1963 Chicago Bears Season and NFL Championship Game Highlights

[Music] the Chicago Bears launched their 1963 grid campaign at Green Bay against the defending NFL champions - Packers the factors haven't lost a bone since the Bears turned the trick in 1960 Green Bay attacks in the opening quarter Buckland Jim Taylor is separated from the ball the Bears wiki Pettibone recovers on the pack of 33 Ronnie ball cuts back I'd left then for a 5 yo [Music] [Applause] alifair go in the opposite direction with rictus eros blasting down to the Packer 22 [Applause] Green Bay holds but the Packers cannot stop rookie Bob Jenks who 32 yard placement gives Chicago a free two nothing lead the world champion comes storming back with jarring Jim Taylor ripping up a nine yard run on the famous Green Bay power sweep Tom Moore turns the corner reaches the Chicago 48 Bart Starr green baize fine field general hits the mark for the first time flipped to ron Kramer but the big bear defense puts an end to this drive and the pack is forced to settle for a 41-yard Jerry Kramer field goal which ties the score of three all midway in the second period Willie Gallimore gets loose at left and goes for 8 yards [Applause] the short clip from Philly way to Mike Ditka is good for a first down of the Green Bay four [Applause] wait look for another receiver but when he can't find one he chugs along for a 10-yard game [Applause] again it's silly way back to throwing again he alters the script so he makes tracks to the Packers 26 [Applause] the swing pass works to perfection it swayed to pull with Mike discus applying the key block Ronnie races 22 yards down to the Green Bay for you [Applause] pictures on the snap green baize Henry Jordan recovers as the Packers preserved there are three to three stand off the Packers are bottled up in their own territory though and Jim Taylor can't do much about it the mighty bears show no mercy as they bury Tom Moore at the line of scrimmage unable to run the Packers attempt to pass but they're foiled again as a savage tackle by McCray jokes the boom boy dollar the half ends with the Bears in fact are still tied of three to three in the third quarter the Bears gain possession on a Rosie Taylor interception Marconi begins a goal word March for the 9 yard game the Bears have seldom look better that's Wade throwing now bull receiving and running hard for 21 yards to the Packer 35 [Applause] wayde's passes may be short but they're gaining you long yardage Marconi takes the screener and Lily what brings him to a screeching halt at the Green Bay 18 [Applause] today Billy weight is whittling the fabled tacker pass defense Wade whistles the ball the tall John Farrington and goals agos Chicago Joe Marconi sent away from the roadblock line of scrimmage and he's in for the touchdown the kids the Bears the lead 10 to 3 Green Bay attempts to rally but Bart Starr splits off his feet by red dogging Larry Morris [Music] Dhar manages to get this passed away but the results are disastrous Dave which will comes in with a diving interception on the Bears take possession again later the Packers are on the prowl again with Bart Starr throwing to Ron Cramer for a first down of the Green Bay 35 [Applause] the factors come back folks are completely obliterated as bill George comes up with the Bears fourth interception of the game a superb defensive performance holds Green Bay to a mere three points and the Bears are often looking for the Western Conference crown [Applause] game number two in the grueling 14 week NFL grind finds the Bears invading Minnesota's Metropolitan Stadium to tackle the improved Vikings of Norm Van Brocklin early in the opening quarter the Bears hit the scoreboard with Philly Wade and Ronnie bull combining on a flare pattern this worth 24 yards plus seven points [Applause] the Vikings tired of seven all but the Bears come on with a rush that finds ways throwing to Mike Ditka for a 36-yard touchdown to highlight a convincing 28 to 7 conquest by Chicago [Applause] next up for the highballing Chicago Bears is Tiger Stadium in Detroit the Bears in first place in the Western Conference are undefeated the Lions are 1 and 1 [Music] the Bears score on their first series of play ways here's Angie Koya with a payoff pass in Chicago leads by 7 points early in the second quarter flanker back Johnny Morris beats all-pro defender night train lanes in another Chicago Kelly and the Bears are on top 14 to nothing [Applause] Chicago is dominating the game its way to disco for a third TD and a 21-point careful [Applause] Detroit is forced to play catch-up for fallen against the Bears this is a dangerous game milk plums past was plucked out of the air by Richie feta bone and Richie really those things in a big way as he gallops back 66 yards for the play of the day there's close to a 37:21 victory as they continue on top of the Western Conference the late leader's open at home before a standing room crowd of some 49,000 and for the first time this season they find themselves trailing as Jim Martin field goal gives the coal to freeze nothing lead the Bears are still doubt on the fourth quarter is rooted you kid passes complete to Rani bull bull falls in behind my sister who demolishes