What Giants They Were: New York Giants Greats Talk About Their Teams, Their Coaches and the Times of Their Lives

by Richard Whittingham, Wellington Mara (Introduction)

From the days of leather helmets to the age of multimillion-dollar contracts, the legendary New York Giants have provided unparalleled entertainment and excitement for their fans, and this compilation captures the team's incredible history with firsthand accounts of one of the most interesting and successful teams in NFL history. The book follows one of the oldest football franchises from its fledgling days through the championship dynasty of the 1950s and 1960s, when the team scored six NFL titles in only eight years—an accomplishment that would forever establish the Giants as having one of the largest and most devoted followings of fans in professional football. Contributors include Rosey Brown, Frank Gifford, Mel Hein, Tom Landry, Pat Summerall, Y. A. Tittle, and many others.

240 pages, Hardcover

First published September 1, 2000

About the author

Richard Whittingham (1 Jan. 1939-21 Feb. 2005), was the author of 28 books including Boy wonder of Wall Street, Skokie, and The Chicago Bears.

Whittingham also wrote as:
Dick Whittingham
David Paige
Andrew David