Lawrence Taylor

Lawrence Taylor (born February 4, 1959) is a retired American football player who played for the New York Giants in the National Football League (NFL). Taylor was famous for sacking the other team's quarterbacks. After he retired he got in trouble for doing drugs. He has since stopped doing drugs. He also appeared on Dancing With the Stars in the 2009 season.

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Position:	Linebacker
Personal information
Born:	4 February 1959 (aged 66) Williamsburg, Virginia
Height:	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:	238 lb (108 kg)
Career information
High school:	Lafayette (Williamsburg, Virginia)
College:	North Carolina
NFL Draft:	1981 / Round: 1 / Pick: 2
Career history
New York Giants (1981–1993)
Career highlights and awards
2× Super Bowl champion (XXI, XXV) 10× Pro Bowl (1981–1990) 9× First-team All-Pro (1981–1989) 1× Second-team All-Pro (1990) NFL Most Valuable Player (1986) Bert Bell Award (1986) 3× NFL Defensive Player of the Year (1981, 1982, 1986) NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year (1981) 2× NFC Player of the Year (1983, 1986) 5× Football Digest NFL Linebacker of the Year (1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986) NFL sacks leader (1986) NFL 75th Anniversary All-Time Team NFL 1980s All-Decade Team New York Giants No. 56 retired New York Giants Ring of Honor Consensus All-American (1980) ACC Player of the Year (1980)
Career statistics
Tackles: 1,089 Sacks: 132.5 Interceptions: 9 Player stats at NFL.com
Pro Football Hall of Fame

Lawrence Taylor Media

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  Taylor on the golf course in 2007

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  Taylor signing autographs at a collectors show in Houston in January 2014