Frank Gifford (right), pictured with Joe Namath and Roone Arledge, spent 27 seasons on Monday Night Football. Then he channeled all of his energy into his second career -- broadcasting.

from the repeated trauma of blows to the head during his football career. Gifford says her son Cody recommended they donate Frank’s brain to science, since CTE can be diagnosed only through autopsy.

Upon graduating in 1952, Gifford was drafted in the first round by the New York Giants, where he spent his entire professional career ... no football, no hockey," she said, citing Frank's four ...

The 49ers are set to sign Gifford to a one-year contract when the new league year starts Wednesday, Tom Pelissero of NFL Network reports.

A chance encounter between ABC football announcer Frank Gifford and John Lennon led to ... the only time Lennon intersected with Cosell’s career. The episode inspired Cosell to pursue Lennon ...