Lawrence Taylor
Chronology
| 1959 | Born February 4 in Williamsburg, Virginia, to Clarence and Iris Taylor |
| 1968 | Writes down that he wants to be famous and a millionaire before age of 30 |
| 1968 | Starts Little League football, but mother decides it's too dangerous, signs him up for baseball instead |
| 1973 | Picks up game of football as high school junior |
| 1977 | Begins college football career at University of North Carolina |
| 1981 | Picked second overall in NFL draft by the NY Giants |
| 1982 | Marries Linda Cooley |
| 1984 | Investigation by NFL of Taylor's friendship with New Jersey bar owner Vinnie Rabo |
| 1985 | Ordered by North Carolina judge to buy house for former girlfriend and pay child support |
| 1985 | Ends Joe The isman's career by breaking his leg in nationally televised Monday Night Football game |
| 1986 | Enters rehabilitation program for drug abuse |
| 1986 | Emerges from treatment and has best season of his career |
| 1986 | Leads Giants to their first Super Bowl victory |
| 1987 | Crosses the NFL players association picket line during a strike |
| 1987 | Tests positive for drugs and suspended for four games |
| 1990 | Recovers from drug addiction, leads Giants to their second Super Bowl victory |
| 1993 | Announces his retirement at the end of the season |
| 1994 | Sees his jersey, #56, retired by the NY Giants |
| 1995 | Signed by WWF to battle 390 pound Bam Bam Biegelow in feature match of Wrestlemania XI |
| 1999 | Inducted into Pro Football Hall of Fame |
| 1999 | Plays part of Luther "Shark" Lavay in Oliver Stone football film Any Given Sunday |
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