Brown Runs Roughshod Over Giants at Yankee Stadium
Oct. 14, 1963 - “Jim Brown is the greatest runner I ever saw.” Blanton Collier, the Cleveland coach, and Al Sherman, his New York...
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Oct 8, 2023
Giants’ Sam Huff Prepares for Jimmy Brown
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, 2023
Yankee Skipper Explodes at Reporter
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, 2023
Giants Score 11th Straight NFL Victory Over Redskins
Oct. 7, 1963 - Over recent seasons, the New York Giants have scalped the Washington Redskins with consistent, consummate ease. The...
Sep 2, 2023
Packers Beat Giants in Wild Exhibition
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...
Jul 9, 2023
Gridiron Giants Trade Rosey Grier to Rams
July 9, 1963 - The New York Giants have traded Roosevelt (Rosey) Grier (pictured last year), their 31-year-old 290-pound defensive...
Jun 22, 2023
Frank Gifford Signs Eleventh Contract with New York Giants
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, 2023
NFL: Frank Grifford Not Considering Retirement
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, 2023
Lombardi and Sherman Set to Coach Pro Bowl Tomorrow
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, 2022
Packers’ Jim Taylor: “I Never Took a Worse Beating”
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, 2022
🚨Packers Top Giants in NFL Championship Game for Second Consecutive Year
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, 2022
Frigid Weather Forecast for NFL Championship Game at Yankee Stadium
Dec. 29, 1962 - Snow and frigid temperatures are threatening to complicate tomorrow’s NFL championship game at Yankee Stadium between the...
Dec 24, 2022
Giants and Packers Prepare for Championship Game Dec. 30
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, 2022
🚨Dallas Texans Beat Houston Oilers in OT Thriller to Win 1962 AFL Championship
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, 2022
Lombardi and Sherman to Coach NFL Pro Bowl Jan. 13 at Los Angeles Coliseum
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, 2022
Giants’ QB Tittle Has Bruised Back, X-Rays Negative
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, 2022
Giants Top Cowboys, 41-31, as QB Tittle Sets Touchdown Mark
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, 2022
Packers Clinch Western Conference, Will Face Giants in NFL Championship Game Dec. 30
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, 2022
Giants’ Allie Sherman is NFL Coach of the Year
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, 2022
Giants Dominate Redskins, 42-24, in D.C.
Nov. 26, 1962 - D.C. Stadium was the scene of a sensational Washington exposé yesterday. The New York Giants unmasked the Redskins as...
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