1 00:00:00,400 --> 00:00:03,720 Speaker 1: Welcome to another edition of Papa's Perspective. I'm Bob Papa, 2 00:00:03,840 --> 00:00:06,960 Speaker 1: brought to you by Bob's Discount Furniture, the official furniture 3 00:00:07,000 --> 00:00:09,760 Speaker 1: store and a Mattress partner of the New York Giants. 4 00:00:09,880 --> 00:00:13,400 Speaker 1: Is The one hundred Seasons of Giants Football celebration continues 5 00:00:13,640 --> 00:00:16,079 Speaker 1: the Giants kicking off one hundred seasons. Who better to 6 00:00:16,120 --> 00:00:18,840 Speaker 1: have on than the president and CEO co owner of 7 00:00:18,840 --> 00:00:21,960 Speaker 1: the New York Football Giants, mister John Mahra and John, 8 00:00:22,000 --> 00:00:25,200 Speaker 1: This is an exciting week for the Giants as season 9 00:00:25,239 --> 00:00:28,440 Speaker 1: one hundred kicks off. What's the feeling like for your 10 00:00:28,520 --> 00:00:31,960 Speaker 1: family knowing this celebration has been so well received. 11 00:00:32,600 --> 00:00:36,159 Speaker 2: I think it's been a great celebration so far, and 12 00:00:36,200 --> 00:00:39,440 Speaker 2: we are very pleased that it has been well received 13 00:00:39,440 --> 00:00:42,120 Speaker 2: by our fans and by the media, and we're looking 14 00:00:42,120 --> 00:00:45,320 Speaker 2: forward to this season. I think we're all excited about 15 00:00:45,320 --> 00:00:48,840 Speaker 2: it a little nervous because we want to make sure 16 00:00:48,880 --> 00:00:51,440 Speaker 2: that the one hundred season. You'd like it to be 17 00:00:51,440 --> 00:00:53,800 Speaker 2: a successful one. You like every season to be successful, 18 00:00:53,800 --> 00:00:57,360 Speaker 2: but particularly this one. A lot of history behind those 19 00:00:57,520 --> 00:01:01,400 Speaker 2: hundred years and something that we're we're excited about. 20 00:01:02,160 --> 00:01:04,640 Speaker 1: The night with Legends at Madison Square Garden kind of 21 00:01:04,720 --> 00:01:09,240 Speaker 1: kicked everything off, and you know, the outpouring of support 22 00:01:09,280 --> 00:01:11,880 Speaker 1: from the former players was pretty fun to watch as 23 00:01:11,880 --> 00:01:13,880 Speaker 1: far as the excitement level they had to be a 24 00:01:13,920 --> 00:01:15,240 Speaker 1: part of that. 25 00:01:15,040 --> 00:01:17,280 Speaker 2: That was great. That was Timmy. Was the best part 26 00:01:17,319 --> 00:01:20,200 Speaker 2: of that night, was seeing all those guys, seeing how 27 00:01:20,240 --> 00:01:24,040 Speaker 2: much they were enjoying themselves and you know, seeing how 28 00:01:24,080 --> 00:01:27,360 Speaker 2: important it was to them to feel like they were, 29 00:01:27,880 --> 00:01:31,320 Speaker 2: you know, part of Giants' history and that Timmy was 30 00:01:31,360 --> 00:01:33,600 Speaker 2: the best part of the night. And we'll be doing 31 00:01:33,640 --> 00:01:35,960 Speaker 2: a lot of other things this year, bringing a lot 32 00:01:35,959 --> 00:01:39,200 Speaker 2: of alumni players back, and I think that'll be a 33 00:01:39,240 --> 00:01:41,360 Speaker 2: great thing for the fans to see and for us 34 00:01:41,360 --> 00:01:42,440 Speaker 2: to experience as well. 35 00:01:42,560 --> 00:01:44,840 Speaker 1: You know, in the free fan fest on Friday night 36 00:01:45,240 --> 00:01:49,360 Speaker 1: