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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).
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. [3] [4] [5] [6]
Johnny Edward Morris (born September 26, 1935) is an American former professional football player who was a flanker and halfback for the Chicago Bears in the National Football League (NFL). 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]
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 ...
Willie "the Wisp" Galimore (March 30, 1935 – July 27, 1964) was an American professional football player who played halfback for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL) from 1957 to 1963. Tragically, his NFL career was cut short with his death at age 29 in a traffic accident just ahead of the 1964 season.
In 1987, the Cardinals waived him and the Chicago Bears signed him. Boso played for the Bears until 1991, when he experienced a series of knee injuries and retired from active play. [3] Boso later filed suit and won the right to receive $353 a week in disability pay for the rest of his life. [3]
In Chicago, Atkins quickly became the leader of a devastating defensive unit. With the Bears, Atkins was a First-team All-Pro selection in 1958, 1960, 1961, and 1963, along with being a starter in the Pro Bowl in eight of his last nine years with Chicago. [16] Atkins' reputation of being rebellious of authority continued in Chicago.
Lawrence David Glueck (born October 5, 1941) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive back for three seasons with the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). Glueck played college football for the Villanova Wildcats, appearing in the 1961 Sun Bowl and the 1962 Liberty Bowl.