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Mar 20

Eagles and Cowboys Swing Major Trade

Mar. 20, 1964 - The Philadelphia Eagles traded their pass-catching star, Tommy McDonald (pictured left with Sonny Jurgensen in 1960), to...

Dec 17, 2023

Navy’s Staubach Wins Another Collegiate Football Award

Dec. 17, 1963 - What’s Roger Staubach going to do for an encore in 1964? Navy’s All-America quarterback and Heisman Award winner, who...

Dec 15, 2023

Cowboys Top Cardinals, End Season 4-10

Dec. 15, 1963 - Tom Landry, coach of the Dallas Cowboys, had a warm smile at the end of the cold day at Busch Stadium and of a long...

Dec 9, 2023

Steelers Top Cowboys, Remain in Race

Dec. 9, 1963 - Theron Sapp’s 24-yard touchdown burst in the last two minutes provided the final touch to a back-to-the-wall fourth-down...

Dec 1, 2023

Giants Come Back to Beat Cowboys at Cotton Bowl

Dec. 1, 1963 - A disorganized Giant team, outscored four touchdowns to two in the first half at the Cotton Bowl today, came back to beat...

Nov 26, 2023

Roger Staubach Wins Heisman Trophy

Nov. 26, 1963 - Roger Staubach of Navy today was named the Heisman Trophy winner for 1963. The junior quarterback won college football’s...

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 17, 2023

Cowboys Top Eagles at Cotton Bowl as Meredith Shines

Nov. 17, 1963 - Don Meredith (pictured) completed 25 of 33 passes for 302 yards and two touchdowns today and led the Cowboys to a 27-20...

Nov 16, 2023

Navy Smashes Duke as Staubach Shines in Durham

Nov. 16, 1963 - Navy’s spectacular football team smashed Duke today as Roger Staubach and his mates scored virtually at will in the first...

Oct 28, 2023

Steelers Top Cowboys at Forbes Field

Oct. 28, 1963 - Ed Brown connected for four touchdown passes — three to Buddy Dial and an 85-yarder to Red Mack in the closing minutes of...

Oct 21, 2023

Giants Come Back to Beat Cowboys, 27-21

Oct. 21, 1963 - Did the 62,889 fans see two games for the price of one in Yankee Stadium yesterday? It certainly appeared that way as the...

Oct 13, 2023

Cowboys Top Lions at Cotton Bowl for First Victory of 1963

Oct. 13, 1963 - Linebacker Chuck Howley’s interceptions of two passes set up a field goal and a touchdown pass from Eddie LeBaron...

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 21, 2023

Navy Obliterates West Virginia, 51-7, as Staubach Shines

Sept. 21, 1963 - Roger Staubach of Navy, expected by many to send the enemy fleeing for life rafts this season, turned in a devastating...

Sep 14, 2023

Cardinals Destroy Cowboys in Dallas, 34-7

Sept. 14, 1963 - The passing of Charley Johnson (pictured), Bill Triplett’s running, a 58-yard dash with an intercepted pass by Jimmy...

Aug 8, 2023

Cowboys Top Rams in Los Angeles Exhibition Game, 17-14

Aug. 8, 1963 - Dallas Cowboys head coach Tom Landry was happy, of course, to beat the Los Angeles Rams, 17-14, in the Times Charity game...

Jul 11, 2023

Cowboys Coach Landry Optimistic for ‘63

July 11, 1963 - Optimism was the password as general manager Tex Schramm of the Dallas Cowboys, head coach Tom Landry (pictured last...

Jan 4, 2023

Dallas Cowboys Sign Lee Roy Jordan

Jan. 4, 1963 - The Dallas Cowboys have signed their No. 1 draft choice, All-America linebacker Lee Roy Jordan of Alabama, to an NFL...

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...