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Lawrence Taylor

Lawrence Julius Taylor

Position: LB
Height: 6-3    Weight: 237 lbs.
Born: February 4, 1959 in Williamsburg, VA
College: North Carolina

Inducted into Hall of Fame in 1999

10-time Pro Bowler & 8-time first-team All-Pro (fine print)

Drafted by the New York Giants in the 1st round (2nd overall) of the 1981 Draft

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Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
1981*+ 22 NYG ROLB 56 16 16 1 1 0 1 1 1 4 0
1982*+ 23 NYG ROLB 56 9 8 7.5 1 97 1 97
1983*+ 24 NYG ROLB/rilb 56 16 16 9.0 2 10 0 10 1 2 3 0
1984*+ 25 NYG ROLB 56 16 16 11.5 1 -1 0 -4
1985*+ 26 NYG ROLB 56 16 16 13.0 0 2 25 0
1986*+ 27 NYG ROLB 56 16 16 20.5
1987* 28 NYG ROLB 56 12 11 12.0 3 16 0 15
1988*+ 29 NYG ROLB 56 12 12 15.5 0 1 0 0
1989*+ 30 NYG ROLB 56 16 15 15.0
1990* 31 NYG ROLB 56 16 16 10.5 1 11 1 11 0 1 0 0
1991 32 NYG ROLB 56 14 14 7.0 0 2 0 0
1992 33 NYG ROLB 56 9 9 5.0 0 1 2 0
1993 34 NYG ROLB 56 16 15 6.0 0 1 0 0
Career 184 180 132.5 9 134 2 97 2 11 34 0

Scoring Summary

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1982*+ 23 NYG ROLB 56 9 8 1 6
1990* 31 NYG ROLB 56 16 16 1 6
Career 184 180 2 12

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Awards

1981 NFL AP Defensive Player of the Year
1981 NFL AP Defensive Rookie of the Year
1982 NFL AP Defensive Player of the Year
1986 NFL AP MVP
1986 NFL PFWA MVP
1986 NFL Bert Bell Award (Player of the Year)
1986 NFL AP Defensive Player of the Year

Pro Bowls

1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990

1st-team All-Pro

1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1988
1989

Non-Offensive TDs

1982 NFL 1 (4)
1990 NFL 1 (8)

Games Started

Career 180 (125)

Playoff Games

Career 15 (194)

Playoff Games Started

Career 15 (100)

Intercept. Ret. Yds

1982 NFL 97 (4)

Intercept. Ret. TD

1982 NFL 1 (1)
1990 NFL 1 (4)

Long Intercep. Return

1982 NFL 97 (2-- 53)

Sacks

1982 NFL 7.5 (6)
1985 NFL 13.0 (8)
1986 NFL 20.5 (1-- 5)
1987 NFL 12.0 (4)
1988 NFL 15.5 (3-- 49)
1989 NFL 15.0 (7-- 58)
Career 132.5 (8)

 

Pro Bowls games are Year; All-Pro Teams are Year; Stats are Season Lg (if not NFL) Value (Rank--in top 100 all-time single-season)

All-Pro Teams

Glossary
1981 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf.
1981 - UPI: 1st team all-conf.
1981 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL
1981 - Pro Football Writers: 1st team all-NFL
1981 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-NFL
1981 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-NFL
1981 - Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL
1982 - UPI: 1st team all-conf.
1982 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL
1982 - Pro Football Writers: 1st team all-NFL
1982 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-NFL
1982 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-NFL
1983 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf.
1983 - UPI: 1st team all-conf.
1983 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL
1983 - Pro Football Writers: 1st team all-NFL
1983 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-NFL
1983 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-NFL
1983 - Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL
1984 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf.
1984 - UPI: 1st team all-conf.
1984 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL
1984 - Pro Football Writers: 1st team all-NFL
1984 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-NFL
1984 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-NFL
1984 - Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL
1985 - UPI: 1st team all-conf.
1985 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL
1985 - Pro Football Writers: 1st team all-NFL
1985 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-NFL
1985 - Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL
1986 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf.
1986 - UPI: 1st team all-conf.
1986 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL
1986 - Pro Football Writers: 1st team all-NFL
1986 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-NFL
1986 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-NFL
1986 - Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL
1987 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf.
1987 - UPI: 2nd team all-conf.
1987 - Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL
1987 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-NFL
1988 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf.
1988 - UPI: 1st team all-conf.
1988 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL
1988 - Pro Football Writers: 1st team all-NFL
1988 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd team all-NFL
1988 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-NFL
1988 - Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL
1989 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf.
1989 - UPI: 1st team all-conf.
1989 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL
1989 - Pro Football Writers: 1st team all-NFL
1989 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd team all-NFL
1989 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-NFL
1990 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf.
1990 - UPI: 1st team all-conf.
1990 - Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL