1960s Timeline

Mar. 7, 1964 - Oscar Robertson, freed of the tenacious guarding of Si Green when Green injured his knee in the fourth quarter, rallied...

Dec. 20, 1963 - The Royals survived a sluggish first half, got key second-half performances from Jerry Lucas and Jack Twyman plus the...

Dec. 13, 1963 - Talk about a thorn in your side! A rookie from West Virginia named Rod Thorn put away 5 points in overtime and gave the...

Dec. 10, 1963 - Baltimore’s Gus Johnson (pictured) broke the basket, but San Francisco won the game at Oakland Auditorium tonight. With...

Dec. 4, 1963 - The Bullets limited the Los Angeles Lakers to one field goal in their first 17 attempts tonight at the Baltimore Civic...

Oct. 17, 1963 - The Knicks lost their opener, and what else is new? The score was 115-113. The opposition was the Baltimore Bullets,...

Oct. 16, 1963 - Boston’s defending champions spoiled Baltimore’s return to the NBA, 109-95, as Willie Naulls, Bill Russell, and John...

Mar. 25, 1963 - The Chicago Zephyrs, organized as a new franchise in the NBA two years ago, were transferred to Baltimore today. The...

Mar. 1, 1963 - Reserve Billy McGill (#11) proved a worthy replacement for leading scorer Walt Bellamy (#8) tonight by rallying the...