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Biography
Francis Newton Gifford was an American professional 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.
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Awards & recognition
- Disney Legends · 2008
- National Football League Comeback Player of the Year Award · 1962
- National Football League Most Valuable Player Award · 1956
- College Football All-America Team · 1951
- National Football League 1950s All-Decade Team
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- Pro Football Hall of Fame
- Sports Lifetime Achievement Award
Filmography13 titles
Glickman
2013as Self
2013as Self
America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions
2006as Self (archive footage)
2006as Self (archive footage)
Psych
2006as Frank Gifford (voice)
2006as Frank Gifford (voice)
The Adventures of Pete & Pete
1992as Frank Gifford
1992as Frank Gifford
The Line King: The Al Hirschfeld Story
1996as Self
1996as Self
Jerry Maguire
1996as Frank Gifford
1996as Frank Gifford
The Dick Cavett Show
1968as Self - Guest
1968as Self - Guest
Coach
1989as Frank Gifford
1989as Frank Gifford
Up Periscope
1959as Ensign Cy Mount
1959as Ensign Cy Mount
Two-Minute Warning
1976as Frank Gifford
1976as Frank Gifford
That's My Boy
1951as Junior Jackson - Football Sequences (uncredited)
1951as Junior Jackson - Football Sequences (uncredited)
The World's Greatest Athlete
1973as Himself - Announcer
1973as Himself - Announcer
Viva Knievel!
1977as Himself
1977as Himself