leading up to the game on Sunday, and family members 37 00:01:49,360 --> 00:01:53,480 Speaker 1: of the deceased living Top one hundred players all assembled 38 00:01:53,480 --> 00:01:56,360 Speaker 1: in one place. Has to make the Mara family feel 39 00:01:56,480 --> 00:01:58,880 Speaker 1: very proud since this has been the family business since 40 00:01:58,960 --> 00:02:00,240 Speaker 1: day one, has. 41 00:02:00,160 --> 00:02:03,760 Speaker 2: Been the family business since nineteen twenty five, and you know, 42 00:02:03,840 --> 00:02:07,000 Speaker 2: my family's been around for that entire period that these 43 00:02:07,040 --> 00:02:10,720 Speaker 2: guys played in and you know, I remember almost all 44 00:02:10,760 --> 00:02:12,200 Speaker 2: of them back you know, from when I was a 45 00:02:12,280 --> 00:02:14,280 Speaker 2: kid and everything. So being able to see them again, 46 00:02:14,840 --> 00:02:17,239 Speaker 2: and those of the passed away being able to see 47 00:02:17,280 --> 00:02:20,000 Speaker 2: their families and allow them to be a part of 48 00:02:20,040 --> 00:02:23,240 Speaker 2: this celebration, I think is particularly meaningful to us. 49 00:02:23,480 --> 00:02:26,520 Speaker 1: You know, the list had such a wonderful blend of 50 00:02:26,560 --> 00:02:30,120 Speaker 1: the past as well as more contemporary players. And the 51 00:02:30,120 --> 00:02:33,640 Speaker 1: fact that a Roosevelt Brown finished number two in the 52 00:02:33,720 --> 00:02:36,320 Speaker 1: voting by the Blue Ribbon Panel, and you had Frank 53 00:02:36,360 --> 00:02:39,760 Speaker 1: Gifford in that top ten and Andy Robastelli and Emlyn 54 00:02:39,880 --> 00:02:43,920 Speaker 1: Tanell really speaks to the rich tradition of this franchise, 55 00:02:43,960 --> 00:02:44,360 Speaker 1: doesn't it. 56 00:02:44,600 --> 00:02:46,960 Speaker 2: Yeah, And I think that panel did a great job 57 00:02:47,000 --> 00:02:49,280 Speaker 2: with that. And one of the things you get concerned 58 00:02:49,320 --> 00:02:52,480 Speaker 2: about is that maybe the old time players kind of 59 00:02:52,480 --> 00:02:54,799 Speaker 2: get left out, and that was not the case here 60 00:02:54,840 --> 00:02:57,720 Speaker 2: in Roosevelt Brown and Emlind Tanell in particular. You know, 61 00:02:57,720 --> 00:03:00,560 Speaker 2: two of the greatest players we ever had, but they 62 00:03:00,560 --> 00:03:03,359 Speaker 2: played a long time ago, and people tend to forget that. 63 00:03:03,480 --> 00:03:06,320 Speaker 2: But I was particularly pleased to see both of them 64 00:03:06,600 --> 00:03:09,680 Speaker 2: on that list, and particularly where they finished. 65 00:03:09,960 --> 00:03:13,519 Speaker 1: Yeah. I mean, Eli is first eligible for the Hall 66 00:03:13,560 --> 00:03:17,000 Speaker 1: of Fame, but everybody else in the top ten are 67 00:03:17,040 --> 00:03:18,920 Speaker 1: members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. So not 68 00:03:18,960 --> 00:03:21,400 Speaker 1: only were they great Giants, but these are players that 69 00:03:21,440 --> 00:03:23,600 Speaker 1: have been recognized as some of the greatest players in 70 00:03:23,600 --> 00:03:24,519 Speaker 1: the history of the sport. 