1960s Timeline

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Dec 3, 2022

Cowboys Top Browns, 45-21

Dec. 3, 1962 - The running of Amos Marsh and Don Perkins and the passing of Don Meredith (pictured right with Eddie LeBaron) gave the...

Dec 1, 2022

Navy Tops Army with President Kennedy in Attendance; Staubach Shines

Dec. 1, 1962 - Roger Staubach had a day that approached the fantastic for a sophomore in an Army-Navy football game today, and Wayne...

Nov 11, 2022

Giants Thrash Cowboys, 41-10

Nov. 11, 1962 - The New York Giants’ offense is becoming so efficient these days that it is sometimes easy to overlook the defense, which...

Nov 4, 2022

Cowboys Dominate Redskins, 38-10

Nov. 4, 1962 - The Dallas Cowboys’ rotating quarterbacks, Don Meredith and Eddie LeBaron (pictured), each threw 2 touchdown passes today...

Sep 23, 2022

Steelers Top Cowboys as Layne Sets Pass Record

Sept. 23, 1962 - Bobby Layne broke the NFL record for touchdown passes today in guiding the Pittsburgh Steelers to a 30-28 victory over...

Aug 27, 2022

Packers Top Bears, 35-21, in Milwaukee

Aug. 27, 1962 - Led by the champion Green Bay Packers (pictured at training camp last month), only 3 of the 14 teams in the NFL could...

Aug 18, 2022

First NFL Doubleheader in History Big Success in Cleveland

Aug. 18, 1962 - The first doubleheader in NFL history was a success today for the promoters and for the Cleveland Browns and Detroit...

Aug 10, 2022

Packers Top Cowboys, 31-7, in Exhibition at Cotton Bowl

Aug. 10, 1962 - The Green Bay Packers routed the Dallas Cowboys, 31-7, today in an exhibition game between NFL teams before 54,500 fans...

Nov 26, 2021

NFL: Eagles Rout Cowboys, 35-13, at Franklin Field

Nov. 26, 1961 - Some Eagle fans among the 60,127 persons at Franklin Field today booed Sonny Jurgensen (pictured) when he was introduced...

Sep 2, 2021

NFL: Talented Rookie Crop for 1961

Sept. 2, 1961 - Two weeks from today, the expanded NFL will open what it hopes will be its biggest season yet. Every team has its quota...

Aug 11, 2021

NFL: Bart Starr Leads Packers to 30-7 Victory over Dallas in Exhibition

Aug. 11, 1961 - Bart Starr, a former Alabama ace, passed the Green Bay Packers to a 30-7 victory over the Dallas Cowboys today in an...