Player Highlights

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In college Eli Manning played quarterback at Ole Miss where he threw for more than 10,000 yards! His father, Archie played for Ole Miss as well, and then played for the New Orleans Saints, Houston Oilers, and Minnesota Vikings. Did you know that when Eli Manning was young, he played Flag football! That is how a lot of great athletes started in the NFL!

Tiki Barber holds the record for total career yards in the history of the Giants with 12, 842. He has a twin brother, Ronde, who plays for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Tiki’s real name is Atiim Kiambu, which means “Fiery-Tempered King”. His mother named him this because he was screaming his head off when he was born.

Did you know that Amani Toomer’s favorite subject in school was gym and his first job was in construction? When he was young, he had pets – he had fish and two dogs!

Kareem McKenzie, the Giants tackle, didn’t start playing football until his junior year in high school, but then quickly became a star, earning the USA Today All-America honors. Did you know that his nickname when he was young was “Reem”, and his dad used to call him “Chief”? His favorite hobbies growing up were shooting pool and bowling – and whatever his dad was doing!

Plaxico Burress, the Giants wide receiver, is 6 feet 5 inches tall! He is the tallest of all the wide receivers.

When Gibril Wilson, the Giants safety, was young, his teacher couldn’t pronounce his name, so she called him GeeBee, and it stuck! Everyone in the whole school called him GeeBee and even now when he goes home, everyone calls him GeeBee!