The 1958 New York Giants
Frank Gifford
Vince Lombardi
Sam Huff
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About the Giants
The New York Giants were founded in 1925. The Giants had a few succesful seasons leading up to the 1958 season. 1958 was the Giants fifth consecutive winning season. They also won the NFL championship in 1956. Under coach Jim Lee Howell they finished the 1958 season with a record of 9-3. This record was good enough to clinch first place in the Eastern conference and secure their spot in the NFL championship game.
The 1958 Giants did not have any players quite as remarkable as the Colts' Johnny Unitas. Infact they didn't even have one predominant quarterback. Their season was evenly quarterbacked by three differant quarterbacks; Charley Conerly, Tom Dublinski, and Don Heinrich.
The team's best talent of the 1958 season was Frank Gifford, who had 10 touchdowns in 10 games played.
Perhaps the most notable member of the 1958 Giants was not a player but instead was the offensive coordinator, Vince Lombardi. While he was best known for his work in Green Bay, he still made quite a posotive impact on the Giants in the four seasons he was with the team. Lombardi made such an impact on the game that the NFL eventually named the super bowl trophy after him.
There were a total of 10 members of the 1958 New York Giants who were later inducted into the hall of fame. Of these 10 members, 6 were players. Their offensive lineman, Roosevelt Brown was inducted into th hall of fame in 1975. Halfback, Frank Gifford was inducted into the hall of fame in 1977 and the Giants retired his number 16. In 1982, their linebacker Sam Huff was inducted into the hall of fame. In 1987, their wide receiver, Don Maynard was inducted into the hall of fame.Their defensive end, Andy Robustelli was inducted in 1971. Defensive back, Emlen Tunnell was inducted in 1967. In addition to these six inductees, the Giants had another four staff members who would later be inducted. Their offensive coordinator, Vince Lombardi was inducted into the hall of fame in 1971. In 1990, their defensive coordinator, Tom Landry was inducted. In 1963 their owner, Tim Mara was inducted. Lastly, in 1997, vice president , Wellington Mara was inducted into the hall of fame.