New York Giants Wives and Girlfriends (WAGS)
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- Most recently in the news for
being the crazy old lady possibly trying to kill accosting Terry Bradshaw on live TV after the Giants defeated the 49ers in the NFC Championship game to advance to the Super Bowl, Ann Mara is the 82 year old widow of Wellington Mara and the mother of current Giants President and CEO, John Mara. As the elder stateswoman of the Giants, Ann Mara has received her share of media attention especially since the passing of her husband, former Giants President and co-owner Wellington Mara, thrust her into the spotlight even more. After seeing Bradshaw pick against the Giants week after week throughout the 2011 season, Ann Mara apparently had enough and approached him during the post-game interviews. After her son John attempted several times to pull her away from the broadcast, Ann Mara finally broke though and poked Bradshaw in the arm to get his attention and said 'You Never Pick the Giants', loud enough that we could all hear it at home. Though Bradshaw immediately apologized to her, there is no word on whether he'll be picking against the Giants again today.
As if the attention she received from her throwdown with Bradshaw wasn't enough, Ann Mara was in the news again just days later when she broke her shoulder. On the way home from church (where she was no doubt simultaneously praying that Tom Brady go easy on the Giants and also for forgiveness for her assault on Bradshaw), Mara fell and broke her shoulder. The Giants, in typical fashion, are reporting her as 'probable' for this weekends game. She's a tough broad and we highly doubt she'll let something like a broken shoulder keep her out.
Wellington and the former Ann Mumm were married in 1954 after they met two years earlier in a fairytale fashion: during church at St. Ignatius Loyola in Manhattan, the two both rushed to the aid of an old lady who had fainted. The rest, including 11 children and a whopping 43 grandchildren (including actresses Rooney and Kate Mara) and an even more impressive 11 great-grand children (with two more coming very soon), was history.
In an homage to Ann Mara's now-famous granddaughter Rooney Mara (recently nominated for her starring role in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo), we here at PlayerWives.com have taken to referring to Ann Mara as The Girl who took on Terry Bradshaw. We have to think that if it wasn't for that broken shoulder, she may very well have put Bradshaw in a choke hold before today's game and forced him to pick the Giants over the Patriots. Hell, she might do it anyway.
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- Brandon Jacobs has been the reliable running back that all teams need. Now meet the woman behind the man, Kim Jacobs.
Kim and Brandon first met at Auburn University. Sensing this was the real deal, she followed Brandon when he transferred to Southern Illinois University for one year, from which he was ultimately drafted by the Giants in April 2005. They were married shortly after, in July of 2005.
The couple had their first child, Brayden, on February 27, 2007. Of course, as Jacobs' jersey is #27. As a gesture to Kim during the season she was pregnant, Brandon placed the ball under his jersey after scoring a touchdown to show they were expecting. Sadly, he was flagged for a 15 yard unsportsmanlike penalty and the NFL (No Fun League) fined him $5,000. "It was worth every yard and every penny" said Brandon afterwards.
Brandon isn't the only one in the family with career aspirations. Kim has her Masters in early child development and would like to open a day care at some point in the future.
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- Currently the New York Football Giants #3 receiver, Mario Manningham came into this year as a leading candidate to become the next big thing (read: Plaxico 2.0). Despite being surpassed in the depth charts by the salsa dancing Victor Cruz, Mario still seems to have his dating life in order.
Meet longtime girlfriend, Tiffany Hughley. Manningham has been dating Hughley since at least December, 2009. We believe the couple has a child together (though we know Manningham had a boy born in 2010). In various articles, Manningham has credited the birth of their son, Mario Jr., with helping him grow up on and off the field. In an article with the Star Ledger, Maningham said
“It made me change as a person and as a player. Now, I’ve got a person to take care of. “I’m hungrier. Not saying I wouldn’t be hungrier if I wouldn’t have had him, but it makes you want it more. I’m feeding for two now.
Although there is essentially no info about Tiffany specifically available, ironically, the girl of Plaxico 2.0 shares the same first name as Plax’s wife.
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- Look, we're the first to admit it when we haave nothing to talk about in a post. But in this case....
... Yeah, we still got nothin.