Bobby boy and this sparkling 44 yard play puts the Bears in front seven to three [Applause] Roger LeClair clinches the game with a 16 yard field goal to cap a come-from-behind 10 to 3 Chicago victory now the unbeaten bears go west the Los Angeles 10 plus 2 their fifth consecutive victory late in the first quarter the TD parade begins with Wade and district and binding for a 14 yard which gives Chicago the Leafs [Applause] in the second period Zeke frat house keys pass intended for red Philip to swipe by Benny McRae and McRae goes all the way 35 yards for a touchdown on the 14 to nothing Chicago margin [Applause] the RAM touchdown the Bears bounced right back with Billy Wade and might get disappeared performers again disc agos cartwheeling into the end zone as the Bears pull away from Los Angeles [Applause] and in the fourth period it's Buicks Tedesco who text up his fourth touchdown of the day as the Bears pile on the points that were historic Gill cage hits bro Farrington for the final touchdown it's their finest offensive showing of the season the Bears bury the Rams 52 to 14 [Applause] it's northward ho to San Francisco where the all winning Bears face the seller dwelling 49ers San Francisco scores on its opening series of plays to assume the 700s [Applause] the 49ers had three more points on a Tommy Davis field goal and with a tendinopathy lead there's an upset in the making the 49ers have not one of the Bears haven't lost but today David is whipping Goliath Lamar McCann connects with Gary kanessa Alchemist ton bears are down by 17 points [Applause] a way to Farington touchdowns boss puts the Bears on the board but they can't overcome San Francisco's early surge in the upset of the season the 49ers and the Bears of 22:14 looking they're perfect slate ruined the Bears return to Wrigley Field to face their first inter conference foe of the season the Philadelphia Eagles [Music] leading free to nothing in the first quarter the bear strike it rich on a way to Marconi pants Joe just 23 yards into the end zone for a Chicago touchdown it's ten to seven the third period before the gala more changes that with a seven-yard bolt into the end zone [Applause] ting Hill attempts to rally the philadelphians but he fast finds out the rugged Chicago Bears secondary is a tough nut to crack Dave whistled intercepts to shoot down the birds [Applause] the Eagles get the ball again and Hill is still in there pitching King can't do a thing though is rosy tailor shows up this interception to thwart another Eagle effort [Applause] Hill tries again but King gets knocked off his throne again when JC Caroline makes Chicago's third interception of the fourth quarter sterling defensive play leads the Bears to a 16 to 7 win over Philadelphia the pair's barge into Baltimore Memorial Stadium where a packed house sits in stunned aw as the helis hotshot hit heavy and hard [Applause] wait what's Tamar Tony who falls in behind bull Farrington and Ditka and before Baltimore can recover Marconi jokes the Colts on a 63-yard gainer [Applause] Rick casseras rips over right tackle on the ball is on the Baltimore AIDS [Applause] Wade wedges his way into the end zone of Chicago leaps in front seven to nothing Johnny Unitas one of the league's premier pastor deals the front of the Bears defensive brawn Jill Fortunato intercepts to pave the path for more points [Applause] Wade loves a short asticus era the Colts are caught holding but that doesn't bother the Bears casera scores and it's Chicago 14 the Colts nothing [Applause] Roger LeClair adds insurance points as the Bears dominic old 17 to 7 to set the stage for their first place showdown with the Packers Green Bay comes to Wrigley Field for its monumental meeting with the monsters of the Midway first place is at stake and this is 1963 top Western Conference attraction opposing coaches George Halas on the left and Vince Lombardi exchanged greetings as their two great teams meet before an overflow crowd of some 49,000 Papa Bear George Halas pins his offensive hopes on the capable shoulders of quarterback Billy way the Ironman Mike Ditka's Wade's favorite receiver when Billy has to pull the string of the long one look for speedy Johnny Morris to be on the receiving end the evidence that the Chicago Bears are up for this game comes on the opening kickoff the Packers receive and her battery takes Bob Jenks kick JC Caroline Sprint's down field and up ends at early with a terrific tackler Carol lines defensive Jim put the Packers in the hole early in the game when the Bears go on offense Wade calls on Jill Marconi and the bruising fullback pounds for nine yards [Applause] the Packer defense feels the sting of Willie Gallimore who finds a hole inside left end and makes it to the bear 45 [Applause] adjusting his offense to combat the defense Billy Wade goes to the air Mike Ditka has it and it's a 16 yard gain [Applause] the call goes to Roger LeClair and his 29 yard field goal attempt is perfect the Bears take a three to nothing lead after five minutes later in the first period the Bears mount another offensive that's Joe Marconi bursting up the middle for seven Chicago was demonstrating perfect ball controls Willa Gallimore skips to a first