Editing New York Giants (section)

====Jim Lee Howell years (1954–1960)====

=====NFL champions (1956)=====
The Giants won their [[1956 NFL Championship Game|next championship]] in [[1956 NFL season|1956]], the first year the team began playing at [[Yankee Stadium (1923)|Yankee Stadium]] in [[the Bronx]] [[Boroughs of New York City|borough]] of [[New York City]]. Aided by a number of future [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]] players such as running back [[Frank Gifford]], linebacker [[Sam Huff]], and offensive tackle [[Roosevelt Brown]], as well as all-pro running back [[Alex Webster (American football)|Alex Webster]]. The Giants' 1956 championship team not only included players who would eventually find their way to the Pro Football Hall of Fame, but a Hall of Fame coaching staff, as well. Head coach [[Jim Lee Howell]]'s staff had [[Vince Lombardi]] coaching the offense and [[Tom Landry]] coaching the defense.<ref name="HistoryNYG">[http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com/nfl/nyg/nygiants.html History of the New York Giants] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110709062712/http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com/nfl/nyg/nygiants.html |date=July 9, 2011 }}, sportsecyclopedia. Retrieved September 12, 2006.</ref> From 1958 to 1963, the Giants played in the NFL Championship Game five times, but failed to win.<ref name="NYG.comchamp"/> Most significantly, the Giants played the [[History of the Indianapolis Colts|Colts]] in the [[NFL Championship Game, 1958|1958 NFL Championship Game]], which is considered a [[Wiktionary:watershed|watershed]] event in the history of the NFL.<ref>Neft, Cohen, and Korch. pg. 272</ref> The game, which the Giants lost in overtime 23–17,<ref name="NYG.comchamp"/> is often called "The Greatest Game Ever Played" and is considered one of the most important events in furthering the NFL's popularity. The following year, they lost the championship to the Colts again, giving up a 9–7 fourth-quarter lead en route to a 31–16 loss.

[[File:Giffordrookiecard.jpg|thumb|[[Frank Gifford]], Giants halfback and wide receiver from 1952 to 1960 and again from 1962 to 1964, was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1977|287x287px]]
[[File:1969 Notre Dame - Army football Yankee Stadium.jpg|thumb|upright=1.05|The Giants played at [[Yankee Stadium (1923)|Yankee Stadium]] (1956–1973) in [[the Bronx]]]]