Paperback. Pub Date: 08 2004 Pages: 384 Publisher: HarperTorch On the football field. Lawrence Taylor was an unstoppable force of nature - arguably the best Defensive player in the game and quite possibly ever. But off the field. the life of a player who enjoyed a record ten Pro Bowl appearances and led the New York Giants to two Super Bowl victories was an all-out blitz. fueled by drugs. sex. and booze. and charging at eakneck speed toward total self-destruction . This is the shocking true story of a giant's fall ... and his remarkable journey back to the world.