I was at that game against the Archie Manning and the Oilers. I had field level seats at the 20 yard line with the Giants trailing 13-7 and kicking off about halfway through the 4th quarter to the Oilers in my end of the field. I watched LT sack Manning on 3 consecutive plays. After the first two sacks Giants Stadium was rocking, but my dad, a very stoic fan was just clapping, very composed. I was going completely nuts high fiving everyone around me. But when LT sacked Manning the 3rd time, even my dear old father joined the rest of us crazed Giants fans. He was jumping up and down, high fiving people. Something he never did before or since. The Giants won that game, too, 14-13. That's how great a talent LT was. He simply had no peer in the game of football. Teams designed their offensive schemes based on where LT was. You couldn't run away from him because he pursued so well. You couldn't run at him. You couldn't block him on the pass rush. One time, against the Eagles, QB Ron Jaworski was interviewed after the game which the Giants won and Taylor had been in his face all afternoon. Jaworski said, "I knew I was in trouble when I looked across the line of scrimmage and LT was smiling at me." Lawrence Taylor was my favorite football player of all time.
Thank you for posting this. Best Defensive Player of All Time for me. LT's combination of strength, speed and instinct is unmatched. He pushed offensive linemen around like no other. He was the best outside rusher, so dominant Redskins created the single back double tight end just to block him. He was fast - his speed is soooo underrated. He could play pass coverage, intercept and take it to the house. His motor never stopped - his appetite for the game - his will to win. LT won NFL MVP - only 2nd Defensive player to do this and unlike Page, who won before, LT's dominance was season after season. Guy is only one of 10 players to ever win Regular Season MVP & Superbowl MVP - as a defensive player. Privileged to grow up watching him play. There have been many great defensive players but only 1 LT - who did it while partying. As good as he is people need to stop saying Parsons is new LT. Only 1 LT.
The GOAT as far as I'm concerned a truly inspirational and influential player at his position. Naturally gifted he made the game look easy and put his body on the line. A true superstar which we may never see again. 👍❤🙏🤣
Taylor changed the game of football. There are not many players who you can say have done that. He was an unstoppable force when he was on top of his game. No one could block him.
To this day I still think he is the greatest linebacker to ever play the game he scared most quarterbacks from holding the ball to long before he crushed them.
Numbers you wanted to know where they were on the field: 56 Taylor, 42 Lott, 50 Singletary and 92 White. You wanted to and needed to know where these dudes were at on the field. There are others but these are the biggest ones.
At 12:05 LT intercepts Montana's pass and is on his way to the end zone. You can see that Jerry Rice (as fast as he is) wants no part of chasing or tackling him and just pulls up.
There were many, many, many moments in this video when you could see the literal fear in the eyes of the player that attracted LT's attention. Appeared like the bogeyman, hit like a freight train, and came back for more.
legend has it LT played a young MJ (probably summer of 1981) in basketball at a North Carolina pick up game featuring the 2 greatest athletes i have seen... fax!!!
Imagine if he didn't party, went to sleep early on Saturday nights and kept in shape throughout the season? Getting shivers just thinking about it ....
I saw a story about Lawrence Taylor and Reggie White as possible teammates it would have been the equivalent of Jesus Christ and Lucifer together if one didn't get to the QB the other would have.
You know how a lot of sports has a lot of good players at their position and it's hard to really decide who you can say is the best or ever done it at that position but this man played a couple positions and he's the best to do it ever at any of them they will never be anybody's ever do it like him never like anybody that tries to say otherwise no you're bugging you guys just got used to some BS that man will never have anybody come across and maybe when we gone you couldn't teach that that was born that was given to me Michael Jordan gift he was the Michael Jordan man for real he was a Kobe Bryant he's the tiger woods he had that and born in him you can't teach that and a lot of people having them but they don't know how to use their brain to let it out the right way and I believe there's other players in the league that are nice but sometimes coaches don't let him go to their full potential whatever it may be I don't know but ain't nobody messing with LT man but people just need to fall back stop that talk about other positions that he didn't play and they can be the best but as long as he played those positions ain't nobody touching him not no way I don't care who's been in the game I don't care who like who else do you get hyped watching play who else you get hyped watch and play like LT I get hype watching play Michael Jordan I get high
Lawrence Taylor was the most incredible player I've ever seen play. I was at Giants Stadium in the 80's and 90's. He is the epitome of legendary.
