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...
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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...
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