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What was Frank Gifford's Net Worth?

Beginning in 1952, Gifford played both defense and offense for the New York Giants. In 1956, he won the NFL's Most Valuable Player Award, and helped the team defeat the Chicago Bears to win the NFL title. In 1960, Frank was knocked out by Philadelphia Eagle Chuck Bednarik during a game, resulting in a severe head injury. He retired the following year, but in 1962, he returned to the team, this time serving as a flanker instead of a running back. Gifford spent 12 seasons on the Giants, playing in 136 regular-season games. He played in the Pro Bowl every year from 1953 to 1959, then again in 1963, and he was a First-Team All-Pro selection in 1953, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, and 1959. Frank permanently retired in 1964, and his #16 jersey was retired by the Giants in 2000.

Frank Gifford was an American football player and sportscaster who had a net worth of $60 million dollars at the time of his death. That was a combined net worth with his wife,Kathie Lee Gifford. Frank Gifford died on August 9, 2015 at the age of 84. According to his will, Frank's liquid assets were valued at $10 million. He also owned a $2.5 million house in Florida and co-owned a $22 million mansion in Connecticut with his wife.

Frank Gifford was born Francis Newton Gifford on August 16, 1930, in Santa Monica, California. He grew up with mother Lola, father Weldon (an oil driller), sisters Frances and Winona, and brother Waine. Frank attended Kern County Union High School (now known as Bakersfield High School), and after graduation, he enrolled at Bakersfield Junior College. After Gifford's death, his widow, Kathie Lee Gifford, revealed that Frank grew up in poverty and that his family sometimes had to resort to eating dog food. She also said that Gifford's father had a difficult time finding work during the depression, so the family moved nearly 30 times before Frank attended high school.

Gifford played receiver and running back for the New York Giants from 1952 to 1960 and 1962 to 1964, making eight Pro Bowl appearances and five trips to the NFL Championship Game. Frank spent 27 years as a commentator and play-by-play announcer for ABC's "Monday Night Football," and he was inducted into the Sports Broadcasting Hall of Fame in 2012. As an actor, he appeared in the films "Up Periscope" (1959), "Viva Knievel!" (1977), and "Jerry Maguire" (1996), guest-starred on "Captain Kangaroo" (1962), "The Six Million Dollar Man" (1976), "Webster" (1984), "Coach" (1995; 1996), and "Spin City" (1997), and competed on "Password" and "The $10, 000 Pyramid" several times. Gifford piblished the books "Gifford on Courage" (1976), "The Whole Ten Yards" (1993), and "The Glory Game: How the 1958 NFL Championship Changed Football Forever" (2008).

After retiring from football, Gifford became a broadcaster, covering football, basketball, and golf for CBS. ABC wanted to hire Frank for "Monday Night Football" when it  debuted in 1970, but since his CBS contract still had a year on it, the network hired his friend Don Meredith after Gifford recommended him. Frank became the play-by-play announcer for "Monday Night Football" in 1971 and stayed on the show until 1997.

Though Gifford wanted to go to the University of Southern California (USC), his grade point average wasn't high enough to earn a scholarship, so he played one season of football at Bakersfield Junior College. At Bakersfield, he was named to the Junior College All-America team, and his grades were high enough to get him into USC. While playing at USC, Frank rushed for 841 yards on 195 carries during his senior year and was named an All-American in 1951. As a USC student, he joined the Phi Sigma Kappa fraternity, and he graduated in 1952.

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