Lawrence Taylor

CTL-E-6705 · Person · other · contemporary

PROVISIONAL evidence grade of this record

Lawrence Taylor redefined the outside linebacker position with the New York Giants (1981–1993), combining pass-rushing force with sideline-to-sideline range. He won two Super Bowls, was named NFL MVP in 1986 — still the only defensive player to win the award outright — and was a three-time Defensive Player of the Year. Taylor entered the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1999.

Notes

Merged 2026-11-02 from the staged athletes packet (website/.build-work/scratch-v114/athletes/) under the GOV-006 founder gate opened 2026-11-02; the staged record is carried verbatim — no claim upgraded in transit (GOV-004). · Roles as staged: Football — linebacker (New York Giants) · Photo: Photo: EricEnfermero · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source: Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lawrence_Taylor_signing_autographs_in_Jan_2014.jpg) · staged for CultureTechLens Full per-asset record in this package's photo-records.json, keyed to CTL-E-6705.

Sources

• Wikipedia, 'Lawrence Taylor' — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawrence_Taylor
• profootballhof.com — https://www.profootballhof.com/players/lawrence-taylor/

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