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NBC News reports that former NFL running back, Monday Night Football announcer, and football Hall of Famer Frank Gifford passed away this morning at the age of 84. Here is the statement that his family released:

NEW YORK – Frank Gifford was a versatile football player who parlayed his matinee-idol looks into an even longer television career. Gifford's family announced that the Pro Football Hall of Famer died of natural causes Sunday morning at age 84. Gifford

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As USC quarterback Cody Kessler makes his way from the McKay Center locker room to the practice field, he walks by a gallery of plaques honoring Trojans All-Americans. He always notices one: Frank Gifford. "It's cool because it's the only one on there

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