71 00:03:24,680 --> 00:03:26,840 Speaker 2: Yes, and some of them went in, you know, the 72 00:03:26,880 --> 00:03:29,040 Speaker 2: first year they were eligible, and Emilin Toonelle was the 73 00:03:29,080 --> 00:03:32,560 Speaker 2: first African American ever inducted to the Hall of Fame. 74 00:03:32,600 --> 00:03:35,720 Speaker 2: And Roosevelt Brown was considered one of the best tackles, 75 00:03:35,720 --> 00:03:39,320 Speaker 2: if not the best tackle of his era. And so 76 00:03:39,360 --> 00:03:41,880 Speaker 2: it's great to see that they finished so high on 77 00:03:41,920 --> 00:03:43,640 Speaker 2: the list. And as I said, I think the paddle 78 00:03:44,280 --> 00:03:46,600 Speaker 2: you included really did an outstanding job. 79 00:03:47,200 --> 00:03:49,400 Speaker 1: I want to talk a little bit about the history. Now. 80 00:03:49,960 --> 00:03:53,000 Speaker 1: Obviously the Giants were born in nineteen twenty five. It 81 00:03:53,120 --> 00:03:56,120 Speaker 1: was tough making a go of it. What were some 82 00:03:56,200 --> 00:03:58,160 Speaker 1: of the things that you learned from your father as 83 00:03:58,240 --> 00:04:00,960 Speaker 1: far as the motivation to move to Yankee Stadium in 84 00:04:01,040 --> 00:04:03,560 Speaker 1: nineteen fifty six, where the Giants in that first year 85 00:04:03,920 --> 00:04:05,360 Speaker 1: wind up winning a championship. 86 00:04:05,440 --> 00:04:08,720 Speaker 2: Yeah, I think during that era, you know, the polo 87 00:04:08,720 --> 00:04:12,520 Speaker 2: grounds had started to decay a little bit and Yankee 88 00:04:12,520 --> 00:04:15,760 Speaker 2: Stadium was bigger, I had more of a capacity, and 89 00:04:15,800 --> 00:04:18,920 Speaker 2: I think The feeling was if we moved over there, 90 00:04:19,200 --> 00:04:21,440 Speaker 2: it would allow more fans to see the game, We'd 91 00:04:21,480 --> 00:04:24,839 Speaker 2: have a bigger attendance, and it was a better facility 92 00:04:24,920 --> 00:04:27,120 Speaker 2: at the time. Polo Grounds certainly had a lot of 93 00:04:27,200 --> 00:04:31,040 Speaker 2: history and it was sad to see it torn down, 94 00:04:31,120 --> 00:04:35,320 Speaker 2: but Yankee Stadium just provided a better opportunity at the time. 95 00:04:35,400 --> 00:04:37,560 Speaker 2: We had some great years there and a lot of 96 00:04:37,600 --> 00:04:40,200 Speaker 2: history at Yankee Stadium. That was a big part of 97 00:04:40,200 --> 00:04:45,440 Speaker 2: my childhood was being around the team in practices and 98 00:04:45,600 --> 00:04:48,560 Speaker 2: in games at Yankee Stadium. 99 00:04:48,960 --> 00:04:51,120 Speaker 1: It's got to be there must have been an incredible 100 00:04:51,240 --> 00:04:54,520 Speaker 1: energy because not only are the Giants winning a championship 101 00:04:54,560 --> 00:04:58,240 Speaker 1: in fifty six and then having championship caliber teams in 102 00:04:58,320 --> 00:05:01,360 Speaker 1: fifty eight and fifty nine in the early sixties, but 103 00:05:01,480 --> 00:05:04,240 Speaker 1: it was also running concurrently to some of the greatest 104 00:05:04,320 --> 00:05:05,560 Speaker 1: Yankee teams of all time. 105 00:05:05,760 --> 00:05:10,040 Speaker 2: Yeah, you're right, and you know the Mickey Mantle era, 106 00:05:11,839 --> 00:05:14,760 Speaker 2: and we shared that locker room with the Yankees, and 107 00:05:14,800 --> 00:05:16,719 Speaker 2: that was a big thrill from me as a kid, 108 00:05:16,800 --> 00:05:20,320 Speaker 