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Dec 20, 2022

Bills’ Cookie Gilchrist is AFL Player of the Year

Dec. 20, 1962 - Carlton (Cookie) Gilchrist of the Buffalo Bills, who admits he prefers to run over opponents rather than around them,...

Dec 19, 2022

Packers’ Jim Taylor is NFL Rushing Champion and Scoring Leader

Dec. 19, 1962 - Jim Taylor (#31), Green Bay’s hard-driving fullback, became the third man in the history of the NFL to double as both...

Dec 18, 2022

Dallas Texans and Houston Oilers Each Have 5 AFL All-Stars

Dec. 18, 1962 - The Dallas Texans and the Houston Oilers should be an even match in their game Sunday for the American Football League...

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...

Dec 16, 2022

Steelers Finish 9-5 with 27-24 Win Over Redskins

Dec. 16, 1962 - Pittsburgh’s three old reliables — the arm of Bobby Layne (right), the foot of Lou Michaels, and a traditionally tough...

Dec 16, 2022

Packers Clinch Western Conference, Will Face Giants in NFL Championship Game Dec. 30

Dec. 16, 1962 - The Green Bay Packers had no worries as they went to work against the Rams in Los Angeles this afternoon. Word arrived...

Dec 15, 2022

Oilers Win Third Straight AFL East Title

Dec. 15, 1962 - The Houston Oilers routed the New York Titans, 44-10, today to clinch their third straight Eastern Division title in the...

Dec 15, 2022

Browns Top 49ers in Muddy Season Finale

Dec. 15, 1962 - Fullback Jimmy Brown sloshed through the mud to score both Cleveland touchdowns today, providing the Browns with a 13-10...

Dec 13, 2022

Bills Sign Lamonica and Hoerster of Notre Dame

Dec. 13, 1962 - The Buffalo Bills of the American Football League announced today the signing of two Notre Dame players, Daryl Lamonica...

Dec 12, 2022

Giants’ Allie Sherman is NFL Coach of the Year

Dec. 12, 1962 - Allie Sherman (pictured left with Kyle Rote), coach of the New York Giants, was voted Coach of the Year in the NFL for...

Dec 12, 2022

Bears’ Ronnie Bull is NFL Rookie of the Year

Dec. 12, 1962 - Ronnie Bull (#29), the Chicago Bears’ fine running halfback from Baylor, was named NFL Rookie of the Year. Bull, the...

Dec 11, 2022

10 of 22 NFL All-Stars are Packers

Dec. 11, 1962 - The Green Bay Packers are heavily represented on the A.P. All-Star team of the NFL. The roster was released today. The...

Dec 10, 2022

Steelers Top Eagles, 26-17, as Michaels Sets Field Goal Record

Dec. 10, 1962 - Lou Michaels (pictured during his collegiate years at the University of Kentucky), veteran left-footed placekicker, set...

Dec 9, 2022

Packers Beat 49ers, 31-21, Clinch Tie for Western Division Title

Dec. 9, 1962 - The Green Bay Packers clinched at least a tie for the Western Division title with a comeback victory today over the San...

Dec 9, 2022

Oilers Top Raiders, 32-17, in AFL Game

Dec. 9, 1962 - The defending champion Houston Oilers clung to their slim lead in the Eastern Division of the American Football League...

Dec 8, 2022

Bills’ Cookie Gilchrist Breaks AFL Rushing Record

Dec. 8, 1962 - Fullback Cookie Gilchrist became the first American Football League rusher to gain more than 1,000 yards in a season today...

Dec 5, 2022

Packers’ Jim Taylor Currently NFL’s Top Rusher

Dec. 5, 1962 - With two weeks to go, Jim Taylor (left) of the Green Bay Packers continues to lead John Henry Johnson, the Pittsburgh...

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 3, 2022

New York Giants Clinch NFL Eastern Conference with Victory over Bears

Dec. 3, 1962 - Four times yesterday Don Chandler (pictured) swung his right leg and four times the ball sailed through the uprights — a...