the new york giants first played at new britain, connecticut.
where did the new york giants first play?
new britain , connecticut
in 1925, the nfl was in need of a franchise in a large city market that could be used to showcase the league. to achieve this, nfl president, joseph carr traveled to new york city to offer boxing promoter billy gibson, a franchise. gibson was chosen by carr since he had owned the league's last new york franchise, the new york brickley giants, in 1921. however, gibson refused the offer for a new franchise, but he did refer carr to a friend of his, tim mara. mara, a bookmaker (then a legal profession), businessman, and promoter, with an investment of us$500, then established the modern-day new york giants franchise. other than the name, there is no relation between the brickley giants and the modern new york giants franchise. mara decided to invest the $500 in the giants as opposed to heavyweight boxer gene tunney in a spur-of-the-moment decision, and started the team with the statement, "an exclusive franchise for anything in new york is worth $500." mara owned the team until his death in 1959, when it was passed on to his sons wellington and jack mara. legally named "new york football giants" to distinguish themselves from the baseball team of the same name, the giants played their first game against all new britain in new britain, connecticut, on october 4, 1925. they defeated new britain 26–0 in front of a crowd of 10,000.
history of the new york giants (1925–78)
list of new york giants first-round draft picks
list of new york giants first-round draft picks