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Frank Gifford

Frank Newton Gifford

Position: HB-FL-DB-WR
Height: 6-1    Weight: 197 lbs.
Born: August 16, 1930 in Santa Monica, CA
College: USC

Career AV: 88 (252nd overall since 1950)

Inducted into Hall of Fame in 1977

8-time Pro Bowler & 4-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)

Drafted by the New York Giants in the 1st round (11th overall) of the 1952 NFL Draft.

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Rushing & Receiving

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Rushing Receiving
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb AV
1952 22 NYG lh 16 10 0 38 116 0 15 3.1 11.6 3.8 5 36 7.2 0 11 0.5 3.6 152 0 3 4
1953* 23 NYG LDH 16 12 0 50 157 2 15 3.1 13.1 4.2 18 292 16.2 4 49 1.5 24.3 449 6 2 10
1954* 24 NYG LH 16 9 0 66 368 2 30 5.6 40.9 7.3 14 154 11.0 1 35 1.6 17.1 522 3 7 10
1955*+ 25 NYG LH 16 11 0 86 351 3 49 4.1 31.9 7.8 33 437 13.2 4 54 3.0 39.7 788 7 5 12
1956*+ 26 NYG LH 16 12 0 159 819 5 69 5.2 68.3 13.3 51 603 11.8 4 48 4.3 50.3 1422 9 5 14
1957*+ 27 NYG LH 16 12 0 136 528 5 41 3.9 44.0 11.3 41 588 14.3 4 63 3.4 49.0 1116 9 9 13
1958* 28 NYG LH 16 10 0 115 468 8 33 4.1 46.8 11.5 29 330 11.4 2 41 2.9 33.0 798 10 3 10
1959*+ 29 NYG LH 16 11 0 106 540 3 79 5.1 49.1 9.6 42 768 18.3 4 77 3.8 69.8 1308 7 5 12
1960 30 NYG LH 16 8 0 77 232 4 15 3.0 29.0 9.6 24 344 14.3 3 44 3.0 43.0 576 7 6 6
1962 32 NYG FL 16 14 0 2 18 1 12 9.0 1.3 0.1 39 796 20.4 7 63 2.8 56.9 814 8 1 6
1963* 33 NYG FL 16 14 0 4 10 0 12 2.5 0.7 0.3 42 657 15.6 7 64 3.0 46.9 667 7 2 11
1964 34 NYG FL 16 13 0 1 2 1 2 2.0 0.2 0.1 29 429 14.8 3 40 2.2 33.0 431 4 0 5
Career 136 0 840 3609 34 79 4.3 26.5 6.2 367 5434 14.8 43 77 2.7 40.0 9043 77 48 113

Passing

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Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS QBrec Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk%
1952 22 NYG lh 16 10 0 1 2 50.0 18 1 50.0 0 0.0 18 9.0 19.0 18.0 1.8 120.8
1953* 23 NYG LDH 16 12 0 3 6 50.0 47 1 16.7 0 0.0 21 7.8 11.2 15.7 3.9 116.0
1954* 24 NYG LH 16 9 0 4 8 50.0 155 3 37.5 1 12.5 83 19.4 21.3 38.8 17.2 95.8
1955*+ 25 NYG LH 16 11 0 2 6 33.3 96 2 33.3 0 0.0 71 16.0 22.7 48.0 8.7 121.5
1956*+ 26 NYG LH 16 12 0 2 5 40.0 35 2 40.0 1 20.0 29 7.0 6.0 17.5 2.9 64.6
1957*+ 27 NYG LH 16 12 0 4 6 66.7 143 2 33.3 0 0.0 66 23.8 30.5 35.8 11.9 149.3
1958* 28 NYG LH 16 10 0 3 10 30.0 109 1 10.0 1 10.0 63 10.9 8.4 36.3 10.9 66.2
1959*+ 29 NYG LH 16 11 0 5 11 45.5 151 2 18.2 2 18.2 43 13.7 9.2 30.2 13.7 92.0
1960 30 NYG LH 16 8 0 3 6 50.0 24 0 0.0 1 16.7 13 4.0 -3.5 8.0 3.0 20.8
1962 32 NYG FL 16 14 0 1 2 50.0 12 0 0.0 0 0.0 12 6.0 6.0 12.0 0.9 68.7
1964 34 NYG FL 16 13 0 1 1 100.0 33 0 0.0 0 0.0 33 33.0 33.0 33.0 2.5 118.7
Career 136 0 29 63 46.0 823 14 22.2 6 9.5 83 13.1 13.2 28.4 6.1 92.5