down on the Packer 34 [Applause] now with fourth and 14 the Bears summon Roger LeClair and Roger is true with a mighty 46 yarder it's Chicago six Green Bay nothing [Applause] [Music] Bob Jenks kicks off it's a lot when the fur bat early gathers in three yards deep in the end zone bird builds up a head of steam and first up the middle but John Farrington closes and enforces a delay to fumble Raja LeClair recovers to the Bears on the Green Bay 36 [Applause] [Music] [Applause] the first play loses five yards but weighed more than makes up for it on the next Billy thanks to Angelo Koya for a 14 yard profit now watch this play closely perfect blocking opens a huge hole for Willy Gallimore and the world lowest is off on a touchdown tear the covers 27 yards the Bears take a 13 to nothing lead at halftime [Applause] third quarter highlights find the Bears tasting the Packers once again Joe Marsh money goes wide right for seven Billy Wade calls for a screen pass he puts two Marconi and Joe takes over from there Marconi moves for 28 yards in the Bears set up shop on the Packer 43 [Applause] Ronni Bo gets the handoff and follows the Bears guards around the left side cuts just right and picks up a first down [Applause] [Music] Wade - bull again this time Ronnie tries the right side on airdate for yards [Music] [Applause] the Bears don't get a touchdown this trip but Galera kicks his third field goal on the Chicago lead swells to 16 to nothing [Applause] in the final period the packers try to move the ball on the arm of Zeke Brett Chomsky but Dave wood still gets into the act with a sparkling interception on the fair 35 [Applause] whistles off standing interception leads to another three points as Roger LeClair boosts a 35-yard field goal the score Chicago 19 Green Bay nothing [Applause] brat Kowski tries once more to move the backers under relentless pressure Zeke scoffs is off target and Benny McCray grabs a port Chicago and here's Benny fairly all the way to the Packer five before Earl grow belt him out of bound [Applause] Billy wait rolls out right fakes a pass and ducks into the end zone in the closing minutes Queen Bay gets on the board with a touchdown but it's not enough to overcome a superlative shakaama aided by three fumble recoveries and five interceptions affairs um will the Packers 26 of seven to take first place in the West undisputed leaders of their conference the Bears travel to Pittsburgh to tackle the Steelers the Bears dispel any fear of the left town as Billy Wade shocks the Steelers with a long pass in the opening period John Farrington tucks it in in this 54 yard play terminates on the Pittsburgh one-yard line [Applause] Willie Gallimore puts the final touch to a drive that began with the opening kickoff the Bears assumed command seven to nothing [Applause] and the Steelers tie it up but the Bears come back for the roar Wade pinpoints Ditka and Chicago is one yard away fast for Ronni bull goes in and the Bears are on top 14 to 7 [Applause] the Steelers are putting up a good fight Ned brown leaves some gold word with a pass to Buddy Dyle [Applause] [Music] looking for more time to get off this toddlers round throws from a spread formation Roy Curry rookie hath smack from Jackson State is waiting to accept the fast and races to a 31-yard touchdown as the half ends the score is all tied at 14 apiece [Applause] in the final period the Steelers take the upper hand on a Lou Michaels field goal Pittsburgh lead 17 to 14 the Bears desperately need a score now Billy Wade Hawks the pass to Mike Ditka and watch this now Mike takes off one perhaps the most spectacular play of the year Ditka smacks into a host of dark jerseys and simply pulls his way through a maze of tacklers he finally pulled down from behind by Clendon Thomas at the Steeler 1763 exhausting yards the fate of Chicago now rests with Roger LeClair he comes through with a 17 yard field goal in the fairs Salvage of 17 - 17 tie against Pittsburgh [Applause] every team is loaded for bears and the Minnesota Vikings are the latest to try to trap the Western Conference leaders in the second quarter Viking rookie Ron van der Kellen spots Jordy Smith on the players were 30 yards [Applause] Tommy Wilson plungers for the touchdown with the Vikings take the advantage 10 to 3 [Applause] we're still in the second period that their offense bogs down and Bobby Joe green pumps out of danger Minnesota's also have that combination find some daylight and spreads for 23 yards to the Viking 47 [Applause] the Bears are blitzing on this next play but Vander Ptolemaic carbon-copy a Fran Tarkenton scrambles out of trouble Ron throws on the run the Gordie Smith and 40 gouges the Bears on a 53-yard touchdown sprint the surprising Vikings are on their way to an upset as they lead at halftime 17 to 3 [Applause] the Bears offense finally as Knights in the third quarter Wade throws to Marconi and Joe jokes the Vikings on the 29 yard play [Applause] Yallah Morris turned loose and Willie went his way inside the Minnesota v as the Bears threatened to narrow that score and Billy Wade burrows into the end zone as the Bears dig into the Viking lead it's now 17 to 10 [Applause] midway in the fourth period the Bears defense forces