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Kevin Gallagher@KevG163
60 Years Ago Yesterday
October 5, 1963

A Saturday night clash in Cleveland between two rivals for first place in the NFL East — the #Steelers and #Browns

A then-Cleveland record football crowd of 84,684 witnesses a wild, see-saw contest with eight lead changes.

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@dutch-oven said:

Game 11 that season had to be surreal.... especially considering the Browns opponent that day. 

I'll never forget one game (perhaps this was it) they showed Don Meredith on the sidelines, late in the game, all sad and pissed at the same time.  Was a glorious site! 🙂   

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@orion said:

...those were the days.....

Oh yes !   What a time bar none,  the Beach Boys not quite the '64 Beatles  ...... yet.   Same as my first car the '65 Mustang  ..... in '69.       "Not yet".

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@ballpeen said:

I think it was late December, 63...was a very special time for me...Oh what a night

.....  "The '63 Chevrolet Split Window Coupe was out, the beginning of the Stingrays ..... oh yeah !

And the Cleveland BROWNS were ..... great !

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/1097159https://brownsboard.com/post/1097159Sun, 08 Oct 2023 16:28:42 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to October 5, 1963 on Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:06:04 GMT]]> I think it was late December, 63...was a very special time for me...Oh what a night

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/1097147https://brownsboard.com/post/1097147Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:06:04 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to October 5, 1963 on Sun, 08 Oct 2023 00:08:20 GMT]]> ...those were the days.....

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/1097130https://brownsboard.com/post/1097130Sun, 08 Oct 2023 00:08:20 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to October 5, 1963 on Sun, 08 Oct 2023 16:24:00 GMT]]> I was 13 years old back during the 1963 season, amazing crowd back then  * 84,684. what a crowd in game 4.  The Ol' Muni !

And another big crowd against the NEW YORK FOOTBALL GIANTS  *84,213,  WOW. Only -471 less than game 4.

Regular season schedule.    ( 5 preseason one home 83,218 vs Baltimore )

Week Date Opponent Result Record Attendance
1 September 15 Washington Redskins W 37–14 1–0 57,618
2 September 22 at Dallas Cowboys W 41–24 2–0 at 28,710
3 September 29 Los Angeles Rams W 20–6 3–0 54,713
4 * October 5 * Pittsburgh Steelers W 35–23 4–0 * 84,684
5 October 13 at New York Giants W 35–24 5–0 *at 62,956
6 October 20 Philadelphia Eagles W 37–7 6–0 75,174. W6-0
7 October 27 * New York Giants L 6–33 6–1 * 84,213
8 November 3 at Philadelphia Eagles W 23–17 7–1 *at 60,671
9 November 10 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 7–9 7–2 *at 54,497
10 November 17 St. Louis Cardinals L 14–20 7–3 75,932
11 November 24 Dallas Cowboys W 27–17 8–3 55,096
12 December 1 at St. Louis Cardinals W 24–10 9–3 at 32,531
13 December 8 at Detroit Lions L 10–38 9–4 at 51,382
14 December 15 at Washington Redskins W 27–20 10–4 at 40,865

And in 1964 the Cleveland BROWNS won the NFL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME.   And other notes of interest. 

*Awards and records

  • Jim Brown, NFL Rushing Leader, (1,446 yards) *
  • Frank Ryan, NFL Leader, Touchdown Passes, (25) *

Milestones  ... Jim Brown, *Seventh NFL Rushing Title .... of his 8 titles in 9 total years. 

1965 NFL Pro Bowl (1964 NFL season), January 10, 1965 

Pro Bowl. .... the Cleveland BROWNS  Bowl game.

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