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Aug 3, 2023

Venderkelen Named Top Player of College All-Star Victory over Packers

Aug. 3, 1963 - Ron Vanderkelen, the take-charge guy whose quarterbacking of the All-Stars was so great coach Otto Graham didn’t dare call...

Aug 2, 2023

College All-Star Squad Scores Massive Upset over Green Bay Packers, 20-17

Aug. 2, 1963 - The College All-Star squad accomplished a tremendous upset tonight by defeating the Green Bay Packers, champions of the...

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...

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...

Mar 8, 2023

Packers’ Jim Taylor Still Recovering from Hepatitis

Mar. 8, 1963 - “I’m getting stronger, but not enough for strenuous work yet,” drawled Jim Taylor (left) in his Louisiana accent. The...

Jan 12, 2023

Lombardi and Sherman Set to Coach Pro Bowl Tomorrow

Jan. 12, 1963 - The finest football players in the world meet at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum tomorrow to play the 13th annual Pro Bowl...

Jan 10, 2023

Packers’ Bill Quinlan Defends NFL Players

Jan. 10, 1963 - Bill Quinlan (pictured), star defensive end of the champion Green Bay Packers, spoke up on behalf of his fellow pro...

Jan 9, 2023

Packers’ Jerry Kramer Calls Himself “Unluckiest, Luckiest Guy in the World”

Jan. 9, 1963 - “I’m the unluckiest, luckiest guy in the world,” says Jerry Kramer, All Pro guard of the Green Bay Packers. Why does he...

Dec 30, 2022

Packers’ Jim Taylor: “I Never Took a Worse Beating”

Dec. 30, 1962 - “I never took a worse beating on a football field,” said Green Bay fullback Jim Taylor (#31) in the dressing room...

Dec 30, 2022

🚨Packers Top Giants in NFL Championship Game for Second Consecutive Year

Dec. 30, 1962 - Yankee Stadium was no place for a warm-blooded mammal today — especially Y.A. Tittle of the New York Giants. His passing...

Dec 29, 2022

Frigid Weather Forecast for NFL Championship Game at Yankee Stadium

Dec. 29, 1962 - Snow and frigid temperatures are threatening to complicate tomorrow’s NFL championship game at Yankee Stadium between the...

Dec 24, 2022

Giants and Packers Prepare for Championship Game Dec. 30

Dec. 24, 1962 - The New York Giants relaxed with family and friends today during a three-day break for Christmas, and Coach Allie Sherman...

Dec 22, 2022

Lombardi and Sherman to Coach NFL Pro Bowl Jan. 13 at Los Angeles Coliseum

Dec. 22, 1962 - Vince Lombardi (right) of the Green Bay Packers and Allie Sherman (left) of the New York Giants, pro football’s...

Dec 19, 2022

Packers’ Jim Taylor is NFL Rushing Champion and Scoring Leader

Dec. 19, 1962 - Jim Taylor (#31), Green Bay’s hard-driving fullback, became the third man in the history of the NFL to double as both...

Dec 17, 2022

Giants’ QB Tittle Has Bruised Back, X-Rays Negative

Dec. 17, 1962 - Y.A. Tittle (right), the New York Giants’ great passer, had a bruised back today, the result of a fall in Sunday’s game...

Dec 17, 2022

Giants Top Cowboys, 41-31, as QB Tittle Sets Touchdown Mark

Dec. 17, 1962 - At Yankee Stadium yesterday before a sellout crowd of 62,694, the Giants ran their winning streak to 9 games as they...