Frank Gifford
Sportscaster
About This Interview
In his two-and-a-half hour Archive interview, Frank Gifford outlines his career, beginning with his tenure as a professional football player for the New York Giants. Gifford then discusses how his football experience led to his involvement in sportscasting. He discusses juggling both careers at the same time, his eventual retirement from professional football, and the progression of his work as a sportscaster for CBS and ABC. He mentions highlights of his time in sportscasting, such as reporting for the first Super Bowl, covering the Olympics, and co-hosting the iconic ABC sports show, Monday Night Football for many years. He talks of the importance of human interest sports-reporting and how it affected the popularity of Monday Night Football. Gifford describes covering Evel Knievel for Wide World of Sports, and also recalls the terrorist attack in Munich at the 1972 Olympics. Lastly, he talks about meeting his wife Kathie Lee Gifford and about appearing on her show Live with Regis and Kathie Lee. Karen Herman conducted the interview in New York City on September 18, 2006.
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Highlights
Frank Gifford on memorable moments while working on Monday Night Football
Clip begins at: 18:19, Duration: 01m 56s- Frank Gifford on working on Wide World of Sports and memories of the terrorist attack in Munich at the 1972 Olympics
Clip begins at: 20:15, Duration: 04m 00s 
Frank Gifford on being part of the CBS broadcast team for the first Super Bowl in 1967
Clip begins at: 00:00, Duration: 04m 42s
Frank Gifford on first meeting Howard Cosell
Clip begins at: 11:41, Duration: 00m 52s- Frank Gifford on how Roone Arledge changed sports broadcasting with his coverage of the Olympics
Clip begins at: 21:25, Duration: 01m 37s
Interview
- Part 1
- On his childhood and early influences; on being drafted by the New York Giants; on working as an extra in the film industry
Clip begins at: 0:0 - On another contract with the Giants; on his film acting roles; on his involvement with television and radio
Clip begins at: 22:16 - Part 2
- On his TV sports show The Frank Gifford Show; on his appearance on What's My Line?; on signing a contract with Warner Bros. and endorsements as a pro football player
Clip begins at: 0:0 - On hosting a CBS sports radio show; on acting in Warner Bros. pilots; on his transition to CBS Sports; on doing local news sportscasting and hosting the early news; on hosting the NFL pre-game show
Clip begins at: 12:37 - Part 3
- On being part of the CBS broadcast team for the first Super Bowl in 1967 and broadcasting several later Super Bowls; on his transition to ABC's Monday Night Football
Clip begins at: 0:0 - On how he and his co-stars prepared for a Monday Night Football broadcast; on how human interest sports-reporting affected broadcasting for the show
Clip begins at: 17:09 - Part 4
- On working in the broadcasting booth for Monday Night Football; on how the take over of ABC by Cap Cities changed the operations there; on impressions of Leonard Goldenson
Clip begins at: 0:0 - On the changes made to the Monday Night Football broadcast team; on his departure from Monday Night Football; on memorable moments while working on Monday Night Football
Clip begins at: 11:31 - On working on Wide World of Sports and the terrorist attack in Munich at the 1972 Olympics; on covering Franz Klammer's run at Innsbruck for the Olympics
Clip begins at: 20:15 - On covering Evel Knievel for The Wide World of Sports
Clip begins at: 27:33 - Part 5
- On covering Evel Knievel for Wide World of Sports; on what television has done for sports; on guest hosting on Good Morning America and appearances on other shows
Clip begins at: 0:33 - On advice he would give to someone starting out as a sportscaster; on reactions from fans he meets; on the biggest misconception about him; on how he would like to be remembered
Clip begins at: 14:12
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