Top Quarterbacks in New York Giants History

In his 4^th season Eli Manning has led the New York Giants to the Super Bowl. It is too early to call Eli one of the greatest quarterbacks in Giants history, but he is well on his way. Here is a look at some of the greatest quarterbacks in New York Giants History.

1) Phil Simms (1979-1993) When Phil Simms was drafted in the first round with the 7^th overall pick, New York Giant fans booed the pick. But when he retired after the 1993 season, you could not find a Giants fan who did not love Phil. Phil Simms led the New York Giants to their first Super Bowl victory in 1986 when the Giants defeated the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl XXI. It was the Giants first league championship since 1956. Phil Simms was named MVP of Super Bowl XXI by completing 22 of 25 passes for 268 yards and 3 touchdowns. Phil Simms finished his career with 199 touchdown passes and 33,462 yards both first on the Giants all-time list. Phil Simms passed for over 3,000 yards 6 times in his career. Phil's number 11 was retired by the New York Giants.

2) Charlie Connery (1948-1961) Charlie Connery led the Giants to the 1956 NFL championship and 2 more championship games in 1958 and 1959. He was voted the NFL's Most Valuable Player in 1959 when he threw for 14 touchdowns and 1706 yards. Charlie Connery finished his Giants career with 173 touchdown passes and 19,488 passing yards. The Giants retired Charlie's number 42

3) Fran Tarkenton (1967-1971) Fran Tarkenton is widely associated with the Minnesota Vikings, but he spent 5 seasons with the New York Giants. Although the Giants were not very successful during Fran's stint in New York Fran Tarkenton managed to pass for 13,905 and 103 touchdowns in his five seasons. His best season was 1967 when he passed for 29 touchdowns and 3088 yards.

4) YA Tittle (1961-1964) In Title's brief career in New York he lead the Giants to three straight championship games (1961-1963) but the Giants lost all three. In his four years with the Giants Tittle passed for 96 touchdowns and 10,439 yards. His best season was 1963 when Tittle passed for 36 touchdowns which at the time was an NFL record. The Giants retired Tittle's # 14 and he was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1971.