to break they've been looking for Tommy Mason is separated from the ball and Rosie Taylor recovers on the Viking 31 [Applause] with coach Alice lemming vocal support from the sidelines Jill Marconi plows for eight the piling on penalty cost Minnesota additional yardage Billy wait until Marconi combined for the equalizer it's an eight-yard touchdown pass and for the second consecutive game the Bears staged a tremendous rally to earn a tie finals for Chicago 17 Minnesota 17 the San Francisco 49ers the only team to beat the Bears are primed for another upset as they come to Wrigley Field but the Bears are ready and waiting for the 49ers and in the opening quarter they forced Don Lisbon to fumble eddo bradovich recovers for Chicago on the Bears 49 this is a crucial game for with two ties on their record and Green Bay on their heels the Bears must win here's got a more finding a lot of daylight 51 yards for a touchdown [Applause] the 49ers bid to good even with an air barrage but Richie Pettibone makes his 23rd lifetime interception and this breaks the Chicago record held by Don Kent [Applause] Wrigley Field rings with the approval of 47 thousand fans at Joe Marconi brooms through the 49ers for a 19-yard touchdown San Francisco has the touchdown but at halftime the bears hold sway 14 to 7 [Applause] [Music] the Bears offense builds momentum in the third period as Billy Wade passes John Farrington has it and before the 49ers can catch him Big John completes a beautiful 41 yard play to the 15 yard line [Applause] and Wade who ranks with the better running quarterbacks in the league follows Marconi into the endzone and the Bears have a touchdown Chicago 21 San Francisco 7 [Applause] the blustery winter day hasn't dulled the Chicago defensive secondary Rosie Taylor's hires a bear season record with the state's interception of the year Rosie's 30-yard touchdown pad Chicago's floor 227 against San Francisco 7 next opponent for the Bears the quite dangerous Lions in the final game of the season [Applause] [Music] after 13 weeks of fierce competition Wrigley Field is packed to the rafters and rightly so for the Bears must defeat or tie Detroit to win the NFL's Western Conference championship a bear loss would give the title to the Packers the Lions received the opening kickoff but now they must hunt Muro Muro booms the ball of the Chicago 22 Billy Martin takes it and eludes four lines with one nifty move Chicago blockers open the alley and Martin makes his way down the sideline for 78 yards but and it's a big but the officials have ruled that Billy steps out of bounds at the lion 40-yard line the Bears accept the decision and go right to work Billy Wade rolls down and out to Johnny Morris for 16 yards well the Gallimore is next to answer the call he blocked by Roger Davis Springs Willie loose for big yardage well Ryan stole the drive was there's no stopping Roger LeClair who's perfect placement gives the Bears of three to nothing edge [Applause] late in the second period the hungry lions hijack a billy Wade pants that's Larry Fargo showing his heels to the Chicago on a 42-yard scoring excursion the Lions who knocks leveland out of the eastern race the previous week leads a favored bear 7 to 3 at halftime in the third quarter the Bears rebounded here's a key play Wade passes to Johnny Morris for a first out on the 38 the Lions try in vain to reach way to it's Joe Marconi with a screen pass vicious tackling down go a yard short of a first down Billy Wade smacks into that tough line line for the important yardage that keeps the Chicago flame lit now from his own forty nine Wade Spears Johnny Morris on a slant pattern Johnny reverses this field gets help from my tip gun it's a footrace to the end zone Morris wins and the Bears are back in front 10 to 7 [Applause] on the next series of downs all-pro and Doug Atkins leaves an assault on Earl morale which forces a fumble Sam Jones recovers on the Detroit 37 is that superb Chicago defense continues to dominate the game almost immediately Wade comes back with the same slant as tomorrow's and works for 17 yards this time to the Detroit 22 [Applause] Hawaiian's secondary is not at full strength weight is aware of this and he's been passing more than usual with spectacular results Ditka touches this one for a Chicago touchdown and with a 17 to 7 lead the Bears can taste that title Roger LeClair kicked off the town watkins who fields the ball on the 5 as tom bottled his interference to the right Larry Glick the rookie member of the Bears bomb squad lowers the boom on Watkins to end the period now the fourth quarter opens with Morel passing to Gayle Coghill who fights his way to a first down in the Lions 30 the Bears put the heat on this tomorrow but he manages to make a connection with Nick petrosani it's another first down for the Lions who aren't conceding anything [Applause] bar'el lays one on the line to terry bar almost loses the handle that hangs on for six the chicago secondary finds trouble stopping the moral to bar combination Harry takes the ball away from Benny McCrae for a first down on the Bears twenty on until eight handoffs Tommy Watson's breaks into the open and its goal to go for the Lions on the Chicago