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Throwback Thursday: Championship Teams
With the NBA and Stanley Cup Finals beginning this week, we take a look back at the New York Giants' championship teams.
1927 New York Giants team photo. (Pro Football Hall of Fame via AP Images)
Pro Football Hall of Fame Chicago Bears fullback Bronko Nagurski is tackled by fellow hall of famer Mel Hein of the Giants during a 30 to 13 New York Giants victory over the Bears in the NFL Championship game played at the Polo Grounds on Dec. 9, 1934 in New York. (Pro Football Hall of Fame via AP Images)
New York Giants Hall of Fame fullback Alphonse "Tuffy" Leemans (4) scores the first touchdown, on a 6 yard carry, in a 17 to 23 victory over the Green Bay Packers in the 1938 NFL Championship played on Dec.11, 1938 at the Polo Grounds in New York.(Pro Football Hall of Fame via AP Images)
Giants' Mel Triplett (33) picks up a block and then charges past Chicago Bears players and over umpire Sam Wilson for 17 yards and a touchdown - first of the game - at Yankee Stadium in New York City, Dec. 30, 1956. Giants routed Bears 47-7 to take the NFL championship. Identifiable players are: Jack Stroud (66), Alex Webster (29), Stan Wallace (40), McNeil Moore (29) and J.C. Caroline. (AP Photo/Harry Harris)
Denver Broncos quarterback John Elway gets sacked for a safety by New York Giants left end George Martin (75) in the second quarter of Super Bowl XXI, Jan. 25, 1987 in Pasadena, Calif. (AP Photo/Lennox Mclendon)
Kicker Scott Norwood (11) of the Buffalo Bills attempts the winning field goal in Super Bowl XXV but misses. Both teams watch as it sails wide right. The New York Giants won Super Bowl XXV 20-19 on January 27, 1991 at Tampa Stadium in Tampa, Florida. Super Bowl XXV - Buffalo Bills vs New York Giants - January 27, 1991 (AP Photo/NFL Photos)
In this Feb. 3, 2008 file photo, New York Giants receiver David Tyree (85) catches a 32-yard pass in the clutches of New England Patriots safety Rodney Harrison (37) during the fourth quarter of the Super Bowl XLII football game at University of Phoenix in Glendale, Ariz. The Giants and Patriots meet Sunday for the first time (other than exhibitions) since New York spoiled New England's perfect season in the Super Bowl. (AP Photo/Gene Puskar, File)
New York Giants wide receiver Mario Manningham (82) catches a 38 yard pass out of the reach of New England Patriots safety Patrick Chung (25) during an NFL Super Bowl XLVI football game on Sunday, February 5, 2012 at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana. The Giants beat the Patriots 21-17. (AP Photo/David Drapkin)
