legendary nfl icon, frank gifford. nbc s hauta kotb has more. so, my surprise is here. a star on the field and later on screen, hall of fame football player and emmy-winning sports caster frank gifford passed away of natural causes on sunday morning. they released a statement saying in part, we rejoice in the extraordinary life he was privileged to live, and we feel grateful and blessed to have been loved by such an amazing human being. frank played offense. longtime partner al michaels paid tribute to the hall of famer and eight-time all-star at last night s hall of fame game. he was a very special man in so many ways. born in santa monica, california, he was a stand-out football player at the university of southern california, earning all-american honors for the trojans. teams up with frank gifford.
tribute at last night s haul of fame game. he was a very special man in so many ways. born in santa monica california, he was a stand out football player at the university of southern california, earning all american honors for the trojans. he played his entire 12 year nfl career with the new york giants. one of the last and most notable athletes to play both offense and defense. he was a star running back and later wide receiver who won the nfl s mvp trophy in 1956, leading the giants to the championship that season. sunday the team called him one of the greatest giants to ever wear the uniform. glad you are with us. this should be a good one. started a second career as the legendary sports caster. he was the iconic voice of monday night football for nearly three decks joining the booth in 1971. the former giant football
differences. annex troe vert often needed an intro vert to balance things up. romantic relationships, couples should be similar, what do you think of that? those are your headlines. thank you very much. so what does that mean? opposites attract. not really. but the ones that are going to work better friends. initial attraction, long term issue maybe. now, on a different note, as we talk about relationships, there s one thing that s pretty clear. frank gifford was one of the finest all around people you are ever going to meet who accomplished more in his life than most can only dream of. if you are a star football player with a movie star good looks that s usually enough, he went on to be an incredible sports caster, not only that, he went on to be a play by play guy, no pro athletes become play by play guys, with howard cosell
he played his entire 12-year nfl career with the new york giants, one of the last and most notable athletes to play both offense and defense. he was a star running back and later wide receiver who won the nfl s mvp trophy in 1956, leading the giants to the championship that season. sunday, the team called him one of the greatest giants to ever wear the uniform. glad you re with us. this should be a good one. gifford soon started a second career as a legendary sports caster. he was the iconic voice of monday night football for nearly three decades, joining the booth in 1971. our newest colleague for this season, football great, of course, glorious and fearless frank gifford. thank you. it was through his work on screen that gifford met his future wife, kathie lee. the two married in 1986 and two years later, co-hosted the winter olympic games in calgary.
until wednesday. but the attorneys get back to work on monday. they plan to iron out the wording and one of the defense medication witnesses. and it will be videotaped. that person is not available over the next month. and we are past the first page. and whether or not the mitigating factors out weigh will be a huge decisions. life or death in this case. we hope that the jurors will do the right thing. respiratory jessica had hoped to be a sports caster one day.