Frank Gifford

Frank Newton Gifford "Giffer"
Born: August 16, 1930
Santa Monica, CA USA
Deceased: August 9, 2015
Position: HB-FL-DB-WR
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 197
College: USC
High School: Bakersfield (CA)
Career: 1952-1964
Drafted: 1952 in Round 1, #11 overall by the New York Giants
Elected to Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1977

Frank Gifford played from 1952 to 1964 during his career with the New York Giants. Gifford ran for 3,609 yards in his career on 840 attempts, scoring 34 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 367 passes for 5,434 yards and 43 receiving touchdowns..

New York Giants
New York Giants
     

Click on column headings to sort.


Passing:

Year Team Att Comp Comp % Yds Yds/Att TDs TD % Ints Int % Long Rating
1952NFL New York Giants2150.0189.0150.000.018 120.8
1953NFL New York Giants6350.0477.8116.700.021 116.0
1954NFL New York Giants8450.015519.4337.5112.583 95.8
1955NFL New York Giants6233.39616.0233.300.071 121.5
1956NFL New York Giants5240.0357.0240.0120.029 64.6
1957NFL New York Giants6466.714323.8233.300.066 149.3
1958NFL New York Giants10330.010910.9110.0110.063 66.3
1959NFL New York Giants11545.515113.7218.2218.243 92.0
1960NFL New York Giants6350.0244.000.0116.713 20.8
1962NFL New York Giants2150.0126.000.000.012 68.8
1964NFL New York Giants11100.03333.000.000.033 118.8
Totals632946.082313.11422.269.583 

Rushing:

Year Team No. Yds Avg. Long TDs
1952NFL New York Giants381163.115 0
1953NFL New York Giants501573.115 2
1954NFL New York Giants663685.630 2
1955NFL New York Giants863514.149 3
1956NFL New York Giants1598195.269 5
1957NFL New York Giants1365283.941 5
1958NFL New York Giants1154684.133 8
1959NFL New York Giants1065405.179 3
1960NFL New York Giants772323.015 4
1962NFL New York Giants2189.012 1
1963NFL New York Giants4102.512 0
1964NFL New York Giants122.01
Totals84036094.379 34

Receiving:

Year Team No. Yds Avg. Long TDs
1952NFL New York Giants5367.211 0
1953NFL New York Giants1829216.249 4
1954NFL New York Giants1415411.035 1
1955NFL New York Giants3343713.254 4
1956NFL New York Giants5160311.848 4
1957NFL New York Giants4158814.363 4
1958NFL New York Giants2933011.441 2
1959NFL New York Giants4276818.377 4
1960NFL New York Giants2434414.344 3
1962NFL New York Giants3979620.463 7
1963NFL New York Giants4265715.664 7
1964NFL New York Giants2942914.840 3
Totals367543414.877 43

Kicking:

Year Team X/CA X/CM X/CP % FGA FGM FG % Pts.
1953NFL New York Giants22100.05120.05
1956NFL New York Giants9888.92150.011
Totals111090.97228.616

Punt Returns:

Year Team No. Yds Avg. Long TDs
1952NFL New York Giants133.00
1953NFL New York Giants161066.640 0
1954NFL New York Giants8121.50
Totals251214.840 0

Kick Returns:

Year Team No. Yds Avg. Long TDs
1952NFL New York Giants412431.061 0
1953NFL New York Giants1332725.255 0
1954NFL New York Giants12929.029 0
1955NFL New York Giants511422.862 0
Totals2359425.862 0

Interceptions:

Year Team No. Yds Avg. Long TDs
1952NFL New York Giants14646.046 0
1953NFL New York Giants16666.050 1
Totals211256.050 1

Defense and Fumbles:


Total Scoring:

Touchdowns Other Total
Year Team Rush Rec Punt Kick MFG Int Fum Other FG X/C Single 2Pt Saf Points
1953NFL New York Giants24001012047
1954NFL New York Giants210000018
1955NFL New York Giants34000042
1956NFL New York Giants54018065
1957NFL New York Giants5400054
1958NFL New York Giants8200060
1959NFL New York Giants3400042
1960NFL New York Giants4300042
1962NFL New York Giants1700048
1963NFL New York Giants0700042
1964NFL New York Giants1300024
Totals3443000100210000484


Playing Career:

Year League Team GP GS
1952NFLNew York Giants100
1953NFLNew York Giants120
1954NFLNew York Giants90
1955NFLNew York Giants110
1956NFLNew York Giants120
1957NFLNew York Giants120
1958NFLNew York Giants100
1959NFLNew York Giants110
1960NFLNew York Giants80
1962NFLNew York Giants140
1963NFLNew York Giants140
1964NFLNew York Giants130

Awards

- Pro Football Hall of Fame team All-1950s Team
1956 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc. MVP
1956 - UPI MVP

Honors

1953 - New York Daily News All-NFL (2nd Team)
1955 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1955 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
1955 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1956 - United Press International All-NFL (1st Team)
1956 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
1956 - New York Daily News All-NFL (1st Team)
1956 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1956 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1957 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1957 - United Press International All-NFL (1st Team)
1957 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
1957 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1957 - New York Daily News All-NFL (1st Team)
1958 - United Press International All-NFL (2nd Team)
1958 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1958 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
1958 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1959 - United Press International All-NFL (1st Team)
1959 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1959 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
1959 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1959 - New York Daily News All-NFL (1st Team)


Football


Recent Updates

  • March 1, 2024 - Updated NFL draft information, game results and award winners
  • March 1, 2024 - Updated CFL game results and award winners
  • March 1, 2024 - Updated Arena Football League game results and award winners
Football Search