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Harry Carson

Retired

New York Giants · LB

Harry Carson recorded 173 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 13 rostered seasons with New York Giants.

▶Best highlights

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tackles/gm

9

playoff games

13

indexed seasons

173

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Harry Carson's most significant indexed performances.

Super Bowl
XXI
DENVERBRONCOS
NEW YORKGIANTS
JAN 25, 1987

Denver Broncos vs New York Giants

Super Bowl XXI · Jan 25, 1987

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1986
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
NEW YORKGIANTS
OCT 12, 1986

Philadelphia Eagles vs New York Giants

Regular Season · Oct 12, 1986

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Conference Championship
1986
W
WSH
NEW YORKGIANTS
JAN 11, 1987

WSH vs New York Giants

Conference Championship · Jan 11, 1987

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
1986
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
NEW YORKGIANTS
JAN 4, 1987

San Francisco 49ers vs New York Giants

Divisional Round · Jan 4, 1987

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
1985
NEW YORKGIANTS
CHICAGOBEARS
JAN 5, 1986

New York Giants vs Chicago Bears

Divisional Round · Jan 5, 1986

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Harry Carson's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 1 sack

Regular Season
1987
W
NEW YORKGIANTS
WSH
NOV 29, 1987

New York Giants vs WSH

Regular Season · Nov 29, 1987

0 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 interception

Regular Season
1988
NEW YORKGIANTS
ATLANTAFALCONS
OCT 23, 1988

New York Giants vs Atlanta Falcons

Regular Season · Oct 23, 1988

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Harry Carson's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1964–1978

01
NYGCARSON53Harry Carson
NYGTARKENTON10Fran Tarkenton
NYGTUCKER—Bob Tucker

A proud organization loses its structure

New York Giants · The wilderness

The Giants endured fifteen straight losing seasons and a chaotic stadium transition before new leadership rebuilt football operations.

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Franchise era

1979–1990

02
NYGCARSON53Harry Carson
NYGTAYLOR56Lawrence Taylor
NYGSIMMS11Phil Simms

Defense restores the franchise

New York Giants · Parcells, Taylor and two titles

Taylor changed offensive protection, Parcells shaped a physical roster and the Giants won Super Bowls XXI and XXV in distinctly different ways.

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Career accomplishments

Super Bowl champion · 198613 NFL seasons173 career games1 career receptions13 career receiving yards1 career receiving touchdowns8 career sacksJersey: 09 playoff appearances1 Super Bowl appearanceFirst appearance: Sep 19, 1976Most recent: Dec 18, 1988

Official awards via ESPN · Pro Bowl and All-Pro counts via NFLverse with selection years cross-checked against Wikipedia · league leads verified from indexed regular-season stats

Team history