After an All-American career at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (1978–1981), Taylor was selected by the Giants second overall in the 1981 NFL draft. Although controversy surrounded the …

Set the Carolina record with 16 quarterback sacks that season for losses totaling 127 yards. Totaled 22 tackles for losses that year leading the Tar Heels to an 11-1 record ACC championship. Made game …

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Jul 4, 2025 · Giants linebacker Lawrence Taylor ended his three-week holdout and joined his teammates at the Giants training camp at Pace University in Pleasantville August 14, 1983. Taylor, a first-round...

North Carolina Tar Heel football legend Lawrence Taylor (#98 retired UNC jersey), was a first team NCAA All-American, ACC Player of the Year and was the #2 player taken overall in the 1981 NFL draft.

Lawrence Taylor, OLB, North Carolina (1981): The best defensive player of all time is also the best second overall pick of all time. Taylor...

The 1980 North Carolina football team and Bill Belichick are linked in some respects thanks to Lawrence Taylor, and it's a connection the legendary coach felt when taking over the UNC...

Lawrence Taylor played linebacker at the University of North Carolina (UNC) from 1977 to 1980 and developed into one of the most dominant defensive players in college football history.

Faster than most wide receivers and strong...more. A compilation of some of Lawrence Taylor's highlights at the University of North Carolina. Arguably the greatest linebacker in the history...

Senior linebacker Lawrence Taylor had 16 sacks, was a consensus selection on the 1980 All-America college football team and won ACC player of the year honors. [2][3] Crum was named ACC coach of …