Lawrence Julius Taylor, nicknamed “L.T.”, is an American former professional football player who spent his entire career as a linebacker for the New York Giants in the National Football League.

Lawrence Taylor was born on February 4, 1959 in Williamsburg, Virginia.

After an All-American career at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (1978–1981), Lawrence Taylor was drafted by the Giants as the second overall selection in the 1981 NFL Draft.

Although controversy surrounded the selection due to Lawrence Taylor’s contract demands, the two sides quickly resolved the issue.

Lawrence Taylor won several defensive awards after his rookie season and is the first and currently only NFL player to win the AP NFL Defensive Player of the Year award in his rookie season.

Throughout the 1980s and early 1990s, Lawrence Taylor was a disruptive force at outside linebacker, and is credited with changing defensive game plans, defensive pass rushing schemes, offensive line blocking schemes, and offensive formations used in the NFL.

Who Is Lawrence Taylor’s Ex-Wife Deborah Belinda Taylor?

Lawrence Taylor and Deborah Belinda Taylor got married in 1981. However, the couple split in 1996, after 15 years of marriage.

Deborah Belinda Taylor was Lawrence Taylor’s first wife.