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LAbeathustla
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"RIP Frank Gifford "


  

          

the ONLY play by play voice of MNF

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My thoughts go out to his family.
Aug 09th 2015
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My dad always talked about what a great and versatile weapon he was
Aug 09th 2015
2
didn't your namesake almost kill him on the field like 50 years ago?
Aug 09th 2015
3
      Yeah he spent like 10 days in the hospital and a year out of football
Aug 09th 2015
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RIP. pro bowler at THREE different positions
Aug 09th 2015
4
Bakersfield legend and royalty...RIP
Aug 09th 2015
5
Made the Pro Bowl at three different positions. Wild.
Aug 09th 2015
7
Fuckin pride of Bakersfield junior college man
Aug 09th 2015
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      A letter in today's paper said he made varsity as a 5'7" 120 lb freshman
Aug 11th 2015
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           That's insane. They wouldn't even let that happen today.
Aug 11th 2015
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                RE: That's insane. They wouldn't even let that happen today.
Aug 12th 2015
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Voice from my childhood. RIP.
Aug 09th 2015
9
RE: RIP Frank Gifford
Aug 11th 2015
10

Frank Longo
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Sun Aug-09-15 01:57 PM

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1. "My thoughts go out to his family."
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ConcreteCharlie
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Sun Aug-09-15 02:04 PM

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2. "My dad always talked about what a great and versatile weapon he was"
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Helluva player whose stats don't tell the whole story of his greatness. Obviously I knew him more as a broadcaster and he was excellent in the booth as well. NFL Royalty, RIP.

And you will know MY JACKET IS GOLD when I lay my vengeance upon thee.

  

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40thStreetBlack
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Sun Aug-09-15 02:45 PM

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3. "didn't your namesake almost kill him on the field like 50 years ago?"
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ConcreteCharlie
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6. "Yeah he spent like 10 days in the hospital and a year out of football"
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I think Eagles defensive back Tom Brookshier may have broken Gifford's leg earlier in his career also.

And you will know MY JACKET IS GOLD when I lay my vengeance upon thee.

  

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Amritsar
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Sun Aug-09-15 04:41 PM

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4. "RIP. pro bowler at THREE different positions "
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Kind of unfortunate he's remembered most for the bednarik hit. Because he was damn good


Have so much respect for his era NFL

tough motherfuckers back then man


  

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Wonderl33t
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5. "Bakersfield legend and royalty...RIP"
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Can't have a much better overall career than Frank Gifford did.
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ConcreteCharlie
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7. "Made the Pro Bowl at three different positions. Wild."
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And you will know MY JACKET IS GOLD when I lay my vengeance upon thee.

  

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Amritsar
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8. "Fuckin pride of Bakersfield junior college man "
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Wonderl33t
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Tue Aug-11-15 09:33 AM

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11. "A letter in today's paper said he made varsity as a 5'7" 120 lb freshman"
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at Bakersfield High (then called Kern County high).
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ConcreteCharlie
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12. "That's insane. They wouldn't even let that happen today."
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We had a kid six foot and 225 pounds with the strength of an ox (benched over 400 pounds at age 15!) and he couldn't get cleared to play varsity as a ninth grader. He did wrestle varsity as a ninth grader and then kicked all sorts of ass for three years playing football. He actually got killed later, which sucked.

Perhaps in those days freshmen were tenth graders? I don't know. At any rate in California now you need permission from a doctor to play varsity as a freshman and it is surprisingly difficult to obtain. I really doubt anyone would give it to someone that size or even that size adjusted for the relative growth of the average high school player today.

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Wonderl33t
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Wed Aug-12-15 10:16 AM

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13. "RE: That's insane. They wouldn't even let that happen today."
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Quite a story about the kid at your school, and unfortunate ending. The letter made it sound like a pretty big deal, so he probably was a 9th grader. And doubly crazy because back then, the talent pool would have been darn near the entire county, so I imagine it was the equivalent of at least a Juco team.
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9. "Voice from my childhood. RIP."
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10. "RE: RIP Frank Gifford "
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