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Mar 4

Giants and Browns Swing Major Trade

Mar. 4, 1964 - The New York Giants traded Dick Modzelewski to the Cleveland Browns today for Bobby Crespino. Modzelewski (pictured right...

Dec 19, 2023

Jim Brown Voted 1963 NFL Player of the Year

Dec. 19, 1963 - Jim Brown of the Cleveland Browns today was voted the 1963 NFL player of the year by United Press International. Brown,...

Dec 16, 2023

Browns Top Redskins as Jim Brown Passes Mile Mark for 1963

Dec. 16, 1963 - Jimmy Brown went past the mile mark for rushing in a season and Frank Ryan pierced the Washington defense with three...

Dec 9, 2023

Lions Knock Browns Out of Contention

Dec. 9, 1963 - The Detroit Lions knocked Cleveland out of contention for the NFL’s Eastern Conference title yesterday by routing the...

Dec 2, 2023

Browns Wipe Out Cardinals at Busch Stadium

Dec. 2, 1963 - The St. Louis Cardinals, who were chiefly responsible for creating the close race in the NFL’s Eastern Conference by...

Nov 25, 2023

Browns Defeat Cowboys in Cleveland

Nov. 25, 1963 - The Browns turned two fourth-period interceptions into touchdowns yesterday and defeated the Dallas Cowboys, 27-17,...

Nov 25, 2023

Bears Tie Steelers, Maintain Hold on First Place

Nov. 25, 1963 - Roger Leclerc’s 18-yard field goal with 4½ minutes remaining enabled the Chicago Bears to tie the Steelers, 17-17,...

Nov 24, 2023

Cardinals Upset Giants at Yankee Stadium

Nov. 24, 1963 - The New York Giants, who had been averaging five touchdowns a game over the last eight weeks, were held to two today by...

Nov 18, 2023

Giants Crush 49ers, Gain Exclusive Possession of First Place

Nov. 18, 1963 - After ten weeks of grudging give-and-take battle, the New York Giants yesterday gained exclusive possession of first...

Nov 10, 2023

Giants Rip Eagles, Gain First Place Tie with Browns

Nov. 10, 1963 - The Giants ripped the Eagles, 42-14, today before a Yankee Stadium crowd of 62,936 with the same deftness and precision...

Nov 3, 2023

Giants Top Cardinals in St. Louis, Gain Sole Possession of Second Place

Nov. 3, 1963 - The Giants defeated the Cardinals in St. Louis today, 38-21. A crowd of near capacity proportions, 29,482, came to the...

Nov 3, 2023

Jim Brown a Wrecking Crew as Browns Top Eagles in Philadelphia

Nov. 3, 1963 - Jimmy Brown was at his devastating best once again today, running with all his power over the Eagles in Philadelphia for...

Oct 27, 2023

Giants Crush Browns in Cleveland, 33-6

Oct. 27, 1963 - Blanton Collier, the losing coach, said today that the Giants were an inspired team — and he was in the best position to...

Oct 20, 2023

Browns Destroy Eagles for Sixth Straight Victory

Oct. 20, 1963 - It’s true what they say about Jim Brown and the revitalized Cleveland Browns. They’re murder. The Eagles found this out...

Oct 14, 2023

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...

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 5, 2023

Browns Top Steelers, Gain First Place in Eastern Conference of NFL

Oct. 5, 1963 - Frank Ryan passed for three touchdowns and ran for a fourth tonight as the Cleveland Browns gained undisputed possession...

Oct 5, 2023

New York Jets Take Win Third Straight Game

Oct. 5, 1963 - Given the choice of viewing Cleveland’s superb fullback Jimmy Brown on their living room T.V. or watching the Jets and...

Sep 22, 2023

Browns Dominate Cowboys, 41-24, in Dallas

Sept. 22, 1963 - Jimmy Brown wrecked the Dallas defense with 71 and 62-yard scampers and Frank Ryan picked the Cowboys’ secondary apart...

Sep 16, 2023

Browns Top ‘Skins as Jim Brown Gives One of His Finest Performances

Sept. 16, 1963 - Jim Brown, in one of his finest all-time performances, scored three touchdowns — one on an 83-yard pass play, another on...