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The 1963 Chicago Bears season was their 44th regular season and 12th post-season appearance in the National Football League.The team finished with an 11–1–2 record (the best of the 4th and final Halas era) to gain their first Western Conference championship since 1956, and the berth to host the NFL Championship Game against the New York Giants (11–3–0).
Chicago Bears regular season record (1922–present) 798 646 42 .551 All-time regular season record (1920–present) [49] 17 20 — .459 All-time postseason record (1933–present) [49] 815 666 42 .549 All-time regular season and postseason record (1920–present) [49] 9 NFL Championships, 4 Conference Championships, 19 Divisional Championships
The 1963 NFL season was the 44th regular season of the National Football League.. On April 17, NFL commissioner Pete Rozelle suspended Green Bay Packers running back Paul Hornung and Detroit Lions defensive tackle Alex Karras indefinitely for gambling on their own teams, as well as other NFL games; Hornung and Karras would miss the entire season, while five of Karras' teammates were fined ...
In 1963, the Pro Football Hall of Fame was created to honor the history of professional American football and the individuals who have greatly influenced it. [5] Since the charter induction class of 1963, 32 individuals who have played, coached, or held an administrative position for the Bears have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
He spent his entire ten-year career with the Bears, and is the franchise's all-time leader in receiving yards with 5,059. [1] He attended the Santa Barbara College (now University of California, Santa Barbara). Morris won an NFL championship in 1963. In 1964, he had his best season with 93 receptions for 1,200 yards and 10 touchdowns.
The 1963 NFL Championship Game was the 31st annual championship game, played on December 29 at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The game pitted the visiting New York Giants (11–3) of the Eastern Conference against the Chicago Bears (11–1–2) of the Western Conference.
These photos from our archives show the immediate aftermath of President John F. Kennedy’s assassination by Lee Harvey Oswald, 59 years ago this week. JFK assassination: Photos from Star ...
The Bears' rookie success hit a pinnacle in 1963, when they broke the Green Bay Packers' three-year stranglehold on the Western Division and the NFL by posting an 11–1–2 record. In the 1963 NFL Championship Game at Wrigley Field , the Bears battled the New York Giants in front of 45,801 fans on a bone-chilling afternoon, winning their ...