Kick & Punt Returns

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Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
1952 22 NYG lh 16 10 0 1 3 0 3 3.0 4 124 0 61 31.0 279
1953* 23 NYG LDH 16 12 0 16 106 0 40 6.6 13 327 0 55 25.2 882
1954* 24 NYG LH 16 9 0 8 12 0 8 1.5 1 29 0 29 29.0 563
1955*+ 25 NYG LH 16 11 0 5 114 0 62 22.8 902
Career 136 0 25 121 0 40 4.8 23 594 0 62 25.8 9758

Kicking & Punting

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0-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
1953* 23 NYG LDH 16 12 0 5 1 20.0% 2 2 100.0%
1956*+ 26 NYG LH 16 12 0 2 1 50.0% 9 8 88.9%
Career 136 0 7 2 28.6% 11 10 90.9%

Defense & Fumbles

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Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
1952 22 NYG lh 16 10 0 1 46 0 46 3 1 0 0
1953* 23 NYG LDH 16 12 0 1 66 1 50 2 3 0 0
1954* 24 NYG LH 16 9 0 7 1 0 0
1955*+ 25 NYG LH 16 11 0 5 0 0 0
1956*+ 26 NYG LH 16 12 0 5 1 0 0
1957*+ 27 NYG LH 16 12 0 9 1 0 0
1958* 28 NYG LH 16 10 0 3 5 0 0
1959*+ 29 NYG LH 16 11 0 5 2 0 0
1960 30 NYG LH 16 8 0 6 3 0 0
1962 32 NYG FL 16 14 0 1 0 0 0
1963* 33 NYG FL 16 14 0 2 0 0 0
Career 136 0 2 112 1 50 48 17 0 0

Scoring Summary

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Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1953* 23 NYG LDH 16 12 0 2 4 1 7 2 1 47
1954* 24 NYG LH 16 9 0 2 1 3 18
1955*+ 25 NYG LH 16 11 0 3 4 7 42
1956*+ 26 NYG LH 16 12 0 5 4 9 8 1 65
1957*+ 27 NYG LH 16 12 0 5 4 9 54
1958* 28 NYG LH 16 10 0 8 2 10 60
1959*+ 29 NYG LH 16 11 0 3 4 7 42
1960 30 NYG LH 16 8 0 4 3 7 42
1962 32 NYG FL 16 14 0 1 7 8 48
1963* 33 NYG FL 16 14 0 7 7 42
1964 34 NYG FL 16 13 0 1 3 4 24
Career 136 0 34 43 1 78 10 2 484

Similar Players

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NumYrs Players whose career was of similar quality and shape
3 Lynn Chandnois, Joe Washington, Bo Scott, Carl Garrett, Rickey Young, Vic Washington, Edgar Bennett, Anthony Thomas, Greg Pruitt, Kevin Jones
4 Dickie Post, Lynn Chandnois, Rickey Young, Ted Brown, Jerome Bettis, Alex Webster, Floyd Little, John Riggins*, Greg Pruitt, Terry Kirby
5 Edgar Bennett, Neal Anderson, John Riggins*, Jerome Bettis, Shaun Alexander, Doak Walker*, John Brockington, Larry Csonka*, James R. Jones, Sherman Smith
6 Doak Walker*, Larry Csonka*, Terry Metcalf, John Riggins*, Greg Pruitt, Earl Campbell*, Ollie Matson*, John Brockington, Neal Anderson, Altie Taylor
7 Larry Csonka*, Earl Campbell*, Ottis Anderson, Eddie George, Floyd Little, Ollie Matson*, Warrick Dunn, John L. Williams, Neal Anderson, Clinton Portis
8 Eddie George, Herschel Walker, Warrick Dunn, Earl Campbell*, John L. Williams, Ottis Anderson, Floyd Little, Earnest Byner, Franco Harris*, Jerome Bettis
9 Eddie George, John Riggins*, Earnest Byner, Herschel Walker, Fred Taylor, Jerome Bettis, Floyd Little, John L. Williams, Hugh McElhenny*, Ollie Matson*
10 Eddie George, John Riggins*, Earnest Byner, Ollie Matson*, Fred Taylor, Herschel Walker, Floyd Little, Hugh McElhenny*, Larry Csonka*, Leroy Kelly*
11 John Riggins*, Herschel Walker, Fred Taylor, Hugh McElhenny*, Eddie George, Ollie Matson*, Earnest Byner, Ottis Anderson, John L. Williams, Jerome Bettis
12 John Riggins*, Fred Taylor, Herschel Walker, Ottis Anderson, Hugh McElhenny*, Earnest Byner, James Brooks, Warrick Dunn, Eddie George, Jerome Bettis
Career John Riggins*, Fred Taylor, Herschel Walker, Warrick Dunn, Ottis Anderson, Hugh McElhenny*, James Brooks, Eddie George, Ollie Matson*, Earnest Byner

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Awards

1956 NFL UPI MVP
1956 NFL Newspaper Ent. Assoc. MVP

Pro Bowls

1953
1954
1955
1956
1957
1958
1959
1963

First-Team All-Pro

1955
1956
1957
1959

Long Pass

1954 NFL 83 (2)
1955 NFL 71 (8)

Rushing Att

1956 NFL 159 (7)
1957 NFL 136 (7)

Rushing Yds

1956 NFL 819 (5)
1957 NFL 528 (10)

Rushing TD

1956 NFL 5 (9)
1957 NFL 5 (6)
1958 NFL 8 (3)
Career 34 (141)

Long Rush

1956 NFL 69 (4)
1959 NFL 79 (3)

Yds/Rushing Att

1956 NFL 5.2 (3)
1959 NFL 5.1 (5)
Career 4.3 (111)

Rushing Yds/Game

1956 NFL 68.3 (5)

Receptions

1956 NFL 51 (3)
1957 NFL 41 (4)
1959 NFL 42 (7)

Receiving Yds

1956 NFL 603 (7)
1957 NFL 588 (9)
1959 NFL 768 (5)
Career 5434 (185)

Receiving TD

1962 NFL 7 (7)
Career 43 (145)

Long Reception

1959 NFL 77 (6)

Yds/Reception

1959 NFL 18.3 (5)
1962 NFL 20.4 (4)

Receiving Yds/Game

1956 NFL 50.3 (8)
1959 NFL 69.8 (5)

Touchdowns

1953 NFL 7 (9)
1955 NFL 7 (10)
1956 NFL 9 (6)
1957 NFL 9 (3)
1958 NFL 10 (4)
Career 78 (51)

Points Scored

1956 NFL 65 (10)
1957 NFL 54 (10)
Career 484 (159)

Rushing/Receiving TD

1955 NFL 7 (10)
1956 NFL 9 (6)
1957 NFL 9 (3)
1958 NFL 10 (4)
Career 77 (53)

Non-Offensive TDs

1953 NFL 1 (3)

Yds From Scrimmage

1956 NFL 1422 (1)
1957 NFL 1116 (2)
1959 NFL 1308 (2)
Career 9043 (103)

All-Purpose Yds

1956 NFL 1422 (5)
1957 NFL 1116 (7)
1959 NFL 1308 (5)
Career 9758 (123)

Touches

1956 NFL 210 (5)
1957 NFL 177 (5)
Career 1255 (164)

Yds/Touch

1953 NFL 9.1 (6)
1955 NFL 7.3 (9)
1956 NFL 6.8 (8)
1959 NFL 8.8 (5)

Long Kick Return

1952 NFL 61 (8)
1953 NFL 55 (10)
1955 NFL 62 (7)

Yds/Kick Return

1953 NFL 25.2 (6)

Punt Return Yds

1953 NFL 106 (9)

Yds/Punt Return

1953 NFL 6.6 (8)

Kick & Punt Returns

1953 NFL 29 (8)

Kick & Punt Return Yds

1953 NFL 433 (10)

Fumbles

1954 NFL 7 (5)
1956 NFL 5 (9)
1957 NFL 9 (3)
1960 NFL 6 (10)
Career 48 (125)

Fumbles Recovered

1958 NFL 5 (1)
1960 NFL 3 (6)
Career 17 (149)

Intercept. Ret. TD

1953 NFL 1 (1)

Long Intercep. Return

1952 NFL 46 (10)
1953 NFL 50 (7)

   
Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank Season/Rank in Top 100 All-Time Seasons)

All-Pro Teams

Glossary
1953NY Daily News: 2nd Team All-NFL
1955Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL
 Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st Team All-NFL
 Sporting News: 1st Team All-NFL
1956Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL
 Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st Team All-NFL
 NY Daily News: 1st Team All-NFL
 Sporting News: 1st Team All-NFL
 UPI: 1st Team All-NFL
1957Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL
 Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st Team All-NFL
 NY Daily News: 1st Team All-NFL
 Sporting News: 1st Team All-NFL
 UPI: 1st Team All-NFL
1958Associated Press: 2nd Team All-NFL
 Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd Team All-NFL
 Sporting News: 1st Team All-NFL
 UPI: 2nd Team All-NFL
1959Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL
 Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st Team All-NFL
 NY Daily News: 1st Team All-NFL
 Sporting News: 1st Team All-NFL
 UPI: 1st Team All-NFL