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Jun 30, 2022

Cleveland Browns Have Had Busy Off-Season

June 30, 1962 - The Cleveland Browns have been the most active in making player trades in the NFL for the coming season. They have...

Jun 16, 2022

Pat Summerall, Kicker for Giants, Retires

June 16, 1962 - Pat Summerall, the New York Giants’ place-kicking specialist for the past four NFL seasons, retired today to become a...

May 29, 2022

Jim Brown Is Highest-Paid Player in Pro Football

May 29, 1962 - Jim Brown, a fullback who has set several NFL records with his powerful runs, put another in the books today. He signed a...

May 23, 2022

NFL Gives Pete Rozelle Five-Year Contract and a Raise

May 23, 1962 - The NFL increased the salary of its commissioner, Pete Rozelle, by $10,000 to $60,000 a year today. Rozelle was awarded a...

May 21, 2022

Federal Judge Rules NFL Has No Monopoly on Professional Football

May 21, 1962 - A Federal judge ruled today that the NFL did not have a monopoly in professional football. In a 37-page decision, Judge...

Apr 29, 2022

NFL: Army to Release Paul Hornung July 15

Apr. 29, 1962 - Paul Hornung (pictured with Bart Starr), the star back of the Green Bay Packers, said today that he expected to be...

Apr 2, 2022

NFL: Frank Grifford Ends One-Year Retirement

Apr. 2, 1962 - Frank Gifford ended a one-year retirement today and rejoined the New York Giants of the NFL. He signed for “pretty close”...

Feb 26, 2022

Lamar Hunt Testifies in AFL's Anti-Trust Suit Against NFL

Feb. 26, 1962 - Lamar Hunt contended today that the NFL did not announce expansion plans in 1959 until after he had founded the American...

Feb 24, 2022

NFL: Jim Brown Continues Rushing Dominance

Feb. 24, 1962 - Jim Brown of the Cleveland Browns is the only player in NFL history to win individual rushing titles five times, the...

Feb 15, 2022

CBS to Present NCAA Football for Next Two Years

Feb. 15, 1962 - CBS today won TV rights to college football for the next two seasons. The network will pay a record sum of $10,200,000...

Jan 18, 2022

Lou Saban Named Head Coach of AFL's Buffalo Bills

Jan. 18, 1962 - Lou Saban (pictured), who coached the Boston Patriots until last October, was named head coach today of the Buffalo Bills...

Jan 14, 2022

West Tops East, 31-30, on Last-Second Touchdown Pass from Johnny Unitas

Jan. 14, 1962 - With two seconds left, Johnny Unitas (left) threw a 12-yard touchdown pass to Jon Arnett today to give the favored West a...

Jan 13, 2022

Alabama's Paul (Bear) Bryant is College Coach of the Year

Jan. 13, 1962 - Paul (Bear) Bryant of Alabama was voted 1961’s college football coach of the year today by the American Football Coaches...

Jan 13, 2022

NFL: Paul Hornung Adjusting to Army Life

Jan. 13, 1962 - Paul Hornung (second from right), the most valuable player in the National Football League this year, is currently on...

Jan 13, 2022

TV: NFL Pro Bowl at 3:45 p.m. Tomorrow on NBC

Jan. 13, 1962 - Tomorrow’s game in Los Angeles between teams representing the Eastern and Western Conference of the National Football...

Jan 9, 2022

NFL Signs New Contract with CBS-TV

Jan. 10, 1962 - The NFL signed a $9,300,000 contract with CBS-TV today. Under the terms of the 2-year deal, each of the 14 clubs will...

Jan 9, 2022

NFL Adopts New Rule on Grabbing Face Masks

Jan. 9, 1962 - The NFL adopted its first playing-rule change in four years today in a safety move. Under the change, suggested by the...

Jan 8, 2022

Pete Rozelle Re-elected as NFL Commissioner

Jan. 8, 1962 - Pete Rozelle (pictured right), a compromise choice as commissioner of the NFL last year, was re-elected by unanimous vote...

Jan 6, 2022

NFL: Lions Dominate Eagles, 39-10, in "Runner-Up Bowl"

Jan. 6, 1962 - The Detroit Lions ran double and triple reverses against the Philadelphia Eagles and gained a 38-10 victory in the Orange...

Jan 4, 2022

AFL: Buffalo Bills Fire Head Coach

Jan. 4, 1962 - The Buffalo Bills dismissed Coach Gerard (Buster) Ramsey (pictured) today. He was the fifth head coach to go since the...