2: was walking into that locker room and seeing Mickey Mantle's locker, 109 00:05:20,320 --> 00:05:23,600 Speaker 2: Whitey Ford's locker, Elston Howard all, the Yogi Bear, all 110 00:05:23,640 --> 00:05:28,120 Speaker 2: the great Yankees of that era, so it was it 111 00:05:28,160 --> 00:05:31,320 Speaker 2: was a really cool thing for us to share that 112 00:05:31,360 --> 00:05:34,520 Speaker 2: locker room, share that stadium, and be a part of 113 00:05:34,520 --> 00:05:35,200 Speaker 2: that history. 114 00:05:35,400 --> 00:05:36,799 Speaker 1: Do you remember your first game? 115 00:05:38,440 --> 00:05:41,239 Speaker 2: You know? I know I went to games probably starting 116 00:05:41,400 --> 00:05:45,440 Speaker 2: around nineteen sixty sixty one. I can remember some games 117 00:05:45,440 --> 00:05:47,480 Speaker 2: in the sixty one season. The first game that I 118 00:05:47,560 --> 00:05:50,920 Speaker 2: really have a vivid memory of, though, was the nineteen 119 00:05:50,960 --> 00:05:54,640 Speaker 2: sixty two championship game against the Green Bay Packers. It 120 00:05:54,680 --> 00:05:56,919 Speaker 2: was one of the coldest days ever. My mother and 121 00:05:56,960 --> 00:06:01,320 Speaker 2: I sat in an auxiliary press box in the corner 122 00:06:01,360 --> 00:06:03,520 Speaker 2: of the end zone because it had some heat in it, 123 00:06:04,000 --> 00:06:07,400 Speaker 2: and I sat next to Elston Howard, and I think 124 00:06:07,440 --> 00:06:09,880 Speaker 2: I paid more attention to him than I did to 125 00:06:09,960 --> 00:06:12,599 Speaker 2: the game. We ended up losing the game. I remember 126 00:06:12,640 --> 00:06:16,239 Speaker 2: my mother being very sad afterwards. But that's the first 127 00:06:16,279 --> 00:06:20,039 Speaker 2: game that I really can remember specific plays from was 128 00:06:20,080 --> 00:06:21,479 Speaker 2: that sixty two season. 129 00:06:21,279 --> 00:06:24,279 Speaker 1: And Elston Howard the former Yankee Great War Number thirty 130 00:06:24,279 --> 00:06:28,880 Speaker 1: two is number retired by the Yankees. Your favorite player, 131 00:06:29,800 --> 00:06:33,080 Speaker 1: you know, as a little kid, we all have one guy. 132 00:06:33,120 --> 00:06:36,080 Speaker 1: For me, it was Bob Tucker, and then Brad Van 133 00:06:36,160 --> 00:06:39,000 Speaker 1: Pelt on the defensive side, was there one guy as 134 00:06:39,040 --> 00:06:41,120 Speaker 1: a kid that you just were in all with? 135 00:06:41,279 --> 00:06:44,200 Speaker 2: I mean, I think for me when I was very young, 136 00:06:44,240 --> 00:06:46,320 Speaker 2: it was Frank Gifford. You know, he was the star 137 00:06:46,480 --> 00:06:48,960 Speaker 2: player on that team. There were a lot of stars, 138 00:06:49,000 --> 00:06:52,000 Speaker 2: but he had that kind of personality that people just 139 00:06:52,080 --> 00:06:55,320 Speaker 2: gravitated towards him. And yeah, I think everybody, including me, 140 00:06:55,360 --> 00:06:57,840 Speaker 2: wanted to be like Frank Gifford. Then maybe in later 141 00:06:57,920 --> 00:07:02,080 Speaker 2: years he had a at of Lockhart, who was just 142 00:07:02,120 --> 00:07:06,039 Speaker 2: such a friendly, outgoing personality. As a kid, I really 143 00:07:06,480 --> 00:07:09,000 Speaker 2: took to that, and you know, I'd go by his 144 00:07:09,080 --> 00:07:12,240 Speaker 