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Linebacker, North Carolina, 1977–80
Lawrence Taylor
- Born
- Feb 4, 1959, in Williamsburg, Virginia
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Lawrence Taylor played linebacker at North Carolina (1977–80). He was a consensus All‑American in 1980. The New York Giants took Taylor in the first round, No. 2 overall in the 1981 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Honors
- Inducted 1999Pro Football Hall of Fame
- 1980Consensus All‑American
- 1980ACC Player of the Year
- 1980First-team All-ACC
Team titles: ACC champions, 1977 and 1980
Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.
The teams in those years
Our player records start in 2004; before that they hold the honors, the Heisman vote and the draft (from 1936), with college years from the player’s Wikipedia article where it gives them.
In the NFL
Pro Bowls: 10 (1981–90) · First-team All-Pro (AP): 8 (1981–86, 1988–89) · Second-team All-Pro (AP): 2 (1987, 1990)
All-Pro teams: AP first team 1981–86, 1988–89; AP second team 1987, 1990; Pro Football Writers first team 1981–86, 1988–89; Sporting News first team 1981, 1983–86, 1988; Pro Football Weekly first team 1981–84, 1986–89; NEA first team 1981–86; and 1 more.
Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
Books
Books: Open Library (CC0); most-reissued first, each linked to its page there.
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