In a statement released by NBC News on Sunday, Frank Gifford’s family said the Pro Football Hall of Famer died suddenly at his Connecticut home of natural causes that morning. He was 84. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun, File) NEW YORK (AP) – Pro Football Hall of Famer Frank Gifford, who led the New York Giants to a league championship in 1956 and later teamed up with Howard Cosell and Don Meredith in the “Monday Night Football” booth, died Sunday.