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New York (AFP) - Frank Gifford, who helped the New York Giants to the 1956 NFL title and spent decades as an American football television commentator, died Sunday, his family said. He was 84.
Gifford died at his home in Connecticut of natural causes a week before his 85th birthday, the family statement said. He played for the Giants from 1952 through 1964 and was an eight-time selection to the Pro Bowl all-star game.
"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," the family said in a statement released to NBC News.