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HOF president: Frank Gifford 'built the game'

CANTON, Ohio -- The passing of NFL legend Frank Gifford has cast a cloud over Sunday's proceedings at the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Hall of Fame president and executive director David Baker shared his thoughts with Around the NFL on Gifford, the former New York Giants Hall of Famer and broadcast legend who died suddenly of natural causes on Sunday at the age of 84.

"Frank is one of those guys who built the game," Baker said. "He built it as an incredible player, he built as a broadcaster -- and I think he taught all of us to love it.