# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/lawrence-taylor
# Generated: 2026-08-13T04:16:30.057Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/lawrence-taylor"
name: "Lawrence Taylor"
slug: "lawrence-taylor"
description: "Lawrence Julius Taylor, nicknamed \"L.T.\", is an American former professional football linebacker who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 13 seasons with the New York Giants. He is widely regarded as the greatest defensive player of all time – and considered by some as the best football player ever."
tagline: "American football player (born 1959)"
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gender: "male"
country:
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category:
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birthDate: "1959-02-04"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump