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Image Gallery of Frank Gifford, HalfBack/Defensive Back/Receiver 1952-1964

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Giants Hall of Famer Frank Gifford
His 10 consecutive games scoring a touchdown is #1 in New Yorks Giants History. On another occasion he scored a touchdown in 6 consecutive games, which ranks #3 on that same list.

YA Tittle with Frank Gifford New York Giants
2 aging stars in the twilight of their careers. In 1961 YA Tittle joined the Giants and when Gifford rejoined the team in 1962 both men retired after the 1964 campaign. During that period from 1961 to 1964 the Giants won 3 East Divisional Titles while Tittle proved his career was hardly over with 3 Pro Bowl selections and making the All-Pro team 1962 and 1963. Gifford returned in 1962 after sitting out a year following that hellacious hit he received from Eagles linebacker Chuck Bednarik but as a receiver. He made the Pro Bowl in 1963.

Frank Gifford Intercepts Otto Graham
As a rookie he started in the defensive backfield and by 1953 had earned a spot in the Pro Bowl as a Left Cornerback. Here he is during the 1952 season after just picking off an Otto Graham pass.

Frank Gifford Halfback Option Pass
One of the most versatile player in the NFL at the time he was a true Triple Threat Option player able to run the ball, catch and throw it. He threw 14 touchdown passes in his career and had 823 yards passing.

Frank Gifford while at USC
Before he was the Giant's 1st round draft pick in 1952 he was an All-American at USC while doing bit parts in movies.

Frank Gifford with Offensive Coordinator Vince Lombardi of the New York Giants
Vince Lombardi was the offensive coordinator of the Giants from 1954 to 1958. During that time Gifford was All-Pro 4 times and a Pro Bowler all 5 years. In 1956 he led the league in Yards From Scrimmage with 1422.

Frank Gifford
One of Professional Football's early icons of the 1950s. Entered the NFL when he was drafted by the New York Giants in the first round of the 1952 draft. While at USC he already had a started appearing in Hollywood movies. His first 2 years in the league he played Defensive Back and back-up runningback. In 1952 he threw a touchdown pass against the Eagles and in 1953 had an interception-return-touchdown against Washington. He played a total of 12 seasons - Named to the Pro Bowl 8 times at 3 different positions and 4 All-Pro Selections. While in New York the Giants won 5 Divisional titles and an NFL Championship in 1956. That year he had the most Total Yards from Scrimmage (1422 YFS) and was named the NFL MVP of 1956.

Frank Gifford
Played for the Giants from 1952-64 (sat out the 1961 season after a devastating injury in 1960). Made the Pro Bowl as both an offensive and defensive back during his 12-year career. Eight-time Pro Bowler and the 1956 NFL player of the year. Among Giants players he ranks #1 in Career Touchdowns scored: 78, #2 in Most Receiving Yards: 5,434, #3 with 9,753 Total Career Yards, #6 on the All-Time Receiving List with 367 receptions and #8 on the All-time Rushing list with 3,609 yards.

Career Rushing & Receiving Statistics

Year	Age	Games	Rushes	Yards	TD	Long	Y/A	Catches	Yards	Y/R	TD	Long	Touch	Y/Tch	YScm
1952	22	10	38	116	0	15	3.1	5	36	7.2	0	11	43	3.5	152
1953*	23	12	50	157	2	15	3.1	18	292	16.2	4	49	68	6.6	449
1954*	24	9	66	368	2	30	5.6	14	154	11.0	1	35	80	6.5	522
1955*+	25	11	86	351	3	49	4.1	33	437	13.2	4	54	119	6.6	788
1956*+	26	12	159	819	5	69	5.2	51	603	11.8	4	48	210	6.8	1422♦
1957*+	27	12	136	528	5	41	3.9	41	588	14.3	4	63	177	6.3	1116
1958*	28	10	115	468	8	33	4.1	29	330	11.4	2	41	144	5.5	798
1959*+	29	11	106	540	3	79	5.1	42	768	18.3	4	77	148	8.8	1308
1960	30	8	77	232	4	15	3.0	24	344	14.3	3	44	101	5.7	576
1962	32	14	2	18	1	12	9.0	39	796	20.4	7	63	41	19.9	814
1963*	33	14	4	10	0	12	2.5	42	657	15.6	7	64	46	14.5	667
1964	34	13	1	2	1	2	2.0	29	429	14.8	3	40	30	14.4	431
Career		136	840	3609	34	79	4.3	367	5434	14.8	43	77	1207	7.5	9043

Career Passing Table

Year	Age	Games	Cmp	Attempts	Cmp %	Yards	TD	Int	Long	Y/A	Rate
1952	22	10	1	2	50.0	18	1	0	18	9.0	120.8
1953*	23	12	3	6	50.0	47	1	0	21	7.8	116.0
1954*	24	9	4	8	50.0	155	3	1	83	19.4	95.8
1955*+	25	11	2	6	33.3	96	2	0	71	16.0	121.5
1956*+	26	12	2	5	40.0	35	2	1	29	7.0	64.6
1957*+	27	12	4	6	66.7	143	2	0	66	23.8	149.3
1958*	28	10	3	10	30.0	109	1	1	63	10.9	66.2
1959*+	29	11	5	11	45.5	151	2	2	43	13.7	92.0
1960	30	8	3	6	50.0	24	0	1	13	4.0	20.8
1962	32	14	1	2	50.0	12	0	0	12	6.0	68.7
1963	33	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
1964	34	13	1	1	100.0	33	0	0	33	33.0	118.7
Career		136	29	63	46.0	823	14	6	83	13.1	92.5

Career Kick & Punt Returns Statistics

Year	Age	Games	Punt Returns	Yards	TD	Long	Y/R	Kick Returns	Yards	Long	Y/Rt	APYd
1952	22	10	1	3	0	3	3.0	4	124	61	31.0	325
1953*	23	12	16	106	0	40	6.6	13	327	55	25.2	948
1954*	24	9	8	12	0	8	1.5	1	29	29	29.0	563
1955*+	25	11						5	114	62	22.8	902
Career		136	25	121	0	40	4.8	23	594	62	25.8	9870

+ – All-Pro Selection
* – Pro Bowl Selection
♦ – Led the League

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Image Gallery of Frank Gifford, HalfBack/Defensive Back/Receiver 1952-1964

Career Rushing & Receiving Statistics

Career Passing Table

Career Kick & Punt Returns Statistics

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