1960s Timeline

Mar. 20, 1964 - The Philadelphia Eagles traded their pass-catching star, Tommy McDonald (pictured left with Sonny Jurgensen in 1960), to...

Dec. 17, 1963 - What’s Roger Staubach going to do for an encore in 1964? Navy’s All-America quarterback and Heisman Award winner, who...

Dec. 15, 1963 - Tom Landry, coach of the Dallas Cowboys, had a warm smile at the end of the cold day at Busch Stadium and of a long...

Dec. 9, 1963 - Theron Sapp’s 24-yard touchdown burst in the last two minutes provided the final touch to a back-to-the-wall fourth-down...

Dec. 1, 1963 - A disorganized Giant team, outscored four touchdowns to two in the first half at the Cotton Bowl today, came back to beat...

Nov. 26, 1963 - Roger Staubach of Navy today was named the Heisman Trophy winner for 1963. The junior quarterback won college football’s...

Nov. 25, 1963 - The Browns turned two fourth-period interceptions into touchdowns yesterday and defeated the Dallas Cowboys, 27-17,...

Nov. 17, 1963 - Don Meredith (pictured) completed 25 of 33 passes for 302 yards and two touchdowns today and led the Cowboys to a 27-20...

Nov. 16, 1963 - Navy’s spectacular football team smashed Duke today as Roger Staubach and his mates scored virtually at will in the first...

Oct. 28, 1963 - Ed Brown connected for four touchdown passes — three to Buddy Dial and an 85-yarder to Red Mack in the closing minutes of...

Oct. 21, 1963 - Did the 62,889 fans see two games for the price of one in Yankee Stadium yesterday? It certainly appeared that way as the...

Oct. 13, 1963 - Linebacker Chuck Howley’s interceptions of two passes set up a field goal and a touchdown pass from Eddie LeBaron...

Sept. 22, 1963 - Jimmy Brown wrecked the Dallas defense with 71 and 62-yard scampers and Frank Ryan picked the Cowboys’ secondary apart...

Sept. 21, 1963 - Roger Staubach of Navy, expected by many to send the enemy fleeing for life rafts this season, turned in a devastating...

Sept. 14, 1963 - The passing of Charley Johnson (pictured), Bill Triplett’s running, a 58-yard dash with an intercepted pass by Jimmy...

Aug. 8, 1963 - Dallas Cowboys head coach Tom Landry was happy, of course, to beat the Los Angeles Rams, 17-14, in the Times Charity game...

July 11, 1963 - Optimism was the password as general manager Tex Schramm of the Dallas Cowboys, head coach Tom Landry (pictured last...

Jan. 4, 1963 - The Dallas Cowboys have signed their No. 1 draft choice, All-America linebacker Lee Roy Jordan of Alabama, to an NFL...

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