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Giants Announce Seven New Members for Team's Ring of Honor

The Giants Ring of Honor will expand to 50 as the team prepares to welcome in six players and one long-time member of the organization this fall.
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Giants Announce Seven New Members for Team's Ring of Honor
Giants Announce Seven New Members for Team's Ring of Honor

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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – The New York Giants will welcome seven new members into its Ring of Honor this year to increase the total number of members to 50.

Former running backs Joe Morris, Ottis Anderson, and Rodney Hampton and defensive end Leonard Marshall are the four surviving legacy players who will be honored at halftime during the Giants' September 29 home game against the Dallas Cowboys.

They will be joined by family members of two deceased Giants legends, Jimmy Patton and Kyle Rote, and the team's long-time athletic trainer, now Vice President of Medical Services, Ronnie Barnes, who has been with the club for 47 years.

Morris, Hampton, Marshall, and Anderson addressed the current Giants team at the request of head coach Brian Daboll. The surviving Giants were advised of their selection for inclusion into the Ring of Honor by team president and COO John Mara.

All seven of the honorees were members of Giants championship teams: Patton and Rote in 1956; Morris in 1986; Anderson and Marshall in 1986 and 1990; Hampton in 1990; and Barnes has been with the organization for all four of its Super Bowl victories.

Morris, Marshall, and Anderson increase the number of players from the 1986 Super Bowl XXI championship team in the Ring of Honor to nine.

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Patricia Traina
PATRICIA TRAINA

Patricia Traina has covered the New York Giants for 30+ seasons, and her work has appeared in multiple media outlets, including The Athletic, Forbes, Bleacher Report, and the Sports Illustrated media group. As a credentialed New York Giants press corps member, Patricia has also covered five Super Bowls (three featuring the Giants), the annual NFL draft, and the NFL Scouting Combine. She is the author of The Big 50: The Men and Moments that Made the New York Giants. In addition to her work with New York Giants On SI, Patricia hosts the Locked On Giants podcast. Patricia is also a member of the Pro Football Writers of America and the Football Writers Association of America.

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