Bears and Packers Heavily Represented on Western Conference Pro Bowl Team
Dec. 18, 1963 - The Chicago Bears and the Green Bay Packers landed eight men each today on the Western Conference team in the 14th annual...
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Dec 16, 2023
Colts Top Rams as Unitas Sets Record
Dec. 16, 1963 - Johnny Unitas set an NFL pass-completion record yesterday highlighted by a 14-yard touchdown toss to Tom Matte with 33...
Dec 1, 2023
Colts Down Redskins at D.C. Stadium
Dec. 1, 1963 - Johnny Unitas used the screen pass and his own running to break up a close game with 17 points in the final quarter as the...
Nov 27, 2023
Jets’ Coach Weeb Ewbank Speaks Out
Nov. 27, 1963 - Weeb Ewbank, coach of the New York Jets, had a warning today for any college football player who may come his way. The...
Nov 11, 2023
Colts Hold On to Defeat Lions in Baltimore
Nov. 11, 1963 - The Baltimore Colts scored the first four times they had the ball yesterday and then held on to defeat the Detroit Lions,...
Nov 4, 2023
Bears Earn Narrow Victory over Colts in Baltimore
Nov. 4, 1963 - Billy Wade passed only sparingly, but he made his throws effective yesterday in guiding the Chicago Bears to a 17-7...
Oct 27, 2023
Packers Top Colts in Baltimore, Sixth Straight Win for Green Bay
Oct. 27, 1963 - Elijah Pitts, one of two substitutes in the backfield, raced 34 yards for a touchdown late in the fourth quarter today to...
Oct 13, 2023
Colts Hand 49ers 12th Straight Loss
Oct. 13, 1963 - Johnny Unitas pitched the Colts to a touchdown the first time they had the ball today, and the Colts survived a shoddy...
Oct 6, 2023
Bears Top Colts at Wrigley on Bukich’s Heroic Charge
Oct. 6, 1963 - Chicago quarterback Rudy Bukich (pictured) got off the bench late in the third period and drove the unbeaten Bears 80...
Sep 30, 2023
Packers Top Colts, 31-20
Sept. 30, 1963 - The passing combination of Bart Starr and Boyd Dowler offset a shoddy first half Green Bay performance and a brilliant...
Sep 23, 2023
Colts Top 49ers at Kezar Stadium as Unitas Rallies
Sept. 23, 1963 - Johnny Unitas, working with a patched up offense, rallied the Baltimore Colts in the second half for a 20-14 victory...
Sep 15, 2023
Giants Top Colts in Baltimore as Tittle Shines
Sept. 15, 1963 - Leading the New York Giants to a 37-28 victory over the Colts, Y.A. Tittle today played one of the best games of his...
Aug 17, 2023
First NFL Doubleheader in History Draws 83,218 in Cleveland
Aug. 17, 1963 - Johnny Unitas and his Baltimore Colt cohorts ruined what otherwise was a rousing reception by a record Cleveland crowd of...
May 15, 2023
Eugene (Big Daddy) Lipscomb Is Buried
May 15, 1963 - Five Cadillacs bearing his three ex-wives, his fiancée, and the grandfather who reared him escorted Eugene (Big Daddy)...
May 11, 2023
Details on Overdose Death of Gene (Big Daddy) Libscomb
May 11, 1963 - A 25-year-old drinking companion of Gene (Big Daddy) Lipscomb (pictured with a fan in 1961), outstanding defensive tackle...
May 10, 2023
🚨Gene “Big Daddy” Lipscomb Dies after Overdose
May 10, 1963 - Gene “Big Daddy” Lipscomb (pictured #76 in 1962), former star in the NFL, died today at the age of 31, apparently after an...
Jan 8, 2023
Colts Replace Coach Ewbank with Don Shula
Jan. 8, 1963 - The Baltimore Colts dismissed head coach Weeb Ewbank today and named Don Shula (pictured right with Pat Studstill), a...
Nov 25, 2022
Bears Hand Colts Worst Defeat in Franchise History; Final Score is 57-0
Nov. 25, 1962 - Billy Wade (pictured right with Mike Ditka) passed for 3 touchdowns and ran for another today as the Chicago Bears handed...
Nov 18, 2022
Packers Hang on for Victory over Colts, 17-13
Nov. 18, 1962 - Johnny Unitas and the Baltimore Colts tried their utmost to make mortals out of the unbeaten Green Bay Packers today, but...
Nov 11, 2022
Colts Top Rams as Unitas Shines
Nov. 11, 1962 - Johnny Unitas (pictured) passed the Baltimore Colts to 2 touchdowns and a 14-2 victory today over the Rams in Los...
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