Frank Gifford, Manuel Contreras, Richard Ross: Obits This Week
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This week’s notable deaths included the National Football League Hall of Fame player who starred on the field and in the broadcast booth, and the head of Chile’s secret police under dictator Augusto Pinochet. Below are summaries of these and other obituaries.
Frank Gifford, 84. First-round draft pick of the New York Giants in 1952 whose skills as a running back and receiver led the team to an NFL title in 1956. He helped the Giants to finish in first place in the league’s Eastern Division six times from 1956 to 1963. Gifford retired after the 1964 season, and seven years later joined ABC’s “Monday Night Football” TV program, where he worked as a commentator for 27 years. Died Aug. 9 at his home in Connecticut.