🚨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...
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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 18, 2023
Bears and Packers Heavily Represented on Western Conference Pro Bowl Team
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, 2023
Packers Make No Excuses for Loss of Crown
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, 2023
Packers Edge 49ers in San Francisco
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, 2023
Some Top NFL Players Retiring
Dec. 12, 1963 - Some fine professional football players will bow out this weekend. The San Francisco 49ers will start Joe Perry (pictured...
Dec 7, 2023
Packers Keep Conference Title Hopes Alive with Victory over Rams
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, 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...
Nov 24, 2023
Packers Dominate 49ers in Green Bay
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, 2023
Bears Beat Packers for Second Time This Season
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, 2023
Packers Top Vikings in Rugged Contest in Green Bay
Nov. 11, 1963 - John Roach rallied a sluggish Green Bay offense and passed for three touchdowns yesterday as the Packers defeated the...
Oct 29, 2023
Packers Acquire Quarterback Zeke Bratkowski
Oct. 29, 1963 - The Green Bay Packers have paid $100 for quarterback insurance. The NFL champions bought themselves the quarterback...
Oct 27, 2023
Packers Top Colts in Baltimore, Sixth Straight Win for Green Bay
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, 2023
Lombardi Hits Back at Cardinal Coach Wally Lemm
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, 2023
Packers’ Bart Starr Has Fractured Hand
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, 2023
Packers Trounce Cardinals at Busch Stadium
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...
Sep 30, 2023
Packers Top Colts, 31-20
Sept. 30, 1963 - The passing combination of Bart Starr and Boyd Dowler offset a shoddy first half Green Bay performance and a brilliant...
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 15, 2023
Bears Shock Packers in “Titletown, U.S.A.,” 10-3
Sept. 15, 1963 - George Halas’ Chicago Bears went swinging through Titletown, U.S.A. today, and the place will never be the same. With...
Sep 2, 2023
Packers Beat Giants in Wild Exhibition
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...
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