1976 New York Giants Team Season Highlights "Second Season"

[@VolumedMusicMan]

I had goosebumps when Summerall and Gifford had a face to face ! Two of the greatest voices of the NFL! I miss those guys!

[@corrbenbernsten4902]

RIP Brad Van Pelt Troy Archer Jack Gregory John Mendenhall and Doug Kotar

[@franksalles2407]

There was a rumor whatever the meadowlands was built on was making the players sick

[@slimeydon]

5 years later Donelo would make a kick that got the Giants into the playoffs for the 1st time since 1963. I cried because I’d never seen them get into the playoffs before and I had been a fan since I was 8

[@1223jamez]

Same here a Giants fan since 1971.

[@anthonyriche552]

I remember that kick and seeing him on the back page of the Daily News. I was just a kid so I guess I got lucky because we know what happened years later. I'll never forget Joe Danelo for that though.

[@georgefehr624]

I was pumped up when Danelo won that game. My 1st playoff appearance as a Giants fan. I was a pumped up kid that day.

[@jftube3333]

I was a kid in the 70's & watched the Giants weekly. As bad as the Giants were, I still loved that era of football. Great memories as I remember these games. Giants always had solid defensive players during this time. Thanks for this video!

[@Salvatore1268]

The giants had some really good defenses in the mid 70s

[@1223jamez]

But awful offensively!

[@Salvatore1268]

@@1223jamez u got that right

[@StatsRob1975]

They had good receivers but bad QB's @@Salvatore1268

[@GeorgeVreelandHill]

Back then, the Giants had many great players, but terrible teams. It was great to see the old greats, but in three years, a rebuild would begin that would become the greatest team in Giants' history.

[@anthonyriche552]

It started with the hiring of Geoge Young who doesn't get mentioned much for being the architect of those great teams. He brought on Parcells and drafted all the Giants greats we all know and love.

[@ProfessorBMedia]

How Ironically have two iconic broadcasters on the 1956 Championship for the Giants on the same field at the home Giants Stadium Pat Summerall at CBS and Frank Gifford doing Monday Night Football on ABC RIP!

[@mikevanriel7573]

Pat Summerall did not join the Giants until 1958. He was on the team that lost to the Colts twice in NFL Championships.

[@edwardmalone5257]

Ten years later, Carson ended up on the famous '86 Giants with Lawrence Taylor.

[@frankdenardo8684]

Harry Carson is a Hall of Fame member.

[@mikevanriel7573]

Along with George Martin

[@1223jamez]

Do not forget Carl Banks!

[@thomasgallagher7092]

Jack Gregory was vastly underrated. His sack numbers were off the charts.

[@mikevanriel7573]

Frank Gifford would narrate Giants team highlights until the Odell Beckham era.

[@ciesaro]

Starting in 1970

[@mikevanriel7573]

Hard to believe that in 1976, Pat Summerall was still in his 40’s in 1976.

[@joedimaggio3687]

He looks like he's in his 60s here

[@jeffsmith2022]

Pat was 46 in 76'...

[@markbrian7179]

The Giants faced the hardest schedule in NFL history in 1976.

[@stevep8445]

umm, no.... Their SoS was 2.3 Go look it up and see how many teams had a much harder schedule.

[@frankdenardo8684]

Highlight real narrated by Legendary New York Giants player Frank Gifford. Great to see Hall of Fame members at the twentieth reunion of the 1956 Championship team.

[@DNSKansas]

One of those 1956 Giants, Andy Robustelli, found out building a championship team was far more difficult than playing on one.

[@jeffsmith2022]

The Giants of the 70's never had enough quality, talented, players, end of story...hard to sugar coat crap Frank, Ill be sure to point that out to you when I meet you...

[@TheMrzero35]

I was 13 and at the first game at the Meadowlands . Sunny , beautiful day. Bad team , good D and a food punter.

[@DNSKansas]

17:38 That replay screen is primitive by today's standards, but it was state-of-the-art--at least for an outdoor stadium--in 1976. Only the Superdome and Silverdome had them (yes, the Astrodome was late to the party) had them prior to Giants Stadium.

[@mikevanriel7573]

Super Bowl winning coach Sean McVay is the grandson of former Giants Head Coach John McVay.

