There was a baseball team with the same name so the football team named themselves the New York Football Giants. The baseball team has since moved to San Francisco but the football team still maintains that name.

History Of The New York Giants

Tim Mara founded the Giants in 1925. He was the owner till his death in 1959 when his son Wellington took over. The Giants first game was against All New Britain on October 5th, 1925 where they won, 26-0. In their third season, they won the NFL title. They had a low fourth season, which compelled Mara to buy the entire Detroit Wolverine team and merge them with the Giants with the sole purpose of getting their star quarterback, Benny Friedman.

From 1933 to 1946, the Giants qualified to play in the NFL Championships eight times and they won twice. This included the famous Sneakers Game where they beat the Chicago Bears on an icy field to win the NFL Title in 1934, wearing sneakers instead of regular football boots.

Their third NFL Title came in 1938 with a win over the Green Bay Packers, 23-17. Their next league title came only in 1956. They had a dry spell between 1964 and 1978. The highlight of this period was the team leaving their previous home field, Yankees Stadium and moving into the new Giants Stadium at Meadowlands in 1976.

The Giants Super Bowl Wins

The Giants won their first Super Bowl in 1986 where they defeated the Denver Broncos, 39-20. Quarterback Phil Simms was named the Most Valuable Player. Their second Super Bowl win came in 1990. This time they beat the Buffalo Bills, 20-19.

The current owners of the Giants are John Mara and Steve Tisch. The head coach is Tom Coughlin since 2004. The team colors are Royal Blue, Red, Gray and White.

The Giants have the first ever retired jersey number in professional sports in the U.S. This is the jersey number 1 of Ray Flaherty. Some other retired numbers are #11 Phil Simms, #40 Joe Morrison and #56 Lawrence Taylor.

The Giants have won a total of six League Championships including two Super Bowls. They have also won nine Conference Championships and fourteen Division Championships.