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Triumphant Giants Conquer NY

Posted Feb 5, 08 1:35 PM CST in US,  Sports 

(Newser) – The Super Bowl champion New York Giants received a New York welcome at today's victory parade. Hundreds of thousands of fans and 50 tons of confetti filled the streets of Lower Manhattan. Players waved atop floats, many catching the action on camcorders as fans bellowed their support, and Michael Strahan showed off the Vince Lombardi trophy, the New York Post reports.

"This team just created one of the greatest moments in New York City sports history,” crowed a supporter. Last night, airport crew members and fans cheered as the team’s plane landed; hundreds more greeted them soon after at Giants Stadium. The unlikely champs moved on to a ceremony at New York's City Hall and a celebration at Giants Stadium.

Source New York Post

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Defensive end Michael Strahan, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, coach Tom Coughlin, and MVP quarterback Eli Manning, at the front of the float, from left, show off the Vince Lombardi Trophy to a throng...   (Associated Press)
The float carrying the Vince Lombardi Trophy makes its way up Broadway as the Super Bowl champion New York Giants football team receive a ticker tape parade in Lower Manhattan through the "Canyon of Heroes"...   (Associated Press)
Football fans walk through the confetti strewn on Broadway after the New York Giants' Super Bowl victory parade Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2008 in New York. (AP Photo/Gary He)   (Associated Press)
New York Giants fans celebrate during a Super Bowl victory parade in New York on Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2008. The Giants defeated the New England Patriots, 17-14, in Sunday's National Football League championship...   (Associated Press)
New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning holds the Vince Lombardi Trophy during a Super Bowl parade in New York on Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2008. Giants head coach Tom Coughlin is at left. Manning was the...   (Associated Press)
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