2: dorm room and at Fairfield University he'd hang out with 145 00:07:12,320 --> 00:07:15,080 Speaker 2: him for a while and so so so he was 146 00:07:15,120 --> 00:07:20,200 Speaker 2: a favorite of mine. Tucker Frederickson another one, and so 147 00:07:20,320 --> 00:07:22,760 Speaker 2: many in that era and so but those those are 148 00:07:22,760 --> 00:07:25,040 Speaker 2: the guys that really come to mind from a Brad 149 00:07:25,120 --> 00:07:28,040 Speaker 2: van Pelt. Certainly in later years I used to hang 150 00:07:28,080 --> 00:07:30,400 Speaker 2: out with him quite a bit. He came to us, 151 00:07:31,240 --> 00:07:34,040 Speaker 2: you know, as a rookie, and if you remember, the 152 00:07:34,200 --> 00:07:37,600 Speaker 2: Saint Louis Cardinals baseball team was trying to sign him, 153 00:07:38,280 --> 00:07:40,240 Speaker 2: and so we got into kind of a bidding war 154 00:07:40,320 --> 00:07:42,720 Speaker 2: with them. He ended up coming to us and I 155 00:07:42,760 --> 00:07:45,840 Speaker 2: think because he signed for what at the time was 156 00:07:46,200 --> 00:07:48,760 Speaker 2: really a lot of money for a rookie, he was 157 00:07:48,800 --> 00:07:51,760 Speaker 2: resented by a lot of the veterans that we had 158 00:07:52,200 --> 00:07:55,080 Speaker 2: in that era. So he ended up hanging out with, 159 00:07:55,480 --> 00:07:58,480 Speaker 2: you know, the ball boys, and I was one of them, 160 00:07:58,840 --> 00:08:01,760 Speaker 2: and you know, he was just such a great guy, 161 00:08:02,040 --> 00:08:03,720 Speaker 2: and he ended up being a great player for us 162 00:08:04,320 --> 00:08:08,160 Speaker 2: as well, and eventually he was accepted as one of 163 00:08:08,160 --> 00:08:11,120 Speaker 2: the boys and as one of our best players. 164 00:08:11,480 --> 00:08:14,440 Speaker 1: Obviously you're not with the organization at this time, but 165 00:08:14,600 --> 00:08:17,760 Speaker 1: we go through the late sixties and into the seventies 166 00:08:17,800 --> 00:08:21,920 Speaker 1: and the winning was few and far between. Can you 167 00:08:22,200 --> 00:08:25,240 Speaker 1: sort of describe what it was like for your family 168 00:08:26,000 --> 00:08:30,000 Speaker 1: to see your father in nineteen eighty six be handed 169 00:08:30,040 --> 00:08:33,840 Speaker 1: that Super Bowl trophy by Brent Musburger in that ceremony 170 00:08:34,000 --> 00:08:37,480 Speaker 1: and the commissioner, obviously Pete Rosell, to finally come full 171 00:08:37,520 --> 00:08:40,319 Speaker 1: circle and it being thirty years since the last championship. 172 00:08:40,640 --> 00:08:43,160 Speaker 2: Yeah, I have to say in my lifetime that if 173 00:08:43,200 --> 00:08:47,320 Speaker 2: you asked me what the greatest moment was, that probably 174 00:08:47,480 --> 00:08:50,880 Speaker 2: would be it. Because we had gone through such brutal 175 00:08:50,960 --> 00:08:53,160 Speaker 2: years in the nineteen seventies and he had taken a 176 00:08:53,200 --> 00:08:55,760 Speaker 2: lot of criticism from people. You know, he became this 177 00:08:56,520 --> 00:08:59,800 Speaker 2: my father became this revered figure later on in life. 178 00:09:00,640 --> 00:09:04,240 Speaker 2: People forget that. When we first moved into a giant stadium. 