four yard line on second down morale looks for Terry bar and finds him in the end zone the Fisher's tremendous now as the Lyons Marisa cockles lead to 17 to 14 oh he's still holding on the Bears need at least a tie to win the Western Division championship with three minutes and 22 seconds to play the Lions work to the late handoff the Watkins again Tommy almost goes all the way but Roosevelt Taylor and Benny McCrae combine to check his flight now be quite challenges the Bears with short passes Morrel & Coghill manage five yards on this play the liens are on the bear 27 Doug Atkins dozen let Daryl Sanders prevent him from ruining this past play but Chicago fans remain on the edges of their seats the Lions have two more opportunities to score a touchdown Benny McCrae slices after one as he breaks up the morale of our combination on 4th sound IDO bradovich see flex morals pass as the Bears preserve their slim lead Chicago fails to make a first down on the Lions have the ball again on their own 33 53 seconds remain [Applause] enalapril morale passes to Terry bar Benny McRae comes up and slams him to the ground [Applause] the Bears defense s a new team record with 39 interceptions as Davie Wetzel makes this such interception in streaks 39 yards to make that final score 24 to 14 bears and for the first time since 1956 the Bears for the Western Conference King the NFL title game matches the a movable object to Chicago Bears against the irresistible force of the Eastern Conference champions the New York Giants it's the league's finest defensive team facing the top offensive team why a tittle sparks the giantess all in the very first quarter with a screen pass to Morrison Joe eludes one tackler but that's all Benny McCrae custom Donald to Chicago 28 the diet's pry open a hole for Morrison who explodes for seven yards before the Bears bolt the door Sydal users Morrison a third straight time Joe obliges by picking up a first down on the fair sixteen [Applause] the league's leading faster fakes tomorrow from this time and throws to Frank Gifford for a touchdown the last time these two teams met for the title was 1956 when the Giants jolted the bear leading 700 New York is going for more tittle fakes to his right name to screen pass to King Larry Morris makes a key interception and here he is returning 61 yards before death overtakes him on the New York six this play was one of the many reasons Morris was voted the outstanding player of the game [Applause] Billy wait feeds the football - Ronnie Beaulieu cuts inside Ted terraces block and gets to the - in the final play of the first quarter Wade follows Mike pile into the endzone the championship game is flirt away at 7-7 and the Wrigley Field faithful are delirious large emmaclaire kicks off to begin the second quarter waiting for it on the 14 is heading down the pike tails for 24 yards before Jim Tennille dragged him down [Applause] bill Morrison making a pest of himself reaches midfield before he fall down [Applause] why a finds Aaron Thomas in the openers Richie pedable Gamble's and loses on an attempted interception the play is worth 36 yards putting the Giants on the bear 14 [Applause] fiddles em still King up the middle and King bless to the Bears nine [Applause] battered his way to the bear fire but now the Chicago defense becomes a sturdy as the Rock of Gibraltar the Giants are forced to go for a field goal 'don't antlers kick is true from the 13 new york carries a 10-7 advantage into the third quarter Roger LeClair gets things started by kicking off the humic oh honey it's a seven huge sides just JC Caroline and a host of other bears as he cares for 47 yards Roosevelt Center is a one bear hurrying Hugh cannot avoid the Bears have settled down field receivers under tight cover and why a goes to a safety valve Joe Morrison [Applause] laughs to a personís affair 35 little keeps plugging away with hasser it's in the air maybe what some intercepts is once again the defense is responsible for turning the tide in Chicago Sabres [Applause] and now Billy way drops back from his own 26 and passes over the screen to Joe Marconi Joe creates plenty of mayhem in the giant secondary as he blasts through [Applause] wait six to a winning combination with the help of Joe Marconi they clicked for 34 yards now as the Bears threatened from the giant 21 when the drive stalls Roger LeClair attempts appeals all from the 28 but it's a bit wide and the Giants cling to that slim 10 to 7 lead later tittle attempts to connect with Joe Morrison but eddo bradovich Chuck's up another important interception here and the Bears are just 14 yards away from a score [Applause] Ronny ball is called on to try to sweep the end rule manages only a yard as he rich Barnes comes up quickly to make the tackle the big play for the bear sees ways fear might get to on the third down pass and dictators it to the Giants one-yard line Billee way bulls into the end zone the climax to drive and put your top on top 14 to 10 but the saddle has not been one there's a full period to play and this powerful giant offense is capable of exploding at any moment [Applause] later time is running out on the giant fiddle connects with Aaron Thomas one minute 24 seconds