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  1.                                  Who is the best 
  2.                                  linebacker in pro football 
  3.                                  history? It just might be 
  4.                                  Lawrence Taylor. As a 
  5.                                  New York Giant, 
  6. Lawrence was so hard to stop that some 
  7. players called him ΓÇ£Superman." 
  8.  
  9. His combination of speed, power,
  10. aggressive play, and talent for being all over
  11. the field -- sacking the quarterback, stopping
  12. running backs, and breaking up pass plays
  13. -- changed the way football was played in
  14. the 1980ΓÇÖs. Offensive linemen, who weighed
  15. as much as 50 pounds more than Lawrence, 
  16. couldn't do anything to stop him. Sometimes
  17. teams playing the Giants had to change 
  18. their whole strategy just to try and 
  19. control him! 
  20.