[@marklendhurst1193]

I came here for Vince Papale week 2. I loved those 75 helmets

[@michaelleroy9281]

John McVay would be fired at the end of the 1978 season partly because of the Miracle at the Meadowlands play

[@1223jamez]

It was of the assistant coach Bob Gibson who was at fault. McVay then went to GM San Francisco after that and the rest is history!

[@stephennixon9609]

To finally beat a George Allen team was fantastic. I remember 1970 when the Rams came into Yankee Stadium the last game of the season and killed the Giants 31-3 to keep them from winning the division and making the playoffs.

[@Salvatore1268]

U were at that game

[@stephennixon9609]

@@Salvatore1268 No they were always sold out in Yankee Stadium. I listened to it on the radio.

[@1223jamez]

Boy the memories of the 1970’s Giants were tough, but at least they were exciting and the defense was pretty good, not like the last 10 years which are drab and depressing!

[@barbaracaroll]

I never saw those Giants uniforms before and helmets also they look nice though

[@michaelsmith-ws2mb]

Harry Carson , George Martin, van pelt all great giants!

[@drifterman319]

Don't tell me you don't miss those. REDSKINS helmets. Oops, I'm in trouble now.

[@SportsOdyssey2019]

SHHHHHH!!! Their Listening!!!! LOL

[@davidwadsworth8982]

Wait shouldn't 3 and 11 be considered LOW LIGHTS?

[@MGAF688]

The Giants often came close. But were always short of the mark.

[@MGAF688]

George Allen rubbed his magic lantern one final time.

[@obageegee]

I was there

[@BELCAN57]

Three years later Troy Archer, #77 would die in an accident.

[@thomasarquina1667]

Troy would've been a great player. Terrible tragedy.

[@anthonyriche552]

I didn't know that. I was wondering why he wasn't a carryover to the early 80s teams when they started getting good.

[@russellseilhamer4552]

The NFL in the 70s was a quarterback poor league. That is why you built your team around a great runner like the Bills did with OJ Simpson, the Steelers did with Franco Harris, the Bears did with Walter Payton and the Oilers would do with Earl Campbell..... The Giants were trying to do this with Ron Johnson in the early 70s and by 1976 were trying Larry Cszonka...... The Giants couldn’t find a quarterback, Craig Morton can’t carry a team. Outside of Tarkenton, Staubach, Bert Jones, Ken Anderson, Brian Sipe and Terry Bradshaw there wasn’t much solid QB play. Green Bay traded the house for a 35 year old John Hadl in 1974 then for Lynn Dickey in 1976. The Eagles gave a number one pick to the Rams for Ron Jaworski. The Bears couldn’t get a decent QB to save their lives. There were up and comers like Dan Fouts and old veterans like Bob Griese but they weren’t available for trade. The turning point for the Giants franchise was in 1979 when George Young came from Miami to be GM and he drafted Phil Simms. Young knew how to put a team together, he put Parcells and Belichick in place to win championships....

[@MGAF688]

Don't forget about DOUG KOTAR.

[@ReverendBrown.]

Oh when you said Bears & bad quarterbacks in the 70s, Bob Avellini instantly pops in my head. My god how did that guy ever get & keep a job in the NFL???!!!!!!

[@countdown2xstacy]

@@MGAF688 My favorite all time Giant

[@Cactus7654]

Song? 0:24

[@kyle1910]

Did they use every Beverly Hermann track for this highlight vid?

[@BlackSpock135]

Any chance you have Giants vs steelers , of 1976 ?

[@brettshepherd5240]

What is that opening music

[@davidwadsworth8982]

I would say more like so-so lights

[@iamhungey12345]

22:29 What could have been...

[@VintageOnline100]

killed in an accident at 24 in training camp.

[@stardaddyo9]

Gifford's narration is ridiculous.

[@VolumedMusicMan]

Exactly! How can you put a spin on mediocrity LOL. 3-4 please!

[@johnbarone8948]

1976 they were sorry loser's, but 10 years later they were the Super Bowl Champion's of the world for the first of 4 SB Championship's!

[@1223jamez]

I miss the old Giants Stadium! I can’t stand MetLife!

