On this date (1/25/1987): Giants Won Their 1st Super Bowl

[EddieNYG]

January 25, 1987: The New York Giants defeated the Denver Broncos 39-20 in Super Bowl XXI for their first Lombardi Trophy!

Full Game

Highlights


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[JoeDonLooney]

... and Phil Simms went to DisneyLand.

Or was it Disney World?

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I%27m_going_to_Disney_World!

Following Super Bowl XXI on January 25, 1987, a Disney commercial starred New York Giants quarterback Phil Simms, in which he was asked "Now that you've won the Super Bowl, Phil Simms, what are you going to do?" Simms, who replied "I'm going to Disney World", was paid $75,000; John Elway was paid the same amount, in case the Denver Broncos won.[6] The company later aired three more ads that year with other athletes following major sports championships.

[EddieNYG]

Jan 25, 2024 12:11:50 GMT -5 JoeDonLooney said:

... and Phil Simms went to DisneyLand.

Or was it Disney World?

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I%27m_going_to_Disney_World!

Following Super Bowl XXI on January 25, 1987, a Disney commercial starred New York Giants quarterback Phil Simms, in which he was asked "Now that you've won the Super Bowl, Phil Simms, what are you going to do?" Simms, who replied "I'm going to Disney World", was paid $75,000; John Elway was paid the same amount, in case the Denver Broncos won.[6] The company later aired three more ads that year with other athletes following major sports championships.

[leagued]

It’s too bad I didn’t follow the Giants back then. I didn’t really get into sports or follow an NFL team until 1988. I did see parts of the game live at my friend’s aunt’s apartment that night but paid no attention to it, which is hilarious to think about now.
I remember when I got back home I went in the basement where my dad was watching the end of the Super Bowl on a classic 70s/80s bunny ears antenna TV he had in his workshop and I remember seeing Parcells hoisted up on the shoulders and the screen said, “New York Giants first NFL championship since 1956“. Because they were from New York and I liked their colors and helmets, I said that they were my favorite team and my dad just laughed because he figured I was saying that because they just won the Super Bowl. Two years later I actually started watching every game and it’s been an obsession since then.

[GordonG]

In reading Simm's recollection of SB XX1, the following quotes from the article giantswire.usatoday.com/2024/01/28/phil-simms-recalls-new-york-giants-super-bowl-xxi-win-over-denver-broncos/ caught my eye:
1. The once embattled Simms finally vindicated himself after six topsy-turvy seasons in which he fought through injuries and inconsistency.
2. “Let’s be honest here, that was not a fairy-tale year. I went through a period where, holy Christ, if I completed a pass I was ready to jump for joy. It was rough. We had so many guys hurt. Come on, Jeff Hostetler was playing wide receiver a lot,” Simms said.
3. “The ’90 team was predicated on just smashing people and just really dominating the team in the way we played — time possession, no turnovers, running it. The ’90 team is the most orchestrated team I ever played on by far. Here’s the formula, here’s what we do, and damn, it works.”