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Mar 16

🚨Hornung and Karras Reinstated to NFL after One-Year Suspensions

Mar. 16, 1964 - Paul Hornung of the Packers and Alex Karras of the Lions were reinstated today by NFL commissioner Pete Rozelle following...

Dec 17, 2023

Alex Karras, Suspended Detroit Lion, Quits Bar Business In Hopes of NFL Return in ‘64

Dec. 17, 1963 - Alex Karras (pictured in 1960), the suspended tackle of the Detroit Lions, has quit his bar business, hoping this will...

Dec 14, 2023

Singer Dinah Washington Is Dead

Dec. 14, 1963 - Dinah Washington, the Negro blues singer, died today at her home in Detroit. Miss Washington, who was 39 years old, was...

Dec 9, 2023

Lions Knock Browns Out of Contention

Dec. 9, 1963 - The Detroit Lions knocked Cleveland out of contention for the NFL’s Eastern Conference title yesterday by routing the...

Nov 28, 2023

Packers Tie Lions in Detroit

Nov. 28, 1963 - The Detroit Lions, an injured, losing football team this season, tied the Green Bay Packers, 13-13, today by scoring a...

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 30, 2023

Bears Top Lions, Remain Unbeaten

Sept. 30, 1963 - Billy Wade threw touchdown passes and scored once yesterday to lead the unbeaten Chicago Bears to a surprisingly easy...

Sep 22, 2023

Packers Overwhelm Lions, 31-10

Sept. 22, 1963 - The Green Bay Packers, displaying a mid-season show of power, overwhelmed the Detroit Lions, 31-10, today with a...

Sep 14, 2023

Lions Crush Rams in L.A., 23-2

Sept. 14, 1963 - The Detroit Lions rolled up 20 points in the first half, highlighted by a 70-yard runback of an interception by Dick...

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...

Jul 3, 2023

Dinah Washington Marries NFL Star Dick “Night Train” Lane

July 3, 1963 - Jazz singer Dinah Washington married professional football star Dick “Night Train” Lane last night in a surprise ceremony...

May 7, 2023

Karras, Suspended Defensive Tackle, To Quit Wrestling

May 7, 1963 - Alex Karras, defensive tackle of the Detroit Lions, said today he has given up wrestling and wants to return to football in...

May 6, 2023

NFL: Bobby Layne Announces Retirement

May 6, 1963 - Bobby Layne (pictured in 1959), the quarterback of the Pittsburgh Steelers who came out of the University of Texas to set 4...

Apr 27, 2023

Blood-Smeared Dick the Bruiser Pins Alex Karras in Grudge Match

Apr. 27, 1963 - Dick the Bruiser, his face blood-smeared, won his grudge wrestling match with suspended Detroit Lions football star Alex...

Apr 23, 2023

Dick the Bruiser in Scuffle with Alex Karras

Apr. 23, 1963 - In Detroit today, wrestler Dick the Bruiser (pictured) pleaded innocent to an assault and battery charge following a...

Apr 18, 2023

Rozelle Leaves Door Open for Hornung and Karras

Apr. 18, 1963 - Paul Hornung and Alex Karras can hope for reinstatement in time for the 1964 season if they avoid betting on football...

Apr 17, 2023

Lombardi “Shocked and Hurt” at Hornung Suspension News

Apr. 17, 1963 - Coach and general manager Vince Lombardi of the Green Bay Packers said today he is “shocked and hurt” at the news of Paul...

Apr 17, 2023

Packers’ Hornung Issues Handwritten Apology

Apr. 17, 1963 - Paul Hornung of the Green Bay Packers, who was on the golf course today when the news of his suspension by the NFL broke,...

Apr 17, 2023

Lions Protest NFL’s Suspension of Karras

Apr. 17, 1963 - The Detroit Lions today protested “very harsh and severe” fines and suspensions imposed by the NFL in an anti-gambling...

Apr 17, 2023

🚨Packers’ Hornung and Lion’s Karras Suspended Indefinitely by NFL

Apr. 17, 1963 - Two outstanding professional football players — Paul Hornung of the Green Bay Packers and Alex Karras of the Detroit...