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SPORTS A17
Monday 10 August 2015

IT’S A
SHANE

In this March 25, 2010 file Ireland’s Lowry triumphs at Firestone
photo, Kathie Lee Gifford and
Frank Gifford arrive at the Shane Lowry, from Ireland, pumps his fist as he watch-
opening night performance es his birdie putt on the 18th hole to win the Bridges-
of the Broadway musical tone Invitational golf tournament at Firestone Country
‘Come Fly Away’ in New York. Club, Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015, in Akron, Ohio.

Associated Press Associated Press
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Pro Football
Hall of Famer
Frank Gifford

dies at 84

NEW YORK (AP) — Pro Foot-
ball Hall of Famer Frank Gif-
ford has died. He was 84.
In a statement released
by NBC News on Sunday,
his family said Gifford died
suddenly at his Connecti-
cut home of natural causes
that morning. His wife, Ka-
thie Lee Gifford, is a host for
NBC’s “Today.” A versatile
star on both offense and
defense in an era when
NFL players were starting to
specialize, Gifford went on
to a successful second ca-
reer as a broadcaster on
“Monday Night Football.”
Gifford was the NFL’s Most
Valuable Player in 1956
when he led the New York
Giants to a league cham-
pionship.

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