179 00:09:04,240 --> 00:09:06,600 Speaker 2: I can remember a game where he was being hung 180 00:09:06,600 --> 00:09:09,440 Speaker 2: an effigy from the upper deck of the stadium. So 181 00:09:09,679 --> 00:09:12,320 Speaker 2: that was pretty tough as a you know, as a 182 00:09:12,360 --> 00:09:16,920 Speaker 2: young person to see that and for him to for 183 00:09:17,040 --> 00:09:18,920 Speaker 2: him to have to see that. So to finally get 184 00:09:18,920 --> 00:09:23,240 Speaker 2: to that point in Pasadena in the Rose Bowl and 185 00:09:23,280 --> 00:09:26,000 Speaker 2: being in that crapped locker room and see him up 186 00:09:26,000 --> 00:09:29,400 Speaker 2: on the platform accepting that trophy, that was a moment 187 00:09:29,440 --> 00:09:30,560 Speaker 2: I'll certainly never forget. 188 00:09:30,800 --> 00:09:33,360 Speaker 1: And then in nineteen ninety doing it again. So two 189 00:09:33,400 --> 00:09:37,560 Speaker 1: and four years the team was good under Dan Reeves. 190 00:09:37,559 --> 00:09:40,280 Speaker 1: In year one, in ninety three, Jim Fossil's first year 191 00:09:40,360 --> 00:09:43,319 Speaker 1: made the playoffs. I know it was special. Now, now 192 00:09:43,320 --> 00:09:46,600 Speaker 1: you're starting to work for the organization, with the organization, 193 00:09:47,000 --> 00:09:49,840 Speaker 1: what was that transition like, going from son of owner, 194 00:09:50,160 --> 00:09:53,199 Speaker 1: fan of team to now having to learn the business 195 00:09:53,240 --> 00:09:54,680 Speaker 1: at the hands of a Hall of famer. 196 00:09:54,880 --> 00:09:57,360 Speaker 2: Yeah, it was. You know, it was a great experience 197 00:09:57,360 --> 00:09:59,520 Speaker 2: for me being able to work side by side with 198 00:09:59,600 --> 00:10:03,120 Speaker 2: my father for so many years from really nineteen ninety 199 00:10:03,160 --> 00:10:06,360 Speaker 2: one until he passed in two thousand and five. That 200 00:10:06,520 --> 00:10:09,240 Speaker 2: was a great experience for me. I learned a lot 201 00:10:09,480 --> 00:10:14,800 Speaker 2: from mostly you know, how to treat people, not only 202 00:10:14,960 --> 00:10:18,160 Speaker 2: people that work in the organization, but players and fans. 203 00:10:19,280 --> 00:10:22,600 Speaker 2: Those were lessons that he tried to impart to me, 204 00:10:23,480 --> 00:10:26,520 Speaker 2: and he was mostly successful I think in doing so. 205 00:10:26,559 --> 00:10:29,760 Speaker 2: But that to me was an invaluable experience and just 206 00:10:29,840 --> 00:10:32,920 Speaker 2: how you deal with people on a daily basis. 207 00:10:33,280 --> 00:10:35,720 Speaker 1: And you know, for the first time in family history, 208 00:10:36,800 --> 00:10:38,839 Speaker 1: you know, there was a non Mara as part owner 209 00:10:39,120 --> 00:10:42,480 Speaker 1: when mister Tisch bought half of the franchise in nineteen 210 00:10:42,559 --> 00:10:46,000 Speaker 1: ninety one. He and your dad came from different worlds, 211 00:10:46,040 --> 00:10:48,000 Speaker 1: but they seemed to find a way to make it work, 212 00:10:48,040 --> 00:10:48,440 Speaker 1: didn't they. 213 00:10:48,720 --> 00:10:50,840 Speaker 2: They really did. Yeah, I think there was a mutual 214 00:10:50,920 --> 00:10:56,240 Speaker 2: respect there. I mean, Bob was such a successful businessman 215 00:10:56,280 --> 00:11:01,200 Speaker 2: outside of football and knew what he didn't know