Mar 16🚨Hornung and Karras Reinstated to NFL after One-Year SuspensionsMar. 16, 1964 - Paul Hornung of the Packers and Alex Karras of the Lions were reinstated today by NFL commissioner Pete Rozelle following...
Dec 17, 2023Alex Karras, Suspended Detroit Lion, Quits Bar Business In Hopes of NFL Return in ‘64Dec. 17, 1963 - Alex Karras (pictured in 1960), the suspended tackle of the Detroit Lions, has quit his bar business, hoping this will...
Dec 14, 2023Singer Dinah Washington Is DeadDec. 14, 1963 - Dinah Washington, the Negro blues singer, died today at her home in Detroit. Miss Washington, who was 39 years old, was...
Dec 9, 2023Lions Knock Browns Out of ContentionDec. 9, 1963 - The Detroit Lions knocked Cleveland out of contention for the NFL’s Eastern Conference title yesterday by routing the...