There was a little buzz on the interwebs after last night's NFC Championship game when Amanda Tynes was seen on the post game show rushing to celebrate with Lawrence after kicking the Giants to Super Bowl XLVI. After some research, and a whole lot of dead ends, we have very, very little.
What we can officially say. is that Lawrence Tynes is married to Amanda Tynes. The couple has twin boys, Caleb and Jaden, who spent three weeks in the NICU after being born almost two full months prematurely on July 6, 2007.
Told you there wasn't much.
Interestingly enough about Lawrence, he's the first ever Scottish born player in NFL history. His father was a Navy SEAL stationed in Scotland, and his mother was a native of the country. Lawrence moved to the US at age 10 when he moved to Milton, FL.
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- Justin Tuck met his future wife Lauran Williamson while attending the University of Notre Dame together. They dated through their entire time in college before getting engaged shortly after leaving school. The couple was married on April 12, 2008 back in Justin's hometown of Birmingham, Alabama.
Justin and Lauran Tuck have been lauded and honored for their various charitable endeavors. They recently partnered with JP Morgan Chase to donate $275,000 to victims of the recent Alabama tornadoes. The Tuck's also have their own charity, "R.U.S.H. for Literacy." The foundation's mission statement is:
Lauran & Justin Tuck founded Tuck's R.U.S.H. for Literacy to encourage children to READ, UNDERSTAND, SUCCEED and HOPE. Started in 2008, Tuck's R.U.S.H. for Literacy has been committed to raising funds to donate books and other reading materials to support children in the New York City and Central Alabama communities. By supporting the communities that have supported them, the Tucks hope to encourage children to embrace literacy.
The charity hosts an annual billiards tournament to raise funds ingeniously called "Tuck's Celebrity Billiards." Past participants have included stars such as Spike Lee, John Legend, Buddy Valastro (The Cake Boss), Big Daddy Kane and Earl the Pearl Monroe.
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- In three years of researching, and generating our own unique posts, we've learned a few things about the trends and patterns of the romantic lives of professional athletes. One pattern is that frequently athletes marry athletes, which is the case here.
Meet Sanya Richards Ross, US Olympian and wife of Giants cornerback Aaron Ross.
Sanya is a multiple gold medal winner in Track & Field. At the 2004 Athens game, Sanya was a member of the gold winning 4x400 team before the medal was stripped when a member of the relay admitted to doping. At Bejing in 2008, the team repeated their victory, only this time without being later stripped of their gold medal. Sanya also took home the Bronze in the individual 400m. She has won another five golds at the World Championships; four in the 4x400 and one in the individual 400m. She also has a silver in the 400m in 2005 World Games.
In 2011, Aaron and Sanya were awarded with the Goala Athlete Heroes award from Southwest Seton Healthcare. The award is identified as "Southwest Goala Athlete Heroes Award for outstanding leadership, community service and excellence in an athletic field."
Sanya and Aaron began dating in 2003, getting engaged in 2007, and finally getting hitched on February 26, 2010. Their wedding was featured on the show Platinum Weddings a short lived show on WE. The couple has no children.
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- Tom and Judy Coughlin were married in 1967 and have seen their family grow substantially over the past four decades. Tom and Judy have four children together, Keli, Katie, Brian and Tim. Between their four children, they have ten grandchildren.
In April, 2004, Judy Coughlin had a hand in the the future of her family, and in the future of the Giants. Boston College offensive guard, Chris Snee and Tom's daughter, Katie unexpectedly had a child together while in school. Come draft day, Giants personnel wanted to draft Snee, but first, sign off had to come from Judy. In an October, 2004 story from the New York Times:
Judy Coughlin was at home, watching the draft and doing other things, when she got an unexpected call from her husband.
"Do you mind if we draft this kid?" Coughlin said to her. Puzzled, she said, "What kid?"
When he said Snee, Judy said, she was stunned. For nearly a year, the family had wrestled with Katie's unplanned pregnancy and the birth of the couple's son, Dylan, last fall. "Chris had already been through the worst of my husband," Judy said. "He had to earn his way into our family."
By April, the Coughlins were won over by Chris and Katie's growing maturity and responsibility for their son. By July, they had married, a moment the Coughlins all celebrated.
Judy Coughlin is extremely active in various charitable endeavors most notably with the Tom Coughlin Jay Fund, which strives to help families dealing with children battling cancer.
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