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Giants Bracket Challenge - Gifford

Mar 20, 2018 at 01:58 PM

HB Frank Gifford, 1956
Stats: 159 ATT, 819 YDS, 5 TD; 51 REC, 603 YDS, 4 TD; 2 PASS TD; 1 FGM, 8 XPM
Leading the Giants to their first championship since 1938, Gifford was named the 1956 NFL Player of the Year. Gifford did it all that season. He caught 51 passes for 603 yards and four touchdowns, ran 159 times for 819 yards and five touchdowns, threw two touchdowns, made one field goal and kicked eight extra points. Gifford earned another Pro Bowl nod that year, one of eight total in his career. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1977.

Charlie Conerly, right, hands off the ball to Frank Gifford, during New York Giants' practice session at Bear Mountain, N.Y., Sept. 2, 1959. (AP Photo)

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New York Giants Hall of Fame halfback Frank Gifford (16) poses for a photo during training camp during the 1960s. (AP Photo/NFL Photos)

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Frank Gifford (16), halfback for the New York Giants, is shown in an action pose in December 1956. (AP Photo)

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New York Giants Hall of Fame halfback Frank Gifford (16) heads upfield during an NFL game against the Cleveland Browns in New York, 1960s. (AP Photo/NFL Photos)

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FILE - In this Sept. 9, 1958 file photo, New York Giants halfback Frank Gifford participates in a workout in New York. Gifford, a running back, defensive back, wide receiver and special teams player, played in five NFL title games and was the league's MVP in 1956, died Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015. He was 84. (AP Photo/John Rooney, File)

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