Four of those sacks came in the game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on September 23, 1984. Taylor again made the All-Pro team and was the runner-up in the voting for Defensive Player of the Year. Taylor had yet another stellar year in 1985. He recorded two fumble recoveries for 25 returning yards.

Nov 4, 2024 · Four of those sacks came in the game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on September 23, 1984. Taylor again made the All-Pro team and was the runner-up in the voting for Defensive Player of the...

James Curtis Wilder Sr. (born May 12, 1958) is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL) for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Washington Redskins, and the Detroit Lions.

Nov 18, 2022 · Lawrence Taylor was a feared pass rusher who changed how offenses protected the Quarterback. But those two seasons in which he lost out on a sack totals cost him an even bigger piece of the notoriety pie.

Nov 9, 2022 · That was Lawrence Taylor, the Giants linebacker who burst onto the scene in 1981 and won Defensive Player of the Year — as a rookie. And with the entire league trying to slow him down, he won the award again in 1982.

Oct 29, 2018 · Awards: 6× Pro Bowler, 3× First-team All-Pro, 2× Second-team All-Pro, Pro Football Hall of Famer, NFL 1980s All-Decade Team, Pro Bowl Co-MVP, NFL Defensive Player of the Year, NFL Defensive Lineman of the Year, Tampa Bay Buccaneers #63 retired, Tampa Stadium Krewe of Honor, and Tampa Bay Buccaneers' Ring of Honor

Jul 22, 2023 · Both Hall of Fame head coach Bill Parcells and linebacker Lawrence Taylor discussed him being one of the toughest players to play against. “Best I played against,” Taylor said back in 2013. “Four quarters of hitting that boy, aww gosh!

Oct 28, 2019 · Lawrence Julius Taylor (born February 4, 1959), nicknamed “L.T.”, is an American former professional football player who spent his entire career as a linebacker for the New York Giants (1981–1993) in the National Football League (NFL).

Sep 24, 1984 · Sunday was one of those days for Taylor, as the New York Giants All-Pro outside linebacker caused constant mayhem in the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' backfield. Taylor sacked Steve DeBerg four...

Nov 8, 2022 · Lawrence Taylor, hero and villain. Taylor rewrote the rule book for outside linebackers, and even in 2022 there is still no-one who has even come close.