I was at that game against the Archie Manning and the Oilers. I had field level seats at the 20 yard line with the Giants trailing 13-7 and kicking off about halfway through the 4th quarter to the Oilers in my end of the field. I watched LT sack Manning on 3 consecutive plays. After the first two sacks Giants Stadium was rocking, but my dad, a very stoic fan was just clapping, very composed. I was going completely nuts high fiving everyone around me. But when LT sacked Manning the 3rd time, even my dear old father joined the rest of us crazed Giants fans. He was jumping up and down, high fiving people. Something he never did before or since. The Giants won that game, too, 14-13. That's how great a talent LT was. He simply had no peer in the game of football. Teams designed their offensive schemes based on where LT was. You couldn't run away from him because he pursued so well. You couldn't run at him. You couldn't block him on the pass rush. One time, against the Eagles, QB Ron Jaworski was interviewed after the game which the Giants won and Taylor had been in his face all afternoon. Jaworski said, "I knew I was in trouble when I looked across the line of scrimmage and LT was smiling at me." Lawrence Taylor was my favorite football player of all time.
Pure rage & fear in football...Astounding talent....Everyone on the field was afraid of him...L.T!!!!!
I was a long time Giants fan. I will never forget L.T. and how proud he made me feel.
LT, MJ, Barry Sanders, Kobe, Brady, ...man...I've watched the very best ......I feel lucky to say the least!!1
Brady is lucky to have never played in the '80s against the likes of Lawrence Taylor he would have been a NFL ANALYST before the age of 40
@@dwightlove3704 hahahaha..I can't 100% argue with that my man!!!...LT might just have folded him n half!....
I Wish i could have watched mj live
Thank you for posting this.
Best Defensive Player of All Time for me. LT's combination of strength, speed and instinct is unmatched. He pushed offensive linemen around like no other. He was the best outside rusher, so dominant Redskins created the single back double tight end just to block him. He was fast - his speed is soooo underrated. He could play pass coverage, intercept and take it to the house. His motor never stopped - his appetite for the game - his will to win. LT won NFL MVP - only 2nd Defensive player to do this and unlike Page, who won before, LT's dominance was season after season. Guy is only one of 10 players to ever win Regular Season MVP & Superbowl MVP - as a defensive player. Privileged to grow up watching him play.
There have been many great defensive players but only 1 LT - who did it while partying. As good as he is people need to stop saying Parsons is new LT. Only 1 LT.
Can't get enough of this Warrior going into Battle!
The GOAT as far as I'm concerned a truly inspirational and influential player at his position. Naturally gifted he made the game look easy and put his body on the line. A true superstar which we may never see again. 👍❤🙏🤣
Best defensive player ever
Best NFL player of all time! Sorry Jim Rice and Brady!
@@atiboyful
Tom Brady>LT
@@dumisatonyjohnson8145 Not yet!
LT clearly the GOAT in the NFL to this day!
LT was the greatest outside linebacker in football when I was growing up.
Taylor changed the game of football. There are not many players who you can say have done that. He was an unstoppable force when he was on top of his game. No one could block him.
The GOAT period !
Best lb in nfl history
The GOAT 🐐
To this day I still think he is the greatest linebacker to ever play the game he scared most quarterbacks from holding the ball to long before he crushed them.
Excellent Tribute to the best defensive player to ever suit up. In my opinion the best player ever in the NFL. Thanks for the memories 👍🏻
26th to 3rd ranked defense IN ONE YEAR?? Wow
The GOAT still
Numbers you wanted to know where they were on the field: 56 Taylor, 42 Lott, 50 Singletary and 92 White. You wanted to and needed to know where these dudes were at on the field. There are others but these are the biggest ones.
