biography
| name: |
Gifford, Frank
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popular name of Francis Newton Gifford
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| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1930– )
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| biography:
| 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). |
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