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cellspacing=0 width=100%><tr><td bgcolor=F0F0F0><font size=+3 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b>Frank Gifford</b></font><p><img src="frank-gifford-4-sized.jpg" height=319 width=245 align=right hspace=10 vspace=10 alt="Frank Gifford"><b>AKA</b> Francis Newton Gifford<p><b>Born:</b> <a href="/lists/746/000106428/" class=proflink>16-Aug</a>-<a href="/lists/929/000105614/" class=proflink>1930</a><br><b>Birthplace:</b> <a href="/geo/702/000069495/" class=proflink>Santa Monica, CA</a><br><b>Died:</b> <a href="/lists/108/000106787/" class=proflink>9-Aug</a>-<a href="/lists/085/000387918/" class=proflink>2015</a><br><b>Location of death:</b> <a href="/geo/526/000069319/" class=proflink>Greenwich, CT</a><br><b>Cause of death:</b> Natural Causes<br><p><b>Gender:</b> Male<br><b>Race or Ethnicity:</b> White<br><b>Sexual orientation:</b> Straight<br><b>Occupation:</b> Football, TV Personality, <a href="/lists/185/000068978/" class=proflink>Talk Show Host</a><p><b>Nationality:</b> United States<br><b>Executive summary:</b> <i>Monday Night Football</i><p><b>Father:</b> Weldon Wayne Gifford<br><b>Mother:</b> Lola Mae Hawkins<br><b>Brother:</b> Waine<br><b>Sister:</b> Winona<br><b>Wife:</b> Maxine Avis Ewart (m. 13-Jan-1952, div., two sons, one daughter)<br><b>Son:</b> Jeff<br><b>Daughter:</b> Victoria Denise Gifford (with Ewart)<br><b>Son:</b> Kyle<br><b>Wife:</b> Astrid Narss (m. 1978, div. 1986)<br><b>Wife:</b> <a href="/people/287/000025212/">Kathie Lee Gifford</a> (m. 18-Oct-1986 until his death, one son, one daughter)<br><b>Son:</b> Cody Newton (b. 22-Mar-1990)<br><b>Daughter:</b> Cassidy Erin (b. 2-Aug-1993)<br><b>Mistress:</b> Suzen Johnson (flight attendant, affair exposed 1997)<br><p> High School: Bakersfield High School, Bakersfield, CA<br> University: <a href="/edu/515/000068311/">University of Southern California</a><br><p> <a href="/org/516/000169009/">Friends of Joe Lieberman</a> <br> <a href="/org/471/000041348/">Phi Sigma Kappa Fraternity</a> <br> <a href="/honors/534/000044402/">Emmy</a> <br> <a href="/honors/521/000103212/">Pete Rozelle Award</a> 1995<br> <a href="/honors/108/000056937/">Pro Football Hall of Fame</a> 1977<br> <a href="/event/675/000401469/">Brain Injury</a> <br> <a href="/group/662/000165167/">Wedding: Donald Trump and Melania Knauss (2005)</a> <br><span style="line-height: 0.5em"> </span><br> Endorsement of <u>Vitalis Hair Tonic</u> 1957<br> Endorsement of <u>Jantzen Swim Trunks</u> 1959-66<br> Endorsement of <u>Dry Sack Sherry</u> 1975<br> Endorsement of <u>Planter's Peanuts</u> 1982<br> <p> <font size=-2 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">SPORTS FRANCHISE HISTORY</font><br> <a href="/sports/676/000085421/">New York Giants</a> Running Back (1952-64)<br><p> <font size=-2 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">TELEVISION</font><br> <a href="/tv/316/000048172/">Monday Night Football</a> Host (1971-98)<br><p> <font size=-2 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR</font><br> <a href="/films/652/000260869/">Toots (27-Apr-2006)</a> · Himself<br> <a href="/films/336/000034234/">Jerry Maguire (13-Dec-1996)</a> · Himself<br> <a href="/films/180/000083928/">Viva Knievel! (15-Jul-1977)</a> · Himself<br> <a href="/films/247/000039130/">Two Minute Warning (12-Nov-1976)</a> · Himself<br> <a href="/films/129/000071913/">The World's Greatest Athlete (14-Feb-1973)</a> · Himself<br> <a href="/films/808/000033709/">Paper Lion (23-Oct-1968)</a> · Himself<br> <a href="/films/066/000037952/">Up Periscope (4-Mar-1959)</a> · Mount<br> <a href="/films/813/000174291/">Walking My Baby Back Home (6-Dec-1953)</a> <br> <a href="/films/350/000134945/">The All American (23-Sep-1953)</a> <br><p> <b>Author of books:</b><br> <i>The Whole Ten Yards</i> (<tt>1993</tt>)<br><p> <br> <p> <table> <tr> <td align=right valign=middle style="padding-right: 5px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 22px; font-style: italic; color: #ff3333;">New!</span><br> <a href="http://mapper.nndb.com/" class="fotmlink" style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; color: #dd0000;">NNDB MAPPER</a></td> <td valign=middle align=right style="border-left: 1px solid #bbb; padding-left: 5px;">Create a map starting with</td> <td valign=middle align=right><a href="http://mapper.nndb.com/start/?id=23274"><img src="/man.gif" border=0 style="padding: 2px;"></a></td> <td align=left valign=middle> <a href="http://mapper.nndb.com/start/?id=23274">Frank Gifford</a></td> </tr> </table> <font face="Trebuchet MS, arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2">Requires Flash 7+ and Javascript.</font> <br><br><p> <font size=-1>Do you know something we don't?</font><br> <font size=-1><a href="http://commentary.nndb.com/submit/feedback/?id=23274" rel="nofollow">Submit a correction or make a comment about this profile</a></font><br> <p> <br><br><p><font size=-1>Copyright ©2019 Soylent Communications</font><p> </td></tr></table> </td></tr> </table> </td> <td width=180 align="center" valign="top" style="padding: 0px 0px 8px 25px;"></td></tr> </table> </center> </body> </html>