Crunch Bunch

[1][2] They worked together as a unit and were known for their punishing, powerful, bone-jarring tackles and quarterback sacks.

[1] The individuals included: The linebackers invented their own moniker, then created a company, The Board of de Wreckers, whose sole product was a 16×20-inch color poster of the four players on a bulldozer, wearing hard hats and looking mean.

According to an article in The New York Times, the profits from the $5 poster became “pocket money” for the Giants' linebackers.

The four men developed bonds of friendship that lasted long after their football careers ended.

Van Pelt was quoted in 2004: I feel as comfortable with (Carson, Kelley and Taylor) as I do with my brothers.

[4] The Crunch Bunch went to Puebla, Mexico, on October 26, 2004, to promote Habitat for Humanity and assist 3,000 volunteers who were building 150 houses.