Frank Gifford - After Retirement

Player of American football, and sports broadcaster, born in Santa Monica, California, USA. The recipient of a full-tuition scholarship, he graduated from the University of Southern California (1952) and became a star running back and pass receiver for the New York Giants (1952–65). Even while an active player, he acted as sports broadcaster on radio and television, first on CBS, then ABC. From 1971 he became a regular on ABC-TV, with Monday Night Football and Wide World of Sports as well as occasional specials, and wrote or co-authored several books on football. The winner of many awards, he was elected to the National Football Foundation Football Hall of Fame in 1975 and won an Emmy for Outstanding Sports Personality (1977).

Frank Gifford
Date of birth	August 16, 1930
Place of birth	Santa Monica, CA
Position(s)	HB Flanker
College	Southern California
NFL Draft	1952 / Round 1
Pro Bowls	1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1963
Awards	1958 Pro Bowl MVP, 1956 UPI MVP
Honors	NFL 1950s All-Decade Team
Retired #s	New York Giants #16
Statistics	DatabaseFootball
Team(s)
1952-1964	New York Giants
Pro Football Hall of Fame, 1977

Francis Newton Gifford (born August 16, 1930 in Santa Monica, California) was an American football player and one of the better-known American sports commentators in the latter part of the 20th century who made the transition from an athlete to broadcasting.

During his 12 seasons with the New York Giants (136 regular season games) Frank Gifford had 3,609 rushing yards and 34 touchdowns in 840 carries, he also had 367 receptions for 5,434 yards and 43 touchdowns.

After Retirement

After his playing days ended, Gifford became a commentator mainly for NFL games on CBS.

Preceded by: Analysts for game in viewing area	The NFL Today host 1965-1970	Succeeded by: Jack Whitaker
Preceded by: Keith Jackson	Monday Night Football play-by-play man 1971-1985	Succeeded by: Al Michaels