When it was all said and done, Phil Simms is considered one of the best Quarterbacks in the history of the New York Giants. During the first five years of his career, it sure didn’t feel like that was possible.
Before there was Eli Manning, a Quarterback from Ole Miss, the New York Giants had Charlie Conerly…a Quarterback from Ole Miss.
After a good college run at George Washington, the New York Giants drafted Tuffy Leemans in 1936, where he would have an eight-year career with the New York Giants.
Eli Manning is one of the most polarizing players in Giants history, but that is predominantly the thought outside of New York. For the most part, Giants fans will always celebrate the Quarterback who was at the helm of two Super Bowls, upsetting Tom Brady and the New England Patriots each time.