Sports Illustrated Cover of the Week

August 22nd 1966

Paul Hornung (1961) and Jim Taylor (1962)

Back To Back NFL MVPs

Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year (1990)

Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year

1990

Joe Montana

(QB San Francisco 49ers)

1989 and 1990 NFL MVP 

4 time Superbowl Champion

3 time Superbowl MVP

Sports Illustrated Cover of the Week

Bert Jones 

(Baltimore Colts)

1976 NFL MVP

1976 NFL Offensive Player of the Year

3104 passing yards, 24 touchdowns, passer rating 102.5

Frank Gifford (1930-2015) R.I.P.

courtesy of Sports Illustrated
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Frank Gifford

(1930-2015)

Frank Gifford poses during a photo shoot on Aug. 11, 1959. The NFL Hall-of-Famer and former sports broadcaster passed away Sunday. He was 84. Gifford played running back, receiver and defensive back for the New York Giants in his NFL career, which spanned from 1952-1964. In 1956, he was named league MVP and led the Giants to an NFL championship. He sat out the 1961 season after a suffering a head injury, but returned in 1962 and won Comeback Player of the Year. Gifford was an eight-time Pro Bowler and six-time All-Pro. (John G. Zimmerman for SI)