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Sep 20, 2021 · The hit knocked the 197-pound Gifford unconscious. The 30-year-old back left the field on a stretcher and departed the stadium in an ambulance. Giants team physician Dr. Francis Sweeney called the ...
Jun 8, 2020 · Why is ‘The Hit’ such an iconic play? Frank Gifford is carried off the field on a stretcher after being hit by Eagles linebacker Chuck Bednarik | George Silk/The LIFE Picture Collection via Getty Images. Up until a few years ago, the NFL’s inescapable violence was a big selling point.
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The Hit. " The Hit " is a phrase used to describe one of the most famous plays in the history of the National Football League. The game was played November 20, 1960 between the Philadelphia Eagles and the New York Giants at the original Yankee Stadium in Bronx, New York . On the play, Chuck Bednarik, a linebacker with the Eagles, tackled Frank ...
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Philadelphia Eagles linebacker Chuck Bednarik's hit on Frank Gifford comes in as the No. 44 greatest play in NFL history. Los Angeles Rams wide receivers coach Eric Yarber reveals that the first ...
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Mar 21, 2015 · The photo of Bednarik's hit is as iconic as "The Catch" or the image of a bloodied and battered Y.A. Tittle in 1964. It's easy to look at that photo and reach a conclusion of Bednarik as a player ...
Mar 21, 2015 · The death of Chuck Bednarik on Saturday brought back memories of the hit the Eagles' legend put on Frank Gifford in 1960. ... Chuck Bednarik's legendary hit on Frank Gifford Published Mar. 21 ...
