FRANK GIFFORDGifford, FranK NewtonHeight: 6-1 Weight: 197 Born: August 16, 1930 Santa Monica, CA Died: August 9, 2015 Greenwich, CT High School: Bakersfield (CA) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1948 | Bakersfield CC | |
| 1949 | Southern California | Lettered |
| 1950 | Southern California | Lettered |
| 1951 | Southern California | Lettered |
| Draft: 1st round (11th overall) 1952 New York Giants |
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| Roster Key • Stat Key |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 New York Giants (NFL)1952 NYG NFL | 16 | LOH-LS | 10 | 10 |
| 1953 New York Giants (NFL)1953 NYG NFL | 16 | RS-LOH | 12 | 12 |
| 1954 New York Giants (NFL)1954 NYG NFL | 16 | LOH | 9 | 9 |
| 1955 New York Giants (NFL)1955 NYG NFL | 16 | LOH | 11 | 11 |
| 1956 New York Giants (NFL)1956 NYG NFL | 16 | LOH-K | 12 | 12 |
| 1957 New York Giants (NFL)1957 NYG NFL | 16 | LOH | 12 | 12 |
| 1958 New York Giants (NFL)1958 NYG NFL | 16 | LOH | 10 | 10 |
| 1959 New York Giants (NFL)1959 NYG NFL | 16 | LOH | 11 | 11 |
| 1960 New York Giants (NFL)1960 NYG NFL | 16 | HB | 8 | 8 |
| 1962 New York Giants (NFL)1962 NYG NFL | 16 | FL | 14 | 14 |
| 1963 New York Giants (NFL)1963 NYG NFL | 16 | FL | 14 | 14 |
| 1964 New York Giants (NFL)1964 NYG NFL | 16 | FL | 13 | 12 |
| 12 Years (NFL)12 Years NFL | 136 | 135 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 1/17/1952 | 1952 New York Giants (NFL)1952 NYG NFL |
| Signed | 5/24/1952 | 1952 New York Giants (NFL)1952 NYG NFL |
| Injured Reserve | 11/25/1960 | 1960 New York Giants (NFL)1960 NYG NFL |
| Free Agent | 5/1/1961 | 1960 New York Giants (NFL)1960 NYG NFL |
| Signed | 4/2/1962 | 1962 New York Giants (NFL)1962 NYG NFL |
| Free Agent | 5/1/1965 | 1964 New York Giants (NFL)1964 NYG NFL |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 New York Giants (NFL)1953 NYG NFL | 7 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | - | - | - | 1 | 5 | 20.0 | - | 0 | 47 |
| 1954 New York Giants (NFL)1954 NYG NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 18 | ||
| 1955 New York Giants (NFL)1955 NYG NFL | 7 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 42 | ||
| 1956 New York Giants (NFL)1956 NYG NFL | 9 | 8 | 9 | 88.9 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | - | 0 | 65 |
| 1957 New York Giants (NFL)1957 NYG NFL | 9 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 54 | ||
| 1958 New York Giants (NFL)1958 NYG NFL | 10 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 60 | ||
| 1959 New York Giants (NFL)1959 NYG NFL | 7 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 42 | ||
| 1960 New York Giants (NFL)1960 NYG NFL | 7 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 42 | ||
| 1962 New York Giants (NFL)1962 NYG NFL | 8 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 48 | ||
| 1963 New York Giants (NFL)1963 NYG NFL | 7 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 42 | ||
| 1964 New York Giants (NFL)1964 NYG NFL | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 24 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 78 | 10 | 11 | 90.9 | - | - | - | 2 | 7 | 28.6 | - | 0 | 484 |
| FIELD GOALS | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 New York Giants (NFL)1953 NYG NFL | 0/1 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 0/3 | 0/0 | 1 | 5 | 20.0 | 0 | 31 |
| 1956 New York Giants (NFL)1956 NYG NFL | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 1 | 17 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1/2 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 0/3 | 0/0 | 2 | 7 | 28.6 | 1 | 31 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 New York Giants (NFL)1952 NYG NFL | 38 | 116 | 3.1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1953 New York Giants (NFL)1953 NYG NFL | 50 | 157 | 3.1 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1954 New York Giants (NFL)1954 NYG NFL | 66 | 368 | 5.6 | 30 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 1955 New York Giants (NFL)1955 NYG NFL | 86 | 351 | 4.1 | 49 | 3 | ||||
| 1956 New York Giants (NFL)1956 NYG NFL | 159 | 819 | 5.2 | 69 | 5 | ||||
| 1957 New York Giants (NFL)1957 NYG NFL | 136 | 528 | 3.9 | 41 | 5 | ||||
| 1958 New York Giants (NFL)1958 NYG NFL | 115 | 468 | 4.1 | 53 | 8 | ||||
| 1959 New York Giants (NFL)1959 NYG NFL | 106 | 540 | 5.1 | 79 | 3 | ||||
| 1960 New York Giants (NFL)1960 NYG NFL | 77 | 232 | 3.0 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1962 New York Giants (NFL)1962 NYG NFL | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1963 New York Giants (NFL)1963 NYG NFL | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1964 New York Giants (NFL)1964 NYG NFL | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2t | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 840 | 3609 | 4.3 | 79 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | COM% | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | SK | YL | FD | 20+ | 40+ | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 New York Giants (NFL)1952 NYG NFL | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 1 | 18 | 9.0 | 18.0 | 18t | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 120.8 | |
