A Giant Win Inside the New York Giants' Historic Upset over the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLII

by Coughlin, Tom; Hanlon, Greg; Manning, Eli

• ISBN13: 9781538724651
• ISBN10: 1538724650
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2024-12-10
• Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
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Summary

From legendary Giants coach Tom Coughlin, an inside look at the unforgettable Super Bowl game that changed NFL history.

In A Giant Win, Coach Tom Coughlin reveals the intricacies of football, sharing details only a coach would know. He also details relationships with some of the most iconic players from the Giants, including Eli Manning and Michael Strahan. 

A Giant Win provides a frame for Coach Coughlin to discuss his life in football—including his years with the Giants as an assistant coach in the late 1980s and 1990, when he helped win a Super Bowl working under Hall of Fame Head Coach Bill Parcells and alongside the coach he’d oppose in Super Bowl XLII: Bill Belichick. 

A Giant Win is a fascinating self-portrait of one of football's most successful coaches during his signature game.

Author Biography

Tom Coughlin is a former National Football League head coach who was part of three New York Giants Super Bowl winning teams, twice as head coach. He won his first Super Bowl while an assistant to legendary coach Bill Parcells in 1990. In 2004, he joined the New York Giants for 12 seasons as head coach, leading the Giants to victory in Super Bowl XLII and Super Bowl XLVI, both times beating the New England Patriots. Coughlin ranks as the 14th winningest coach in NFL history with an overall record of 170 wins.

Greg Hanlon is an editor at People magazine who has written for Sports Illustrated, The New York Times and Slate. His writing has been anthologized in The Best American Sports Writing. He was a 2015 finalist in national reporting for The Livingston Awards for Young Journalists. He is the co-author of Watch My Smoke: The Eric Dickerson Story.