Frank Gifford (16) made the Pro Bowl in seven of his 12 seasons. As a Hall-of-Fame player and Monday Night Football announcer, the spotlight shined on Gifford for almost a half-century.

A year later, when Frank Gifford became contractually available, he took over calling the games as the stars of Cosell and Meredith ascended. By its third season, Monday Night Football was such a ...

Frank Gifford, and Don Meredith — a former Dallas quarterback — were the three-man booth for the game (which can be seen here), and they wore those classic yellow Monday Night Football blazers.

NFL Hall of Famer Frank Gifford has died at the age of 84 ... Gifford returned to football as part of the Monday Night Football broadcast team in 1971, joining Howard Cosell and Don Meredith.