Frank Gifford, RIP

You have to give Frank Gifford some credit. Not only did he deal with Cosell and Meredith in the booth, but he also lived through being paired with Joe Namath and OJ Simpson in 1985, probably the worst choices in the history of sports broadcasting, Dennis Miller included. That 1985 disaster actually led to Gifford being replaced as the play-by-play man by Al Michaels, but he still introduced Monday Night Football games. Here’s his introduction to a totally meaningless MNF game between the Dolphins and Patriots in 1987.