1960s Timeline

Sept. 24, 1962 - Jim Brown (pictured playing against the Redskins yesterday), the Cleveland Browns’ fullback, is off to a fine start in...

Sept. 23, 1962 - Sonny Jurgenson of the Philadelphia Eagles riddled the New York Giants’ pass defense with 33 completions today. But the...

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

Sept. 21, 1962 - Boston’s stout defense stifled Denver quarterback Frank Tripucka and Patriots receiver Gino Cappelletti (pictured)...

Sept. 20, 1962 - The New York Giants will be without the services of Roosevelt Brown (pictured with Tom Landry in 1959), their 260-pound...

Sept. 16, 1962 - The Detroit Lions displayed their finest offense in years today and crushed the Pittsburgh Steelers, 45-7, in an NFL...

Sept. 16, 1962 - A gathering of 81,115 at Cleveland’s Municipal Stadium today watched the Cleveland Browns defeat the New York Giants,...

Sept. 8, 1962 - Abner Haynes scored 4 touchdowns and Lenny Dawson passed for 202 yards today to lead the Dallas Texans to a...

Sept. 8, 1962 - Earl Morrall (#14), the Detroit Lions’ quarterback, lost the big toe of his left foot today when his foot became caught...

Sept. 7, 1962 - Frank Tripucka (#18) treated the largest crowd in Denver’s professional football history to a dazzling passing display...

Sept. 3, 1962 - Capitalizing on 3 kick returns good for a total of 179 yards, the Green Bay Packers reasserted their superiority over the...

Sept. 2, 1962 - The Cleveland Browns scored with 57 seconds remaining and beat the Rams, 26-24, in Los Angeles to remain undefeated in 4...

Sept. 1, 1962 - Next Sunday, Sept. 9, television will carry the first of many football games, college and professional, to be seen...

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. 27, 1962 - Milt Plum took control of the Detroit Lions in the second period today and led them to a 26-20 victory over the...

Aug. 25, 1962 - The experts are virtually unanimous in believing that the Green Bay Packers, the 1962 league champions by virtue of their...

Aug. 22, 1962 - Vito (Babe) Parilli (pictured) threw one touchdown pass and ran for another today to lead the Boston Patriots to a 17-10...

Aug. 19, 1962 - The injury-riddled New York Giants were racked up, 42-10, by the aggressive San Francisco 49ers in an NFL exhibition game...

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

Aug. 15, 1962 - The Boston Patriots spoiled Lou Saban’s home debut as Buffalo coach with a 12-7 victory over the Bills today before...