1960s Timeline

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

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. 18, 1963 - The Chicago Bears and the Green Bay Packers landed eight men each today on the Western Conference team in the 14th annual...

Dec. 15, 1963 - The NFL crown the Green Bay Packers have worn for two years was taken away today when the division races ended and the...

Dec. 14, 1963 - The Packers kept their championship hopes alive today with long passes that edged the 49ers in San Francisco, 21-17....

Dec. 12, 1963 - Some fine professional football players will bow out this weekend. The San Francisco 49ers will start Joe Perry (pictured...

Dec. 7, 1963 - Jim Taylor of Green Bay ran 40 yards for the go-ahead touchdown today as the Packers defeated the Los Angeles Rams, 31-14,...

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

Nov. 24, 1963 - Eager to get back into title contention in the NFL’s Western Division, the Green Bay Packers today staged a boisterous...

Nov. 17, 1963 - Nothing could stop the Chicago Bears today as they stormed over the Green Bay Packers in a manner few teams have been...

Nov. 11, 1963 - John Roach rallied a sluggish Green Bay offense and passed for three touchdowns yesterday as the Packers defeated the...

Oct. 29, 1963 - The Green Bay Packers have paid $100 for quarterback insurance. The NFL champions bought themselves the quarterback...

Oct. 27, 1963 - Elijah Pitts, one of two substitutes in the backfield, raced 34 yards for a touchdown late in the fourth quarter today to...

Oct. 23, 1963 - An angry Vince Lombardi, reacting to a personal attack on Green Bay Packer fullback Jim Taylor (left) by St. Louis head...

Oct. 21, 1963 - Green Bay’s hopes for an unprecedented third straight NFL title were dealt a severe blow today when X-rays disclosed that...

Oct. 20, 1963 - The Green Bay Packers scored the first five times they had the ball and trounced the Cardinals, 30-7, today at Busch...

Sept. 30, 1963 - The passing combination of Bart Starr and Boyd Dowler offset a shoddy first half Green Bay performance and a brilliant...

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

Sept. 15, 1963 - George Halas’ Chicago Bears went swinging through Titletown, U.S.A. today, and the place will never be the same. With...

Sept. 2, 1963 - The Green Bay Packers beat the New York Giants, 24-17, tonight for the seventh consecutive time in a wild exhibition that...