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Mar 31

Eagles and Redskins Swap Quarterbacks

Mar. 31, 1964 - Joe Kuharich, fast becoming the biggest horse trader in the NFL, made another major deal today when the Eagles swapped...

Mar 26

Chiefs’ Player Still Hospitalized after Bar Attack

Mar. 26, 1964 - Police received a tape recording today of Ed Budde’s version of what happened when the husky football player suffered a...

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...

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...

Mar 4

Giants and Browns Swing Major Trade

Mar. 4, 1964 - The New York Giants traded Dick Modzelewski to the Cleveland Browns today for Bobby Crespino. Modzelewski (pictured right...

Mar 2

NFL Backs Off Friday Night Telecasts

Mar. 2, 1964 - The NFL, under attack in recent weeks by high school and collegiate associations for plans to televise Friday night games,...

Dec 31

Ike Plugs Football

Dec. 31, 1963 - General Dwight D. Eisenhower (pictured in 1912), the West Point fullback who became President, put in a plug for football...

Dec 30, 2023

Bears’ Coach George Halas Holds Victorious Press Conference

Dec. 30, 1963 - George Halas, hale and hearty at 68, spoke and acted today like a man who expects to continue indefinitely as coach of...

Dec 29, 2023

Giant Coach Allie Sherman Defends His Players

Dec. 29, 1963 - Allie Sherman leaped immediately to the defense of his star quarterback, Y.A. Tittle, after today’s championship game....

Dec 29, 2023

Larry Morris Named NFL Championship Game’s Most Valuable Player

Dec. 29, 1963 - In the Chicago dressing room today after the Bears’ victory over the Giants in the NFL championship game, linebacker...

Dec 29, 2023

🚨Bears Win NFL Championship Game over Giants, First Title for Chicago Since 1946

Dec. 29, 1963 - The Chicago Bears won the championship of the National Football League today by defeating the New York Giants, 14-10,...

Dec 28, 2023

Boston Patriots Win AFL Eastern Division Title with Victory over Bills

Dec. 28, 1963 - After four years of coming close and on the brink of frustration once more, the Boston Patriots finally came through with...

Dec 27, 2023

New York Giants Relaxed and Confident in Advance of Championship Game

Dec. 27, 1963 - The New York Giants, who will battle the Bears Sunday at Wrigley Field for the NFL championship, were a relaxed and...

Dec 26, 2023

Packer Coach Vince Lombardi Gets New 5-Year Contract

Dec. 26, 1963 - Vince Lombardi, who led the Green Bay Packers from the cellar to two NFL championships, received a new five-year contract...

Dec 24, 2023

Giants Break for Christmas In Advance of Championship Game Against Bears

Dec. 24, 1963 - The New York Giants worked long and well today at Yankee Stadium in preparation for their NFL championship game against...

Dec 23, 2023

Giants and Bears Work Out in Snow in Advance of Championship Contest

Dec. 23, 1963 - Del Shofner, Sam Huff, and Alex Webster, three members of the New York Giants who have been on the injury list, went...

Dec 23, 2023

Raiders Sneak By Oilers, 52-49, in Highest-Scoring Game in AFL History

Dec. 23, 1963 - Mike Mercer’s 39-yard field goal in the fourth quarter gave the Raiders a 52-49 victory over the Houston Oilers yesterday...

Dec 22, 2023

Chargers Win Western Division of AFL

Dec. 22, 1963 - The San Diego Chargers won the Western Division championship of the American Football League today by defeating the...

Dec 22, 2023

Chiefs Destroy Jets in Kansas City

Dec. 22, 1963 - Lenny Dawson threw 4 touchdown passes today to lead the Chiefs to a 48-0 rout of the New York Jets in an AFL game played...

Dec 19, 2023

Chargers’ Tobin Rote Named AFL MVP for 1963

Dec. 19, 1963 - Tobin Rote of the San Diego Chargers, a restless man who has played in three pro leagues, was named the most valuable...