[@dominiceugenio3694]

I'm a jet fan since I'm 7 I'm 51 and could not agree more that stadium was louder more close to the field even as a jet fan and I respect the giants I enjoyed the old place. Met life is depressing

[@DNSKansas]

Steve Ramsey, Jerry Golsteyn and Dennis Shaw...not exactly Simms, Rutledge and Hostettler.

[@bgraham928]

David Steinle And just to think, that Ramsey and Shaw didn't even make the team.

[@bgraham928]

@@howardcosell2022 In what was probably the most one-sided trade in NFL history.

[@howardcosell2022]

Pisarcik, Dean, and Golsteyn became the worst group of quarterbacks in the history of the NFL after Steve Ramsey was traded for Morton and Shaw getting cut

[@danielveteto5600]

Too bad that place wasn't in New York state. Team should be renamed New Jersey Giants. Cause that's where they are, and have been since 1976

[@BaddogSports]

Was there really any “highlights” for the 76 Giants? Lol God they were bad! I was born in 76. Probably the worst team ever! My son was born in 2017. Only time in history The Giants lost 13 games in their franchise history. The moral? Giants will win The Super Bowl in 2027

[@MGAF688]

In between bad seasons though somehow New York has 4 Super Bowl trophies and 5 NFC Championships. So there's that. The Giants may play a lot of mediocre or sucky football. Yet they also win championships and are the equal of the likes of Green Bay and others in the upper echelon of football.

[@iamhungey12345]

I hope so, especially if it means another title for the decade.

[@fscap811]

Baddog Sports Google the 1966 NY Giants, that was definitely the worst Giant team ever and maybe the worst in NFL history. The 1966 Giants surrendered the most points in NFL history for a 14-game season. They allowed 501 points in 14 games, or an average of 35.8 points per game. This total broke the league record for the most points given up in a season. They lost a game to Washington 72-41. I know because I watched or listened to every game that season...what torture!

[@BaddogSports]

@@fscap811 lol! That’s pretty bad! My dad grew up in that era (60’s/70’s). He was 32 in 1986 when they won it all. I was 10. He had tears in his eyes and said “Enjoy this son. You don’t know if you’ll ever see it again.” Lucky for us, we got to see 3 more. He passed away in 2015, but I’d love to share memories with my son like that some day.

[@fscap811]

@@BaddogSports Like your dad, I tried to tell my son the same thing as he got spoiled by the SB wins and expected championships every year. I showed him what terrible time the '70s were for NY football fans, both Giants and Jets. I'm glad that your dad got to see some great Giants football before he passed... RIP

[@chrisslaughter5552]

They were terrible they got smoked til Whitey Simms my Homeboy went there and and put them together again..Against but they couldn’t beat those losers Cowboys

[@ReverendBrown.]

How did Joe Pisarcik ever get to be a qb in the NFL???!!!! He has to be one of the worst ever. Gotta be the worst of the 70s. Him & Marty Domres.

[@ReverendBrown.]

Someone brought up the Bears below & made me remember another lousy, must be on the all decade worst qb list of the 70s. Bob Avellini. Absolutely horrible.

[@pf4671]

Harry Carsin ..most overrated player . Cried and cried until he got voted into HOF ..never did a damn thing . The Giants had so many strong linebackers ..my grandmother could have played with them and been all pro

[@slimeydon]

Clearly you didn’t see him play

[@pf4671]

To play inside of banks and Lt ??

[@pf4671]

How many guys infront if him in his career?

[@pf4671]

The other teams had game plans for John Mendenhall..(Carson was behind him) of course LT .. and Banks.. before that combination and primarily LT or Mendenhall upfront..the game plan was never set against Carson ..PERIOD ..HOF players on that side if the ball .. it says alot that that was never the case with Harry... I have seen Giant games since 1970 ..BEFORE ..during and AFTER this guy.

[@pf4671]

Gary Jeter .. Jim Burt .. Leonard Marshall .. Mendenhall .. THESE guys were more of a problem to teams .. while carson played behind them.. I can EASILY name interior linebackers .. or middle ..whether it's a 3-4 or a 4-3 defense that were EASILY EQUAL and not close to HOFers throughout the history of the game ..