NFL legend Frank Gifford leaves most of his estate to Kathie Lee and their children

New York Giants legend Frank Gifford has left the majority of his estimated $10 million fortune to his wife of 30 years, Kathie Lee, and their two children, following his death last month, according to reports.

Gifford's will was filed last week in Greenwich Probate Court in Connecticut and names his Today show widow as executor of the estate, with reign over what to give their children Cody, 25, and Cassidy, 22.

Page Six reports that while the estate was valued in court documents at $10 million, Gifford's Greenwich waterfront home is worth $22 million, while a Key Largo property is worth a further $2.5 million.

Out of the total estate, about $2 million was to be divided up between his three children from his first marriage to college sweetheart Maxine Avis Ewart.

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Immediate family: Late NFL Frank Gifford - pictured here in 2012 with wife Kathie Lee and children Cassidy, 22, and Cody, 25 - has left the majority of his $10 million fortune to his family, with cash sums given to the three children from his first marriage 

Immediate family: Late NFL Frank Gifford - pictured here in 2012 with wife Kathie Lee and children Cassidy, 22, and Cody, 25 - has left the majority of his $10 million fortune to his family, with cash sums given to the three children from his first marriage 

Victoria Gifford, 58, of Washington, DC, and son Jeffrey Gifford, 63, of Nevada, were given $500,000 each.

Kyle Gifford, 60, who was severely injured in a car crash, was left $1 million in a trust fund.

Gifford and first wife Maxine Avis Ewart divorced in 1976, six years after he allegedly had an affair

Gifford and first wife Maxine Avis Ewart divorced in 1976, six years after he allegedly had an affair

The will states that Kyle lives in the Greenwich house that Gifford shared with Kathie Lee.

Cody and Cassidy Gifford also still live at the home.

Former nanny Christine Maria Gardner, who went on to work as a personal assistant for Lee, was given $300,000 in the will, provided that she had repaid any personal loans Gifford had given her.

The Pro Football Hall of Famer died suddenly at his Connecticut home of natural causes on August 9.

Gifford and Maxine Avis Ewart divorced in 1976 six years after he allegedly had an affair with Joanne Carson, the second wife of legendary late-night talk show host Johnny Carson.

Gifford and Ewart's daughter Victoria married Robert Kennedy's son Michael in 1981.

They separated when it was revealed that he had an affair with their teenage babysitter.

He died months later in 1997 during a game of ski-football with relatives.

Prior to marrying Kathie Lee, Gifford married his second wife Astrid Lindley in 1978 before their divorce in 1986, the year he married the Today host 

Following Gifford's death, popular TV host Lee explained they held an unconventional celebration because 'Frank hated funerals'. 

Estate: The waterfront mansion that Gifford shared with his wife and children in Greenwich, Connecticut, is worth an estimated $22 million, according to reports

Estate: The waterfront mansion that Gifford shared with his wife and children in Greenwich, Connecticut, is worth an estimated $22 million, according to reports

Kathy Lee and Frank Gifford's home on Greenwich Point in Greenwich, CT is shown in this aerial photo taken in the autumn of 2001

Kathy Lee and Frank Gifford's home on Greenwich Point in Greenwich, CT is shown in this aerial photo taken in the autumn of 2001

'We played Frank Sinatra all day long and we partied,' Lee said on the Today show.

'Frank hated funerals. He hated boxes. He hated to be put in boxes,' explained Kathie Lee.

As for who got invited, she simply said; 'The only criteria was, if you were there you had to be somebody that he adored, so it kept it nice and small.'

That being said, Kathie Lee is planning a larger memorial for Frank later this year.

'I think we could fill up a big hall with people who loved Frank, and I'd really like to do that,' she said

'We don't know what it looks like right now, but we're going to try to put it together and we hope you'll be a part of it when we do.' 

She said Gifford was dressed for church and drinking his coffee just moments before he died from sudden heart failure at their home in Greenwich. 

'I'm grateful the Lord took him that way,' said Lee. 'Because the only thing Frank was ever afraid of in his entire life was being a burden to those he loved.'

Wife Kathie Lee famously called Gofford a 'human love machine' and 'lamb-chop' to her millions of viewers

She also spoke about Guffoird's difficult upbringing, saying his family was so poor he moved house more than 20 times before he entered high school and even ate dog food at times.

'He knew what it was like to be hungry,' said Lee. 'He knew what it was like to have no clothes on his back.'

She added that throughout the family's struggles, they had their faith - which was Gifford's greatest joy.

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Lee also revealed that Gifford had lived the fullest possible life, finding success first as a Hall of Fame football player before becoming an Emmy-winning television personality.

'I just want everyone to know this was a man at complete peace in his life. He might have been the happiest, most content man at this point in his life,' she said.

'Honestly, he’s the most grateful human being I’ve ever, ever known. 

'And that colored everything he did.' 

Frank Gifford died suddenly at his Connecticut home on August 9 of natural causes, aged 84. He is pictured here in 1958 

Frank Gifford died suddenly at his Connecticut home on August 9 of natural causes, aged 84. He is pictured here in 1958 

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