| 1953 New York Giants (NFL)1953 NYG NFL | 6 | 3 | 50.0 | 3 | 47 | 7.8 | 15.7 | 21 | 1 | 16.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 116.0 | |
| 1954 New York Giants (NFL)1954 NYG NFL | 8 | 4 | 50.0 | 3 | 155 | 19.4 | 38.8 | 83t | 3 | 37.5 | 1 | 12.5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 95.8 | |
| 1955 New York Giants (NFL)1955 NYG NFL | 6 | 2 | 33.3 | 4 | 96 | 16.0 | 48.0 | 71t | 2 | 33.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 121.5 | ||
| 1956 New York Giants (NFL)1956 NYG NFL | 5 | 2 | 40.0 | 2 | 35 | 7.0 | 17.5 | 29t | 2 | 40.0 | 1 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 64.6 | |
| 1957 New York Giants (NFL)1957 NYG NFL | 6 | 4 | 66.7 | 2 | 143 | 23.8 | 35.8 | 68t | 2 | 33.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 149.3 | |
| 1958 New York Giants (NFL)1958 NYG NFL | 10 | 3 | 30.0 | 6 | 109 | 10.9 | 36.3 | 63 | 1 | 10.0 | 1 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 66.3 | |
| 1959 New York Giants (NFL)1959 NYG NFL | 11 | 5 | 45.5 | 4 | 151 | 13.7 | 30.2 | 43 | 2 | 18.2 | 2 | 18.2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 92.0 | |
| 1960 New York Giants (NFL)1960 NYG NFL | 6 | 3 | 50.0 | 2 | 24 | 4.0 | 8.0 | 13 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 16.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20.8 | |
| 1962 New York Giants (NFL)1962 NYG NFL | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 1 | 12 | 6.0 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68.8 | |
| 1964 New York Giants (NFL)1964 NYG NFL | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 33 | 33.0 | 33.0 | 33 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 118.8 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 63 | 29 | 46.0 | 28 | 823 | 13.1 | 28.4 | 83t | 14 | 22.2 | 6 | 9.5 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 92.5 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 New York Giants (NFL)1952 NYG NFL | 5 | 36 | 7.2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1953 New York Giants (NFL)1953 NYG NFL | 18 | 292 | 16.2 | 49t | 4 | ||||||
| 1954 New York Giants (NFL)1954 NYG NFL | 14 | 154 | 11.0 | 35t | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 1955 New York Giants (NFL)1955 NYG NFL | 33 | 437 | 13.2 | 54 | 4 | ||||||
| 1956 New York Giants (NFL)1956 NYG NFL | 51 | 603 | 11.8 | 48 | 4 | ||||||
| 1957 New York Giants (NFL)1957 NYG NFL | 41 | 588 | 14.3 | 63 | 4 | ||||||
| 1958 New York Giants (NFL)1958 NYG NFL | 29 | 330 | 11.4 | 41 | 2 | ||||||
| 1959 New York Giants (NFL)1959 NYG NFL | 42 | 768 | 18.3 | 77t | 4 | ||||||
| 1960 New York Giants (NFL)1960 NYG NFL | 24 | 344 | 14.3 | 44t | 3 | ||||||
| 1962 New York Giants (NFL)1962 NYG NFL | 39 | 796 | 20.4 | 63t | 7 | ||||||
| 1963 New York Giants (NFL)1963 NYG NFL | 42 | 657 | 15.6 | 64 | 7 | ||||||
| 1964 New York Giants (NFL)1964 NYG NFL | 29 | 429 | 14.8 | 40t | 3 | 0 | |||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 367 | 5434 | 14.8 | 77t | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 New York Giants (NFL)1952 NYG NFL | 1 | 46 | 46.0 | 46 | 0 |
| 1953 New York Giants (NFL)1953 NYG NFL | 1 | 66 | 66.0 | 50 | 1 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 2 | 112 | 56.0 | 50 | 1 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 New York Giants (NFL)1952 NYG NFL | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1953 New York Giants (NFL)1953 NYG NFL | 16 | 106 | 6.6 | 40 | 0 | ||||
| 1954 New York Giants (NFL)1954 NYG NFL | 8 | 12 | 1.5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 25 | 121 | 4.8 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 New York Giants (NFL)1952 NYG NFL | 4 | 124 | 31.0 | 61 | 0 | ||||
| 1953 New York Giants (NFL)1953 NYG NFL | 13 | 327 | 25.2 | 55 | 0 | ||||
| 1954 New York Giants (NFL)1954 NYG NFL | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1955 New York Giants (NFL)1955 NYG NFL | 5 | 114 | 22.8 | 62 | 0 | ||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 23 | 594 | 25.8 | 62 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 New York Giants (NFL)1952 NYG NFL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1953 New York Giants (NFL)1953 NYG NFL | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1954 New York Giants (NFL)1954 NYG NFL | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1955 New York Giants (NFL)1955 NYG NFL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1956 New York Giants (NFL)1956 NYG NFL | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1957 New York Giants (NFL)1957 NYG NFL | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1958 New York Giants (NFL)1958 NYG NFL | 3 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1959 New York Giants (NFL)1959 NYG NFL | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1960 New York Giants (NFL)1960 NYG NFL | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1962 New York Giants (NFL)1962 NYG NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1963 New York Giants (NFL)1963 NYG NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 48 | 16 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
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