remain as Thomas gets to his own 26 hitman still the school efficient answer connects with you McElhenney huge gang tackled after eight yard [Applause] settle a stickler for sticking with a play that worked hits McElhenney for a first down at the 46 the Giants are on the March [Applause] with 32 seconds left tiddle completes his fourth path this one to Frank kipper who has stuff from the Bears 39 by penny McCray ten-second show on the clock a little steps back from the bear 39 he fires go over to del Shofner but why a is off the mark 10 richie pedable makes the biggest interception of his career time runs out and the Bears win the world championship 14 to 10 hey hey Jorge Alex's monsters of the Midway have accomplished what they set out to do almost six months ago for the first time since 1946 there's a couple bears of the champions of the world a great climax to a wonderful season with a grand old man of football Papa Bear George Halas [Music] [Applause] [Music] the time Dawn's the date December 29th 1963 the town is Chicago and the winds blow sharp with the edge of winter but here today the two best football teams in the world meet and a deadline to glory jet engines flow hot air robbing the frost of its target the turf [Applause] even the pride of the Middle West hey has been used and must now be bailed again and hauled back to the farm but the bite of winter is nothing to these fans here to see the championship of the National Football League and for the man in the Hat this is truly a sentimental journey the name is Hallas George S Halas he's coach of the Chicago Bears champs of the West football he loves and he plays to win with ruggedness like this but to this man the projection of the game is more than muscle and beef he's a Lee Sherman coach of the New York Giants boss of the NFL's Eastern Conference champions he knows about the force and the object the irresistible the immovable or in football the attack and the defense and for why a tittle the league's premiere passer that's what determines who wins who loses or New York irresistible force is in the arm the hand of tittle but of course the reception committee del Shofner considered one of the finest split ends in the league and flanker Frank Gifford but against this the Bears have a covey of burglars from the Midway interception hungry defenders like Benny McCrae and Dave witzel formerly of Indiana with Ritchie Pettibone from Tulane and Larry Morris linebacker extraordinary oh yes here's ed obradovich a big reason the Bears met their big days of decision has been slim Barney coach of the Green Bay Packers discovered when the Bears muffled his offense can romped all over his men to win a climactic game in the Western Conference with the offense running like this Chicago put up the fire in Green Bay and earned the right to meet the winner of the Steelers Giants game for New York won its conference title with one man's hand Giffords here's the spectacular evidence Pittsburgh never could come back after Giffords grabbed [Music] officially it's 11 degrees unofficially we'll call your own shots and let the tapping toes tell the tale the Giants and white and the bears in deep blue meet at midfield the Bears win the choice they'll receive and the Giants run out the big toe of Don Chandler [Applause] at the goal line Billy Martin grass fumble recovery and scoots on back to the 10-yard line [Applause] for quarterback Phil Wade from Vanderbilt it's the circle route and the first down for the Bears [Applause] the game gives weight running ideas he fakes one hand off then gives the ball to Willie Gallimore but Willie gets spun right into the arms of Sam huh and Andy robust Ellie men met at only a yard so Wade calls his own number of silane behind blocker Mike pile of Yale Jim Patton and Vic puzzlin close the gap so suddenly the ball squirts free and there's the giant C rich Barnes with the fumble but Mike Ditka's diving tackle ends his run now the crowd knows who'll take the center stage why a tiddle with the Giants of the Bears 41 he fakes the handoff fakes the pass and then throws to Joe Morrison in Cincinnati for 11 yards 200-pound Morrison gets another call up the middle for six yards line backer Jill Fortunato from Mississippi State slows him up and little Roosevelt Taylor shoulders him down but now the Bears know they've got unwelcome company deep in their own territory [Music] [Applause] another call another Morrison run fiddles going for the middle he catches the Bears looking in and then why finds Frank different going out with a touchdown pass for Giants return that's perfection and so is the kick the chandler writes home to make the score giant seven bears zero after a mere seven minutes of play here's Chandler back up the tee for the kick that Ronnie bull takes it before and gets 14 yards before Dick Lynch sends him sprawling now it's catch-up football 4-way who goes right the fullback Joe Marconi Patton slipped off a block to bring him down [Applause] but kick the Bears must a 40-yarder by Bobby Joe green from Florida Eddy job goes down on one knee and Mike file number 50 does a forward backward forward routine to make the tackle it's total time to discover the best defense in the league y