in 216 00:11:01,320 --> 00:11:03,520 Speaker 2: terms of, you know, how you build a football team 217 00:11:03,520 --> 00:11:07,120 Speaker 2: and how the football business works. But he learned pretty 218 00:11:07,160 --> 00:11:09,800 Speaker 2: quickly and he was great to work with, and he 219 00:11:09,840 --> 00:11:14,679 Speaker 2: made us a much more professional business organization when he 220 00:11:14,720 --> 00:11:18,120 Speaker 2: came in. And you know, unfortunately he passed before we 221 00:11:18,120 --> 00:11:21,040 Speaker 2: were able to win those Super Bowls after the seven 222 00:11:21,120 --> 00:11:23,560 Speaker 2: and eleven seasons two thousand. 223 00:11:24,400 --> 00:11:26,240 Speaker 1: He was there for that and so was your father. 224 00:11:26,960 --> 00:11:30,520 Speaker 1: Arguably the greatest game ever played in Giant Stadium history, 225 00:11:30,559 --> 00:11:33,480 Speaker 1: the NFC Championship Game, forty one to nothing against a 226 00:11:33,800 --> 00:11:37,040 Speaker 1: Vikings team that was a powerhouse and expected to come 227 00:11:37,080 --> 00:11:37,560 Speaker 1: in and win. 228 00:11:37,800 --> 00:11:40,800 Speaker 2: Yeah, they were considered, you know, the best offense in 229 00:11:40,840 --> 00:11:43,560 Speaker 2: the NFL for many, many years, and for us to 230 00:11:43,840 --> 00:11:46,680 Speaker 2: shut them out and score forty one points, that was 231 00:11:46,720 --> 00:11:49,640 Speaker 2: a great That was a great game for us. And 232 00:11:49,800 --> 00:11:54,280 Speaker 2: I remember walking down to the field with my father 233 00:11:54,400 --> 00:11:57,120 Speaker 2: before the game ended, which was very unusual. I mean, 234 00:11:57,160 --> 00:11:59,320 Speaker 2: you never saw him do that. You never see me 235 00:11:59,440 --> 00:12:01,680 Speaker 2: do that. And being able to stand with him in 236 00:12:01,720 --> 00:12:04,520 Speaker 2: the end zone and with my mother during the final 237 00:12:04,559 --> 00:12:08,960 Speaker 2: moments of that game was really a great experience for me. 238 00:12:09,360 --> 00:12:12,200 Speaker 1: John super Bowl forty two, Super Bowl forty six. Tom 239 00:12:12,280 --> 00:12:16,960 Speaker 1: Coughlin now wins two and four years. Eli Manning obviously 240 00:12:16,960 --> 00:12:20,200 Speaker 1: a central figure in all this and the defense. Now, 241 00:12:20,240 --> 00:12:23,800 Speaker 1: as you are the man in charge, how important was 242 00:12:23,800 --> 00:12:25,240 Speaker 1: it for you? What does it mean to you to 243 00:12:25,280 --> 00:12:27,920 Speaker 1: be the guy that gets handed that Lombardi Trophy? 244 00:12:28,080 --> 00:12:31,760 Speaker 2: Yeah, you know, that was something that I have to admit, 245 00:12:31,920 --> 00:12:34,160 Speaker 2: you know, I dreamed about all my life being in 246 00:12:34,160 --> 00:12:37,320 Speaker 2: that position. To be standing on that platform and be 247 00:12:37,800 --> 00:12:41,240 Speaker 2: handed that trophy was such a I mean, I still 248 00:12:41,240 --> 00:12:43,560 Speaker 2: get chills thinking about it. I've been able to do 249 00:12:43,559 --> 00:12:47,280 Speaker 2: it again four years later. Was really an unreal experience 250 00:12:47,320 --> 00:12:50,679 Speaker 2: for me. But one story about the first one in 251 00:12:50,800 --> 00:12:56,240 Speaker 2: two thousand and seven, you know, we we win the game, 252 00:12:57,120 --> 00:13:00,319 Speaker 2: and my brothers and I go running down literally running 253 00:13:00,360 --> 00:13:04,080 Speaker 2: from the booth that we watched the game and to 254 00:13:04,120 --> 00:13:06,319 Speaker 2: get to the field because I didn't want to miss anything. 