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Chuck Bednarik's Hit on Frank Gifford Reverberates 50 Years Later

The picture, taken 50 years and one month ago at Yankee Stadium, remains in homes and gathering places all over Philadelphia: Chuck Bednarik standing over a prone Frank Gifford, his right arm high in the air in celebration, a 1960 version of a fist pump. To many Philadelphians, it represents the ultimate crushing of New...

Reactions to Don Meredith's Death

Don Meredith passed away Sunday at 72, and as a result the football world has lost one of its icons, a legend both on its field and in its booth. Below, some reactions to the passing of Meredith. Jerry Jones: "Don Meredith was a Dallas Cowboys original. His wit, charm, and strength of personality were matched only by his...

Don Meredith, Howard Cosell and Frank Gifford Took Over Monday Night

While Don Meredith's death marked the loss of a great former player, it's also the second sad death from the three-man broadcasting crew that put "Monday Night Football" on the map, after Howard Cosell's death in 1995. Meredith, Cosell and Frank Gifford didn't comprise the first "Monday Night Football" booth -- in the...

Don Meredith: An Appreciation

Willie Nelson made "Turn Out the Lights, The Party's Over'' into a country music standard. But to folks of a certain age, it will always be the signature of Don Meredith, the frivolous foil to Howard Cosell on "Monday Night Football," who died Sunday night at age 72. To Texans, Meredith may be the first player signed by...

ESPN to Re-Broadcast 'Greatest Game Ever Played' In Color

Remember back in the last 1980s and early 1990s when Ted Turner spent his fortune buying up old films and "colorizing" them? ESPN plans to do the same thing when they re-broadcast the "Greatest Game Ever Played" this Saturday. The "Greatest Game" was the 1958 NFL Championship game between the Baltimore Colts and New York...