Lawrence Taylor
Lawrence Julius Taylor "L.T."
Born: February 4, 1959
Williamsburg, VA USA
Position: LB
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 237
College: North Carolina
High School: Lafayette (Williamsburg, VA)
Career: 1981-1993
Drafted: 1981 in Round 1, #2 overall by the New York Giants
Elected to Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1999
Lawrence Taylor played from 1981 to 1993 during his career with the New York Giants. Taylor accounted for 12 points in his professional career.
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Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | NFL New York Giants | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | NFL New York Giants | 1 | 97 | 97.0 | 97 | 1 |
| 1983 | NFL New York Giants | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 10 | 0 |
| 1984 | NFL New York Giants | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -4 | 0 |
| 1987 | NFL New York Giants | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 15 | 0 |
| 1990 | NFL New York Giants | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 1 |
| Totals | 9 | 134 | 14.9 | 97 | 2 |
Sacks:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | NFL New York Giants | 7.5 | 0.0 | |
| 1983 | NFL New York Giants | 9.0 | 0.0 | |
| 1984 | NFL New York Giants | 11.5 | 0.0 | |
| 1985 | NFL New York Giants | 13.0 | 0.0 | |
| 1986 | NFL New York Giants | 20.5 | 0.0 | |
| 1987 | NFL New York Giants | 12.0 | 0.0 | |
| 1988 | NFL New York Giants | 15.5 | 0.0 | |
| 1989 | NFL New York Giants | 15.0 | 0.0 | |
| 1990 | NFL New York Giants | 10.5 | 0.0 | |
| 1991 | NFL New York Giants | 7.0 | 0.0 | |
| 1992 | NFL New York Giants | 5.0 | 0.0 | |
| 1993 | NFL New York Giants | 6.0 | 0.0 | |
| Totals | 132.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | NFL New York Giants | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1983 | NFL New York Giants | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1985 | NFL New York Giants | 0 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1988 | NFL New York Giants | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1990 | NFL New York Giants | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1991 | NFL New York Giants | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1992 | NFL New York Giants | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1993 | NFL New York Giants | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 34 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1982 | NFL New York Giants | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1990 | NFL New York Giants | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | NFL | New York Giants | 16 | 16 |
| 1982 | NFL | New York Giants | 9 | 8 |
| 1983 | NFL | New York Giants | 16 | 16 |
| 1984 | NFL | New York Giants | 16 | 16 |
| 1985 | NFL | New York Giants | 16 | 16 |
| 1986 | NFL | New York Giants | 16 | 16 |
| 1987 | NFL | New York Giants | 12 | 11 |
| 1988 | NFL | New York Giants | 12 | 12 |
| 1989 | NFL | New York Giants | 16 | 15 |
| 1990 | NFL | New York Giants | 16 | 16 |
| 1991 | NFL | New York Giants | 14 | 14 |
| 1992 | NFL | New York Giants | 9 | 9 |
| 1993 | NFL | New York Giants | 16 | 15 |
Awards
- Pro Football Hall of Fame 1st team All-1980s Team
1981 - AP Defensive Player of the Year
1981 - AP Defensive Rookie of the Year
1982 - AP Defensive Player of the Year
1986 - AP Defensive Player of the Year
1986 - AP MVP
1986 - Bert Bell Award (Player of the Year)
1986 - PFWA MVP
Honors
1981 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1981 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
1981 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1981 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
1981 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1981 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1981 - Pro Football Weekly All-NFL (1st Team)
1982 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1982 - Pro Football Weekly All-NFL (1st Team)
1982 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1982 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1982 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
1983 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
1983 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1983 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1983 - Pro Football Weekly All-NFL (1st Team)
1983 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1983 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
1983 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1984 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
1984 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1984 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
1984 - Pro Football Weekly All-NFL (1st Team)
1984 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1984 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1984 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1985 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1985 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1985 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
1985 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1985 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
1986 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1986 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
1986 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
1986 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1986 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1986 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1986 - Pro Football Weekly All-NFL (1st Team)
1987 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1987 - United Press International All-Conference (2nd Team)
1987 - Pro Football Weekly All-NFL (1st Team)
1987 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1988 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
1988 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
1988 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1988 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1988 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1988 - Pro Football Weekly All-NFL (1st Team)
1988 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1989 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1989 - Pro Football Weekly All-NFL (1st Team)
1989 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1989 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1989 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1989 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
1990 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
1990 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1990 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