255 00:13:07,200 --> 00:13:10,200 Speaker 2: And I got down there and I realized, Man, I 256 00:13:10,280 --> 00:13:14,880 Speaker 2: left my mother up there, so she was still in 257 00:13:15,000 --> 00:13:18,080 Speaker 2: the suite. But so I go up on the platform 258 00:13:18,160 --> 00:13:20,160 Speaker 2: and they're starting the ceremony and then I see her 259 00:13:20,640 --> 00:13:22,720 Speaker 2: walking up the stairs, and let's just say she was 260 00:13:22,760 --> 00:13:26,040 Speaker 2: not very happy with me. I didn't make that mistake 261 00:13:26,080 --> 00:13:29,000 Speaker 2: in twenty eleven, you know, I'll tell. 262 00:13:28,840 --> 00:13:30,880 Speaker 1: You that, and I'm sure she reminded you of yes 263 00:13:30,920 --> 00:13:34,320 Speaker 1: a few times. John. I'm just been wrapping up here 264 00:13:34,559 --> 00:13:39,160 Speaker 1: so much energy leading into one hundred seasons. You know, 265 00:13:39,280 --> 00:13:43,400 Speaker 1: the season ticket holders receiving this really incredible gift with 266 00:13:43,440 --> 00:13:48,000 Speaker 1: the replica rings, the coffee table book, the celebration. What 267 00:13:48,040 --> 00:13:49,680 Speaker 1: do you want to say to the fans, because we 268 00:13:49,720 --> 00:13:51,920 Speaker 1: even had at the Legends night, we had a fan 269 00:13:51,960 --> 00:13:55,800 Speaker 1: that's been there for all ninety nine previous seasons. The 270 00:13:55,880 --> 00:13:57,880 Speaker 1: Mara families feelings towards the. 271 00:13:57,800 --> 00:14:03,120 Speaker 2: Fans, Yeah, you know this all the time, and you know, 272 00:14:04,000 --> 00:14:07,520 Speaker 2: just because it's so important to me. I really appreciate 273 00:14:08,160 --> 00:14:11,040 Speaker 2: the loyalty that our fans have shown over the years. 274 00:14:11,080 --> 00:14:14,360 Speaker 2: I mean, I've said this many times. There's no more 275 00:14:14,360 --> 00:14:17,080 Speaker 2: loyal fan base than the Giant fans. And they've stayed 276 00:14:17,080 --> 00:14:20,680 Speaker 2: with us through thick and thin, through some pretty tough years, 277 00:14:21,000 --> 00:14:25,040 Speaker 2: through some pretty great years. And they're not always happy, 278 00:14:25,600 --> 00:14:28,680 Speaker 2: but they always come back and they're always supportive, and 279 00:14:28,800 --> 00:14:31,120 Speaker 2: their loyalty to me is unmatched. 280 00:14:31,680 --> 00:14:34,560 Speaker 1: John, we appreciate a couple of minutes. Congratulations on one 281 00:14:34,640 --> 00:14:35,280 Speaker 1: hundred seasons. 282 00:14:35,360 --> 00:14:35,920 Speaker 2: I appreciate it. 283 00:14:35,920 --> 00:14:38,120 Speaker 1: May it be a successful one. Thank you for joining 284 00:14:38,160 --> 00:14:40,960 Speaker 1: us for this edition of Papa's Perspective. Brought to you 285 00:14:40,960 --> 00:14:44,520 Speaker 1: by Bob's Discount Furniture, the official furniture store and a 286 00:14:44,560 --> 00:14:46,520 Speaker 1: Mattress partner of the New York Giants.