Defense went from 26 to 3rd with the arrival of LT!
LT is the GOAT of defense.
What LT his whole career the greatest
Get LT an 🎱, 👯♀️and 🥂. He Rocks!!
The Best ever Mr LT
At 12:05 LT intercepts Montana's pass and is on his way to the end zone. You can see that Jerry Rice (as fast as he is) wants no part of chasing or tackling him and just pulls up.
What a hit by Jim Burt. Literally knocked Joe unconscious.
@Joseph Tomanelli Leonard Marshall did it again 5 years later
When he tackles he tackles through you.
I'd pay money to see the replay of LT vs Barry Sanders, B. Jackson, Dickerson, Cambell. Hi NFL Channel, ESPN, I'm talking to you!
Back when football was a
Man's game. Brady, Brees,
Peyton wouldn't even have a clue about what was about
To happen
There were many, many, many moments in this video when you could see the literal fear in the eyes of the player that attracted LT's attention. Appeared like the bogeyman, hit like a freight train, and came back for more.
The thing about Taylor was that once he squared his body up to up to an opponent, that opponent was down within a yard
Micheal Jordan went to North Carolina too, hmmm...what in that water?
They are the most famous alumnae to attend that school.
Amazing share Jim. Cheers!
Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching
😢 not easy watching this compared to the state of the franchise right now.
Teams should us this as an instructional video on how to play linebacker
legend has it LT played a young MJ (probably summer of 1981) in basketball at a North Carolina pick up game featuring the 2 greatest athletes i have seen... fax!!!
Would pay to see a recording of that!
here is my list of football players at any position that are better than Lawrence Taylor.... and this concludes my list
LT was a bad man 👨🏽
Imagine if he didn't party, went to sleep early on Saturday nights and kept in shape throughout the season? Getting shivers just thinking about it ....
I saw a story about Lawrence Taylor and Reggie White as possible teammates it would have been the equivalent of Jesus Christ and Lucifer together if one didn't get to the QB the other would have.
I feel so bad for Ron Jaworski.
Any man- who has played this sport knows what it takes to be a Team player - comradi
You know how a lot of sports has a lot of good players at their position and it's hard to really decide who you can say is the best or ever done it at that position but this man played a couple positions and he's the best to do it ever at any of them they will never be anybody's ever do it like him never like anybody that tries to say otherwise no you're bugging you guys just got used to some BS that man will never have anybody come across and maybe when we gone you couldn't teach that that was born that was given to me Michael Jordan gift he was the Michael Jordan man for real he was a Kobe Bryant he's the tiger woods he had that and born in him you can't teach that and a lot of people having them but they don't know how to use their brain to let it out the right way and I believe there's other players in the league that are nice but sometimes coaches don't let him go to their full potential whatever it may be I don't know but ain't nobody messing with LT man but people just need to fall back stop that talk about other positions that he didn't play and they can be the best but as long as he played those positions ain't nobody touching him not no way I don't care who's been in the game I don't care who like who else do you get hyped watching play who else you get hyped watch and play like LT I get hype watching play Michael Jordan I get high
Today they would put him in jail for those hits
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Paula n Stacey Collins. Big. Cheerleadwra,,❤
Relentless specim8 56 LT
What's the song that starts at 13:23?
Craig Palmer - Raw Power
@@GiantTributes8690 Thanks!
What is the name of song at 3:23?
Can you image if he was a boxer? 😳
You won’t find any footage of L. T. Getting a single sack off Jimbo Covert! 0 in 3 games
Brady wouldn't lasted 5 years in this era.
His whole life was to terroized the QB.
When you say who is the very best defensive player ever everyone will say Lawrence Taylor, HE'S the GOAT, PERIOD HANDS DOWN
He wouldn't be allowed to play in today's game.
When John Madden says you're the best you know hit the home plate number 56 changed the game