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The Giants are currently members of the Eastern Division of the [[National Football Conference]] (NFC) in the [[National Football League]] (NFL). They were one of five teams that joined the NFL in 1925, but the only one admitted that year which still exists. |
The Giants are currently members of the Eastern Division of the [[National Football Conference]] (NFC) in the [[National Football League]] (NFL). They were one of five teams that joined the NFL in 1925, but the only one admitted that year which still exists. |
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+ | The Giants rank third among all NFL franchises with seven NFL titles: four in the pre–Super Bowl era (1927, 1934, 1938, 1956) and three since the advent of the [[Super Bowl]] (Super Bowls XXI (1986), XXV (1990), and XLII (2007). Their championship tally is surpassed only by the [[Green Bay Packers]] (13) and [[Chicago Bears]] (9). During their history, the Giants have featured 15 Hall of Fame players, including [[National Football League Most Valuable Player Award|NFL Most Valuable Player]] award winners Charlie Conerly, Y. A. Tittle, and Lawrence Taylor. |
To distinguish it from the professional baseball team of the same name, the football team was incorporated as the "New York National League Football Company, Inc." in 1953 and changed to "New York Football Giants, Inc." in 2000 Although the baseball team moved to San Francisco after the 1957 season, the football team continues to use "New York Football Giants, Inc." as its legal corporate name, and is often referred to by fans and sportscasters as the "New York Football Giants". The team has also gained several nicknames, including "Big Blue," the "G-Men", and the "Jints," an intentionally mangled abbreviation seen frequently in the ''New York Post'' and ''New York Daily News'', originating from the baseball team when they were based in New York. Additionally the team as a whole is occasionally referred to as the "Big Blue Wrecking Crew", even though this moniker primarily and originally refers to the Giants defensive unit during the 80's and early 90's. |
To distinguish it from the professional baseball team of the same name, the football team was incorporated as the "New York National League Football Company, Inc." in 1953 and changed to "New York Football Giants, Inc." in 2000 Although the baseball team moved to San Francisco after the 1957 season, the football team continues to use "New York Football Giants, Inc." as its legal corporate name, and is often referred to by fans and sportscasters as the "New York Football Giants". The team has also gained several nicknames, including "Big Blue," the "G-Men", and the "Jints," an intentionally mangled abbreviation seen frequently in the ''New York Post'' and ''New York Daily News'', originating from the baseball team when they were based in New York. Additionally the team as a whole is occasionally referred to as the "Big Blue Wrecking Crew", even though this moniker primarily and originally refers to the Giants defensive unit during the 80's and early 90's. |
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