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(For the major league baseball team once known as the New York Giants, see San Francisco Giants. For the short-lived 1921 team, see Brickley's Giants)
The Giants were created in 1925 by original owner Tim Mara .
In 1934, the team defeated the Chicago BearsThe Chicago Bears are a National Football League team based in Chicago, Illinois. Founded 1920 in Decatur, Illinois. One of the charter NFL franchises. Formerly known as the Decatur Staleys (1920) and the Chicago Staleys (1921), after their corporate spon 30-13 at the Polo GroundsThe Polo Grounds was the name given to 4 different stadiums in New York City used by Major League Baseball's New York Giants from 1883 until 1957, and by the New York Mets in their first two seasons of 1962 and 1963. The original Polo Grounds was built in in icy nine degree temperatures. At half time, coach Steve Owen provided the team with basketball shoes for better traction on the icy turf, and the game came to be known as the "Sneakers Game".
In 1958Events January January 1 Treaty of Rome founding the EU is implemented January 4 Sputnik 1 falls to Earth from its orbit (launched on October 4 1957) January 8 14 year old Bobby Fischer wins the United States Chess Championship January 18 Armed Lumbee Nat, the Giants played the Baltimore Colts for the NFL championship, in what came to be known as "The Greatest Game Ever Played".
In 1976, the Giants moved over to Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey from Yankee Stadium. The stadium is shared with the New York Jets.
In 1987, the Giants defeated the Denver Broncos 39-20 in Super Bowl XXI
In 1990, the Mara family sold a 50% interest in the team to Preston Robert Tisch .
In 1991, the Giants defeated the Buffalo Bills in Super Bowl XXV 20-19 in arguably one of the most dramatic Super Bowls ever played
In 2004, the Giants fired head coach Jim Fassel after a 4-12 season and signed Tom Coughlin to the position.