By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
NEW YORK – Frank Gifford, who starred at USC and in the NFL before finding a second career as a broadcaster that introduced him to new generations, died Sunday. He was 84.
In a statement released by NBC News on Sunday, his family said the Pro Football Hall of Famer died suddenly at his Connecticut home of natural causes that morning. His wife, Kathie Lee Gifford, is a host for NBC’s “Today.”
A versatile star on both offense and defense in an era when NFL players were starting to specialize, Gifford went on to a successful second career as a broadcaster on “Monday Night Football.