1960s Timeline

Oct. 14, 1963 - “Jim Brown is the greatest runner I ever saw.” Blanton Collier, the Cleveland coach, and Al Sherman, his New York...

Oct. 8, 1963 - Shortly before 2 p.m. today, a large young man with a baby face and a slight bulge around his middle sat in front of his...

Oct. 7, 1963 - The day after the World Series usually is as flat as a glass of beer left over from the party the night before. That is...

Oct. 7, 1963 - Over recent seasons, the New York Giants have scalped the Washington Redskins with consistent, consummate ease. The...

Sept. 2, 1963 - The Green Bay Packers beat the New York Giants, 24-17, tonight for the seventh consecutive time in a wild exhibition that...

July 9, 1963 - The New York Giants have traded Roosevelt (Rosey) Grier (pictured last year), their 31-year-old 290-pound defensive...

June 22, 1963 - Frank Gifford, the halfback who came out of retirement last year to help the New York Giants win the Eastern Conference...

May 20, 1963 - Mention retirement and you get a quick allergic reaction from Frank Gifford. “Haven’t given a thought to anything like...

Jan. 12, 1963 - The finest football players in the world meet at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum tomorrow to play the 13th annual Pro Bowl...

Dec. 30, 1962 - “I never took a worse beating on a football field,” said Green Bay fullback Jim Taylor (#31) in the dressing room...

Dec. 30, 1962 - Yankee Stadium was no place for a warm-blooded mammal today — especially Y.A. Tittle of the New York Giants. His passing...

Dec. 29, 1962 - Snow and frigid temperatures are threatening to complicate tomorrow’s NFL championship game at Yankee Stadium between the...

Dec. 24, 1962 - The New York Giants relaxed with family and friends today during a three-day break for Christmas, and Coach Allie Sherman...

Dec. 23, 1962 - A 24-yard field goal by rookie Tom Brooker (#81) in the second overtime period brought the Dallas Texans a 20-17 victory...

Dec. 22, 1962 - Vince Lombardi (right) of the Green Bay Packers and Allie Sherman (left) of the New York Giants, pro football’s...

Dec. 17, 1962 - Y.A. Tittle (right), the New York Giants’ great passer, had a bruised back today, the result of a fall in Sunday’s game...

Dec. 17, 1962 - At Yankee Stadium yesterday before a sellout crowd of 62,694, the Giants ran their winning streak to 9 games as they...

Dec. 16, 1962 - The Green Bay Packers had no worries as they went to work against the Rams in Los Angeles this afternoon. Word arrived...

Dec. 12, 1962 - Allie Sherman (pictured left with Kyle Rote), coach of the New York Giants, was voted Coach of the Year in the NFL for...

Nov. 26, 1962 - D.C. Stadium was the scene of a sensational Washington exposé yesterday. The New York Giants unmasked the Redskins as...