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New York Giants

NFL · NFC · NFC East

Team information

Abbr
NYG
Sport
Football
League
NFL
Conference
NFC
Division
NFC East
Founded
1925
Mascot
None
Fan nickname
Big Blue Nation
City nickname
New York
Home market
East Rutherford, NJ, USA
Championships
4
Followers
0

One of the NFL’s most historic fanbases, tied to generations of New York football tradition.

Mascot: None

Championship years

  • 1987
  • 1991
  • 2008
  • 2012

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Name history

  1. New York Giants

    1925–Present

Venue timeline

  1. Polo Grounds

    1925–1955

  2. Yankee Stadium

    1956–1973

  3. Yale Bowl

    1973–1974 · Temporary

  4. Shea Stadium

    1975

  5. Giants Stadium

    1976–2009

  6. MetLife Stadium

    2010–Present

Logo history

  1. New York Giants

    1945 – 1949

  2. New York Giants

    1950 – 1955

  3. New York Giants

    1956 – 1960

  4. New York Giants

    1961 – 1974

  5. New York Giants

    1975 – 1975

  6. New York Giants

    1976 – 1999

  7. New York Giants

    2000 – Present

Retired numbers

1 Ray Flaherty Retired 1935
4 Tuffy Leemans Retired 1940
7 Mel Hein Retired 1963
10 Eli Manning Retired 2021
11 Phil Simms Retired 1995
14 Ward Cuff Retired 1946
16 Frank Gifford Retired 2000
32 Al Blozis Retired 1945
40 Joe Morrison Retired 1973
42 Charlie Conerly Retired 1962
50 Ken Strong Retired 1968
56 Lawrence Taylor Retired 1994
92 Michael Strahan Retired 2021

Signature songs

Empire State of Mind

(Stadium sing-along) Concrete jungle where dreams are made of There's nothing you can't do Now you're in New York

“New York State of Mind”

(Giants eras) I'm in a New York state of mind

Signature chants

Big Blue!

(Call and response) Big Blue! Big Blue! Big Blue! Big Blue! Big Blue!

“Defense!”

(MetLife Stadium) Defense! Defense! Defense!

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