Cody Gifford reveals behind the scenes stories about his father Frank Gifford, a true football icon. Cody talks about his dad’s challenging upbringing, thrilling USC and New York Giants on field exploits and game-changing ABC announcing days. Cody and host Mark Hochgesang also trade thoughts on how to mitigate the risks of CTE, the brain disease that sadly haunts so many football players. Key Links: Requiem for a Runningback: https://www.requiemforarunningback.com/ Frank's Highlight Reel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Pw7wTAwMO8 Frank discusses Monday Night Football: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-rwmvsjJ14 Franz Klammer's '76 Downhill Gold Medal race: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0VrDnlPhTI Frank discusses the Klammer call: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfYV5ZOxUSs Frank Gifford's Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Gifford Books written by Frank: The Whole Ten Yards and The Glory Game NESTRE: https://nestreperformance.com/ Second Impact Syndrome: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second-impact_syndrome Listeners, please subscribe to Heavy Hitter Sports wherever you listen to podcasts so that you don't miss any future episodes. Ideally, please also rate and review the show. And share this episode with a coworker, friend or family member who it might benefit.  Feel free to reach out if you have suggestions re future episode guests or topics. Mark's contact info is noted below. Many thanks.  [email protected] 971-985-6909