Afl 1963 championship game

They built an record for the season, and literally destroyed the Boston Patriots in the championship game by the score of That was the Chargers first, and still only league championship. This video celebrates that championship victory. I love the old footage for how it show things being different now than then. What amazes me most is the utter absence of celebration in the end zone after a score.

The reaction not just by the person who scored, who would flip the ball to the ref…but how no teammates came into the end zone. You were lucky to get a handshake. I was laughing at after the long run because no teammate followed into the end zone, the player ends up walking back after taking off his helmet to the sideline alone. However, just before the kickoff, a neighbor living about four houses down from us called and invited us to watch the game on his tv! It was amazing to be able to watch the game, albeit on a black and white on a small concave screen, and see the Chargers smash the Patriots at Balboa Stadium!

I will never forget that very memorable game! You must be logged in to post a comment. Noted football personalities came out on both sides of the issue, some supporting the Chargers while others backed the Bears. It was Mickey Flynn of Anaheim and Randy Meadows of Downey— Southland legends in a time and place that will never be duplicated amid Southern Californias booming population growth, Cold War unease and dramatic and sweeping changes in both physical landscape and ethnic and cultural composition.

I wonder if Kemp, Kilmer or Lincoln attended as neither of the three were selected to play. We had a tough time beating them. I probably had my best […]. The Chargers endured sweltering heat on grassless practice fields. They also had to fight off the occasional rattlesnake or tarantula. Dust storms would also fill […]. I only missed 1 home game home that year. What a memorable experience that season was. The Chargers were electric that day. They would have beat the Bears had they showed up instead of the Pats.

Balboa Stadium was a really special place as well. Its a shame only 27k showed up. I have a hard time believing its been nearly 50 years. Keith Lincoln was ridiculous that day. Sid knew offense, no doubt about it. You must be logged in to post a comment.