Gothamist (Free subscription) | 29/11/2009
... of the old stadium, bouncing back at you from different angles. Joe DiMaggio, Mickey Mantle, Frank Gifford, Reggie Jackson, Lawrence Taylor, Chris Mullin, Derek Jeter, all of them were introduced by Bob Sheppard. And despite his absence from the new stadium , Derek Jeter used a recording of Sheppard to introduce his at bats there. Billy Crystal once said that when he got to Heaven,...
Variety.com (Free subscription) | 24/11/2009
... play it. Nor does that lineup include 'SC tailbacks-turned-"Monday Night Football" announcers Frank Gifford and O.J. Simpson -- before, well, you know.Acting has generally been less hospitable to football players than the broadcast booth. While many were afforded opportunities, few genuine NFL stars who matriculated to screen roles -- think Simpson, Don Meredith, Jim Brown, Joe Namath,...
The American Conservative (Free subscription) | 17/11/2009
... sitting in Yankee Stadium and watching the devastating hit by the Eagles’ Chuck Bednarik on Frank Gifford of the Giants. Bednarik’s motor never stopped. He played both linebacker and center and was never off the field. Giants players mostly lived in modest houses in the industrial towns of northern New Jersey in those days and were paid so little that they had to sell used cars during...
Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
First of all, bring back those unies that Eric Allen is wearing in that picture. Now, to the task at hand. I like Bednarik's hit on Frank Gifford and Keith Byars' hit on Pepper Johnson. But the play that's stuck in my mind right now is Randall rolling right, getting submarined by (Carson'), keeping his balance with his left hand, popping upright, and hitting Byars in the end zone. MNF,...
Denver Post (Free subscription) | 09/11/2009
... Oct. 22, 1973, when Denver made its first appearance on "MNF" with Howard Cosell, Don Meredith and Frank Gifford in the ABC booth.• A statistic that fans won't want to hear: During 60 appearances, the Broncos have lost 32 games (27 wins and a tie) — the third-most losses on "MNF." (Miami has lost 35 and Chicago 33.)• Hirdt doubles as a TV weather historian, recalling that the Oct....
Bluenatic (Free subscription) | 29/10/2009
... week, the legends of the franchise are returning to pay their last respects. Some of them, like Frank Gifford and Andy Robustelli, never played a down here. Others, like George Martin and Harry Carson, had already established permanent residence by the time Lawrence Taylor was busy making Giants Stadium his playground. But they all come back. Bob Tucker and John Mendenhall. Joe Morris...
