The New York Giants held their Night time with Legends occasion at The Theater at Madison Sq. Backyard final week which featured a lot of their stars of the previous recollecting a few of the workforce’s best moments.
Their 4 championship groups of the Tremendous Bowl period had been honored together with their head coaches — Invoice Parcells and Tom Coughlin.
The Giants’ different Tremendous Bowl workforce, the 2000 NFC Champions that misplaced Tremendous Bowl XXXV, was additionally acknowledged.
Corridor of Fame defensive finish Michael Strahan, who performed on the 2000 workforce in addition to the Tremendous Bowl XLII workforce, took trip in the course of the present to honor the late Jim Fassel, who coached the 2000 Giants and died of a coronary heart assault in 2021 on the age of 71.
“We acquired to provide it up for Jim Fassel. Relaxation in peace, Jim,” Strahan stated to the viewers and panel, who applauded. “I imply he was a hell of a coach. We received that division championship and went to that Tremendous Bowl with him. I do know we didn’t win all of it however he was a giant a part of altering, I suppose, the tradition of the group.
“He pushed all of them (the proverbial poker chips) into the center of the desk,” Strahan stated of the well-known in-season speech Fassel gave in entrance of the media guaranteeing his workforce would make the playoffs that yr.
“I feel he was watching Kenny Rogers, The Gambler, and I feel he acquired somewhat excited. That impressed all of us.”
Fassel coached the Giants from 1997-2003 and was named NFL Coach of the 12 months in 1997. His 58 victories are fourth on the Giants’ all-time checklist.
Maybe his greatest victory of Fassel’s tenure was the 41-0 drubbing of the Minnesota Vikings at Giants Stadium within the 2000 NFC Championship Sport.
Earlier within the night time, co-owner John Mara recalled the sport, which was performed on a discipline of what his father Wellington known as “painted mud” at Giants Stadium.
“That was particular, to be standing on the sector on the finish of that sport watching the followers have fun,” Mara stated. “Lots of you had been at that sport who’re within the viewers. That was a particular second.”
“I feel it was our best win in Giants Stadium,” Mara declared.
