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Lawrence Taylor
Lawrence Julius Taylor (L.T.)
Position: LB
Height: 6-3 Weight: 237 lbs.
Born: February 4, 1959 in Williamsburg, VA
College: North Carolina (school history)
Drafted by the New York Giants in the 1st round (2nd overall) of the 1981 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 137 (17th overall since 1950)
10-time Pro Bowler & 8-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)
Inducted into Hall of Fame in 1999
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | Fmb | FR | Yds | TD | Tkl | Ast | Sfty | AV |
| 1981*+ | 22 | NYG | ROLB | 56 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 17 | ||||
| 1982*+ | 23 | NYG | ROLB | 56 | 9 | 8 | 7.5 | 1 | 97 | 1 | 97 | 0 | 16 | ||||||||
| 1983*+ | 24 | NYG | rilb/ROLB | 56 | 16 | 16 | 9.0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 17 | |||
| 1984*+ | 25 | NYG | ROLB | 56 | 16 | 16 | 11.5 | 1 | -1 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 16 | ||||||||
| 1985*+ | 26 | NYG | ROLB | 56 | 16 | 16 | 13.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 17 | ||||||||
| 1986*+ | 27 | NYG | ROLB | 56 | 16 | 16 | 20.5 | 17 | |||||||||||||
| 1987* | 28 | NYG | ROLB | 56 | 12 | 11 | 12.0 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| 1988*+ | 29 | NYG | ROLB | 56 | 12 | 12 | 15.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | ||||||||
| 1989*+ | 30 | NYG | ROLB | 56 | 16 | 15 | 15.0 | 19 | |||||||||||||
| 1990* | 31 | NYG | ROLB | 56 | 16 | 16 | 10.5 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | |||
| 1991 | 32 | NYG | ROLB | 56 | 14 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | ||||||||
| 1992 | 33 | NYG | ROLB | 56 | 9 | 9 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||
| 1993 | 34 | NYG | ROLB | 56 | 16 | 15 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | ||||||||
| Career | 184 | 180 | 132.5 | 9 | 134 | 2 | 97 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 34 | 0 | 182 | |||||||
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All-Pro Teams
| Year | Team | Level | Voters |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | Pro Football Weekly |
| 1981 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | UPI |
| 1981 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 1981 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Pro Football Writers |
| 1981 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Newspaper Ent. Assoc. |
| 1981 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Pro Football Weekly |
| 1981 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Sporting News |
| 1982 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | UPI |
| 1982 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 1982 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Pro Football Writers |
| 1982 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Newspaper Ent. Assoc. |
| 1982 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Pro Football Weekly |
| 1983 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | Pro Football Weekly |
| 1983 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | UPI |
| 1983 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 1983 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Pro Football Writers |
| 1983 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Newspaper Ent. Assoc. |
| 1983 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Pro Football Weekly |
| 1983 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Sporting News |
| 1984 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | Pro Football Weekly |
| 1984 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | UPI |
| 1984 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 1984 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Pro Football Writers |
| 1984 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Newspaper Ent. Assoc. |
| 1984 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Pro Football Weekly |
| 1984 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Sporting News |
| 1985 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | UPI |
| 1985 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 1985 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Pro Football Writers |
| 1985 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Newspaper Ent. Assoc. |
| 1985 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Sporting News |
| 1986 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | Pro Football Weekly |
| 1986 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | UPI |
| 1986 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 1986 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Pro Football Writers |
| 1986 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Newspaper Ent. Assoc. |
| 1986 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Pro Football Weekly |
| 1986 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Sporting News |
| 1987 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | Pro Football Weekly |
| 1987 | 2nd Team | All-Conf. | UPI |
| 1987 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 1987 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Pro Football Weekly |
| 1988 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | Pro Football Weekly |
| 1988 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | UPI |
| 1988 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 1988 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Pro Football Writers |
| 1988 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | Newspaper Ent. Assoc. |
| 1988 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Pro Football Weekly |
| 1988 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Sporting News |
| 1989 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | Pro Football Weekly |
| 1989 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | UPI |
| 1989 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 1989 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Pro Football Writers |
| 1989 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | Newspaper Ent. Assoc. |
| 1989 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Pro Football Weekly |
| 1990 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | Pro Football Weekly |
| 1990 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | UPI |
| 1990 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
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