shoots back but from the right linebacker Larry Morris comes in on a streamliner and down goes by a [Applause] for Alice who won his first pro championship 42 years ago this is football the big loss on Morris's tackle brings in Chandler for a Boomer a 52 yard punt the Johnny Morris takes but those only three yards bears ball Wade signal Gallimore sweep been tough and Barnes a fumble and pestilent good thing [Applause] why a comes back knocking he finds his man stop nur Dell catches 10 a year like this [Applause] [Music] that's a break for the Bears deep trouble' tittle thanks to the rice then flips to the left only there's Larry Morris with the whole world spread in front of him as Mars joke the first 30 yards I wondered if they'd catch me the last 30 I was afraid they wouldn't and phony Greg Larson and number 62 Darryl Dez do the honors the Bears turn to bull from Baylor Sam Huff wrestled him down [Applause] the Giants number 76 John lo vetere gets a shove in the wrong direction as the Bears wait o TD and after Wade Bob Jenks a rookie from Miami of Ohio ties the score now the Bears have their muscles on the moon and when rookie Charlie killeth mumbled the Bears Billy Martin sex Alphonsus for the ball only it gets a traveling notion down toward the goal where the Bears Charlie given survives the Stampede to find it it's great until the Bears are called offside and must do it all over again after the second period starts dump and the ball stay together for 24 good yards [Music] what horse Morrison is back in this time for a three-yard gain and then it's t42 tittle and Thomas tittle gets blasted but Aaron Thomas goes [Applause] [Music] other games put the Giants on the barre3 Morrison starts for the goal but from the left huge Doug Atkins powers his way to the right to slight him down [Music] and here's more pursuit as galloping obradovich charges from right to left Morrison is blissfully unaware of the chase until obradovich makes himself known with a chilling 3-yard lon [Applause] and chilled the Giants are having tried to power plays tittle sets up the Bears he hopes for this but Phil King and the ball get a quick divorce the Giants go ahead with three points Chandler mixed them with a field goal never mind says Hallas the goal line stand shows whose box for back to the bull and the Bears Ronny ball who clutches Chandler's kickoff drop set plaintiff and after ten yards gets roughed himself by barn [Applause] the mares finally give up the ball to the Giants and tittle sends Phil King through a king sized hole but Rosie Taylor smacks him down having found the door to the lich king go back for another visit and another game [Applause] [Music] for the Giants here is disaster on the run fiddle starts back stumble straightens up and linebacker moss cuts him down [Applause] [Music] [Applause] Sydal needs help from humic oh honey for the Giants this is a moment of dread what the mainspring is to a watch so is tittle to New York what a place for rookie Glenn Griffin number 15 replaces tittle and gets a rough baptism and an incomplete pass which brings on Chandler but not Lady Luck his field goal attempt from the 37 is a wobbler and the Giants still have only a three point lead Wade's arm lines a needle threading pass to a perfect buttonhook pattern with Angie Koya midway between al risky and dick Blanche Wade warms up the airwaves with another this time to Mike Ditka from Pittsburgh but that was lines in and the action flows to pinpoint the kick of the game Green's 48-yarder that goes flopping out of bounds just where well lead of the pants is what they call a marker that can't be missed on the 2 yard line that's a kick to remember as the half ends with New York still leading but the big question is what about tittle [Applause] [Music] Ranjha LeClair from Trinity College kicks off waiting is reliable 39 McElhenney from Washington he barrels up the corner with the shifting grace of the born runner it's 46 yards of duty and maybe a touchdown if Taylor doesn't stop him [Applause] fiddles back massive Atkins welcomes him and such a welcome but Morrison takes the pass and sails up the sidelines he outruns Fortunato temporarily Benny McRae joins in [Music] the ball tumbles loose and the Bears bill George finds aboard just can't believe it's still the Giants ball an opinion that Halas can share with ease for tittles it's one more chance to fix the Bears apart with a pass ticketed for Schaffner only Dave whitsel is the middleman with a vital interception Wade finds Marconi of West Virginia ready and willing with a dazzling cut to go run for 19 yards [Applause] [Music] [Applause] Wade spots Marconi again this time for 34 yards and down to the giant 21 but three more passes fell earthbound for no gain and LeClair's field goal while it was long enough was off the course [Music] after swapping funds the Giants come back on their 35 tittle doesn't fool the Bears there's obrenovic to bring it in [Applause] wayde's mission take the Bears in fourscore wage techniques send bull to the right result barns turns up with a classic tackle but Wade's looking thinking and County a few steps back a perfect pass to Ditka and only Tessa nuns never give up tackle saves the touchdown on