city.[1. Taylor changed his stance after he was drafted as Harry Carson made a point to reach out to him, and Taylor said he "talked to some players and coaches" and "got things straightened out."[1.
One of the factors that the Giants said they considered in selecting Taylor was his solid reputation. He was the cleanest player in the draft.
By that I mean there was no rap on him," said head coach Ray Perkins. Great potential as a linebacker, a fine young man, free of injuries."[1. Taylor chose to wear number 5. Cowboys linebacker Thomas Henderson.[1. As it would turn out, Taylor would have the longer and more successful career while Rogers, although successful in his own right with several 1,0.
Pro Bowl selections, was injury- prone and forced to retire following the 1. Washington Redskins. Taylor's talent was evident from the start of training camp. Reports came out of the Giants training compound of the exploits of the new phenom.[1][1. Taylor's teammates took to calling him Superman and joked that his locker should be replaced with a phone booth.[1]Phil Simms, the team's quarterback, said, "on the pass rush, he's an animal.
He's either going to run around you or over you. With his quickness, he's full speed after two steps."[1. Taylor made his NFL exhibition debut on August 8, 1. Giants' 2. 3–7 win over the Chicago Bears.[2.
Before the season word spread around the league about Taylor.[1. Years after facing him in an exhibition game, Pittsburgh Steelers. Quarterback. Terry Bradshaw recalled, "[h]e dang- near killed me, I just kept saying, 'Who is this guy?' He kept coming from my blind side and just ripped my ribs to pieces."[2. Taylor developed what has been termed a "love- hate relationship" with Bill Parcells who was the team's defensive coordinator when he was drafted, and would later become their head coach.[2.
Parcells often rode players in the hopes of driving them to better performance. Taylor did not appreciate this approach, and early on told Parcells, "I've had enough.
You either cut me or trade me but get the fuck off my back."[2. Parcells kept on Taylor, but privately told some veterans, "I like that LT. That motherfucker's got a mean streak."[2. Early career: 1. 98. Taylor made his NFL regular season debut on September 6, 1. Philadelphia Eagles. Aside from incurring a penalty for a late hit on Eagles running back Perry Harrington, Taylor played a nondescript game.[1.
In a game versus the St. Louis Cardinals later in the season, Taylor rushed and sacked the passer when he was supposed to drop into coverage. When told by Parcells that was not what he was assigned to do on that play, and that what he did was not in the playbook,[2.
Taylor responded "Well, we better put it in on Monday, because that play's a dandy."[2. He recorded 9. 5 sacks in 1. NFL history.[2. 7][2. He was named 1. 98. NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year, making him as of 2. Offensive or Defensive Player of the Year award.[2.
Taylor's arrival helped the Giants defense reduce their points allowed from 4. They finished the season 9–7, up five games from the previous season, and advanced to the NFL divisional playoffs, where they lost 3. Super Bowl champion San Francisco 4. The San Francisco win was due partly to a new tactic 4. Bill Walsh used to slow Taylor. Walsh assigned guard. John Ayers, the team's best blocker, to block Taylor and, although Taylor still recorded a sack and three tackles, he was not as effective as normal.[3.