Frank Gifford

USC tailback and possible candidate for All-American Frank Gifford is pictured in 1951.

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Aug. 9, 2015 12:17 PM PT

Pro Football Hall of Famer Frank Gifford has died. He was 84.

USC tailback and possible candidate for All-American Frank Gifford in 1951.

(David F. Smith / Associated Press)

Sports announcer Frank Gifford and his wife, entertainer Kathie Lee Gifford, arrive at the New Dramatists Awards Luncheon in May 2000.

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Halfback Frank Gifford cocks his passing arm as he stands in front of a photo mural of the Polo Grounds at the offices of the New York Giants in New York’s Coliseum on April 2, 1962.

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Don Meredith, Howard Cosell, Frank Gifford

Former sportscaster Frank Gifford, right, part of ABC-TV’s “Monday Night Football” trio of Don Meredith, left, and Howard Cosell, center.

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Former NFL football player Frank Gifford during the induction ceremony at the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2013.

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Former Giants player Frank Gifford looks on before a Giants game against the Broncos in 2013.

(Bill Kostroun / Associated Press)

Giants halfback Frank Gifford (16) reaches for a pass thrown by Y.A. Tittle in the third quarter of a game against the Steelers on Sept. 30, 1962. The Giants won, 31-27.

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