the one-yard line its weight again Center Mike pile drives up and Wade's in for the touchdown that sends the Bears ahead and an extra point here's infront 14 to 10 but Claire's chick goes to DOM fairs touchdown in his thinking but Benny McCrae and Larry click banish that thought [Applause] [Music] morrison starts the giant's rolling with a bull likes print that goes 20 yards and then runs into a tailor-made tackle there's your cold for you as fiddle trans again for thomas and richie Pettibone comes flashing up larceny and mine but butter on the finger number 33 larry moore shakes a finger at the giant tittle ignores him and lets fly the bomb intended for stalling gifford floats on to nobody looking and when he sees shop there he throws incomplete Chandler gets the call again assignment a high kick that'll let the Giants hit the receiver before he goes anywhere success s Johnny Morris who got just two yards but as the fourth quarter open the Bears couldn't mount their attack and the Giants are routing Morrison around left and that's John Johnson number 76 who pursues him and smacks the whole party to earth on the next play Johnson gets another hand on Morrison who toggles on for three yards only to lose the ball a fumble that Ritchie Pettibone is only too happy to take care of [Music] [Applause] now the Bears aim for ball possession bold steers for seven yards and Huff puts him down Wade using a little in-and-out football himself gets away from the line with an eight-yard past the flanker Johnny Morris bull breeze bread and butter for the Bears slices himself another game on the ground but nobody does that forever against the giant ghost the Emerald estelí see the back but Claire sets it up again from the 34 but that's the signal the Giants love no good that big number 76 Johnson just loves to bring down Morrison and here he does it with all six feet five and 260 pounds tittles got a barrel of time time for Schaffner to outrun both Witsel and Roosevelt Taylor at the ball outruns everybody yaa takes the snap ball for a second it pumps up and why I mix a one-handed Republic net gain 2 yards this time tittles got the laces where they belong in his palm and the ball steams into Alec Webster's waiting hands tackle Stan Jones races back to bring him down [Applause] but now the Bears are wise to Webster his draw fly is smothered a little something patented by the defense minded bear though tittles got to go back upstairs Gifford gives us 16 yard pass a home and its first and 10 on the Bears 36 diddle has the field to explore he's all alone and so is Aaron honey [Applause] linebacker Morris the player of the game comes ricocheting in he hits fiddle the past flutters like a wounded duck different slips Fay McCray lights up the rockets to take an interception number four for the Bears now this strategy keeps the ball on the ground but most important keeping Ronnie bull slide by Jim cat cabbage outrun Jerry Hill of RAM and makes his way for 12 big yards who stops him huff and company bull goes back with that churning leg stride that eats up distance and time jimpat jabs dirty stopping with help 120 seconds left nine yet for another score there's only one thing for the Bears to do here it's third down they need the yardage and bull gives the push did he got it the giant stick Lynch gives the word a whole yard of words without speaking one of them from the Bears 43 hunter Bobby Joe Green has one chore left to kick that football as high as hard as he can when he watches he won't go near that ball this is no time to lose it the balls in the giant 1684 seconds or less the race is tightening and tittle let's Thomas catch the first one on the way to the goal shot number two out of the tittle bag a throw that picks up eight more yards but the timeouts are all gone for the Giants now only gamesmanship stops the clock 563 seconds can the Giants do it yes says the tittle McElhenney team with another 12 yard game of the Giants 46 no-huddle just line up fast and then throw the ball near a receiver but out of bound it stops the clock time 39 seconds play tittle to Gifford question was the ball caught in or out milling out time 32 seconds play fiddle to Gifford Rizzo 15-yard gain to the Bears 39 but the clock is still running time 17 seconds [Applause] tittle passes out of bounds the stops time 10 seconds it shoots the works go for broke the last pass target Schaffner but it's Ritchie pedal Bowen coasting back interception number 5 the best defense in the league has done it again and made the Bears the world champions by a score of 14 to 10 [Applause] oh yes the formality the last two seconds [Applause] [Music] and so the 1963 sentimental journey for George Halas it was his first league title since 1946 and there were those who said the man who fathered professional football in Chicago had been overtaken by his younger four halis this was the year of esteem the year when a 68 year old man brought in a great team a team that was for sure on a deadline to blow [Music]

Channel: Classic Sports Pictures

Views: 108,227

Keywords: Chicago Bears, 1963 Chicago Bears, Mike Didka, 1963 NFL Championship Game

Id: bXsjROYVAv8

Length: 62min 48sec (3768 seconds)

Published: Thu May 24 2018