Frank Gifford

Frank Gifford
	Gifford at USC, c. 1949
No. 16
Position:	Halfback ; Flanker ; Safety
Personal information
Born:	August 16, 1930; Santa Monica, California, U.S.
Died:	August 9, 2015 (aged 84); Greenwich, Connecticut, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:	197 lb (89 kg)
Career information
High school:	Bakersfield ; (Bakersfield, California)
College:	USC
NFL draft:	1952 / Round: 1 / Pick: 11
Career history
	New York Giants (1952–1960; 1962–1964);
Career highlights and awards
	NFL champion (1956); NFL Most Valuable Player (1956); NFL Comeback Player of the Year (1962); 6× First-team All-Pro (1953, 1955–1959); 8× Pro Bowl (1953–1959, 1963); NFL 1950s All-Decade Team; New York Giants Ring of Honor; New York Giants No. 16 retired; First-team All-American (1951); First-team All-PCC (1951);
Career NFL statistics
Rushing yards:
Rushing yards:	3,609
Rushing average:	4.3
Rushing touchdowns:	34
Receptions:	367
Receiving yards:	5,434
Receiving touchdowns:	43
Interceptions:	2
Points scored:	484
	Player stats at PFR
	Pro Football Hall of Fame
	College Football Hall of Fame

Francis Newton Gifford (August 16, 1930 – August 9, 2015) was an American football player, actor, and television sports commentator. After a 12-year playing career as a halfback, flanker and safety for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL), he was a play-by-play announcer and commentator for 27 years on ABC's Monday Night Football.

Gifford won the NFL Most Valuable Player Award from United Press International (UPI) in 1956, the same season his team won the NFL Championship. During his career, he participated in five league championship games and was named to eight Pro Bowls. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1977. After retiring as a player Gifford was an Emmy Award-winning sportscaster, known for his work on ABC's Monday Night Football, Wide World of Sports, and the Olympics. He was married to television host Kathie Lee Gifford from 1986 until his death.