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AMERICAN FOOTBALL PLAYER

Lawrence Taylor

1959 - Today

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Lawrence Julius Taylor (born February 4, 1959), nicknamed "L.T.", is an American former football linebacker who spent his entire career playing for the New York Giants in the National Football League (NFL). He is widely regarded as the greatest defensive player of all time.After an All-American career at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (1978–1981), Taylor was selected by the Giants as the second overall selection in the 1981 NFL draft. Although controversy surrounded the selection due to Taylor's contract demands, the two sides quickly resolved the issue. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Lawrence Taylor has received more than 6,601,298 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Lawrence Taylor is the 18th most popular american football player (down from 11th in 2019), the 11,632nd most popular biography from United States (down from 9,925th in 2019) and the 18th most popular American American Football Player.

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  • 6.6M

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  • 38.76

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.48

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.92

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among AMERICAN FOOTBALL PLAYERS

Among american football players, Lawrence Taylor ranks 18 out of 55Before him are Jerry Rice, Dick Butkus, Aldo Donelli, Michael Oher, John Elway, and Brett Favre. After him are Walter Payton, Aaron Rodgers, Steve Young, Kurt Warner, Troy Aikman, and Byron White.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1959, Lawrence Taylor ranks 502Before him are Alex McLeish, Keith Cooke, Eduardo Acevedo, Lee Daniels, Patxi López, and Lorella Stefanelli. After him are Gary Rydstrom, Giorgio Vanzetta, René Müller, Everton Nogueira, Karl Shuker, and Ulrike Richter.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Lawrence Taylor ranks 11,632 out of 18,182Before him are Pamela Adlon (1966), Tony Bettenhausen (1916), Henry M. Jackson (1912), Bill Wheatley (1909), John Houbolt (1919), and George Stoneman (1822). After him are Mo'Nique (1967), Brooklyn Decker (1987), Marguerite Churchill (1910), Justina Machado (1972), Reggie Fils-Aimé (1961), and Bernie Worrell (1944).

Among AMERICAN FOOTBALL PLAYERS In United States

Among american football players born in United States, Lawrence Taylor ranks 18Before him are Jerry Rice (1962), Dick Butkus (1942), Aldo Donelli (1907), Michael Oher (1986), John Elway (1960), and Brett Favre (1969). After him are Walter Payton (1954), Aaron Rodgers (1983), Steve Young (1961), Kurt Warner (1971), Troy Aikman (1966), and Byron White (1917).