
1963 Pittsburgh Steelers Roster
Team Record: 7-4-3
Finishing 4th in the NFL's East Division
Coach: Buddy Parker (7-4-3)
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1963 Pittsburgh Steelers Results
The Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League ended the 1963 season with a record of 7 wins and 4 losses and 3 ties, finishing fourth in the NFL's East Division.
Pittsburgh scored 321 points, while the defensive squad yielded 295. John Johnson carried the ball for a team-best 773 yards for the Steelers, while Dick Hoak additionally contributed to the rushing attack.
Ed Brown passed for 2,982 yards. Buddy Dial paced all receivers, grabbing 60 passes for 1,295 yards.
The opportunistic defense pounced on 44 turnovers. Clendon Thomas intercepted 8 opponent throws.
Buddy Parker coached the team.
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# | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
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63 | Art Anderson | T | October 9, 1936 | 6'3" | 244 | Idaho | Breckenridge, MN USA | 13 | 0 |
73 | Frank Atkinson | LDT | December 13, 1941 | 6'3" | 240 | Stanford | 14 | 0 | |
78 | John Baker | RDE | June 10, 1935 | 6'6" | 279 | North Carolina Central | Raleigh, NC USA | 14 | 0 |
85 | Gary Ballman | FL | July 6, 1940 | 6'1" | 215 | Michigan St. | Detroit, MI USA | 14 | 0 |
71 | Charlie Bradshaw | LT | March 13, 1936 | 6'6" | 255 | Baylor | Waco, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
24 | Jim Bradshaw | DB | January 13, 1939 | 6'2" | 205 | Tenn-Chattanooga | St. Clairsville, OH USA | 14 | 0 |
15 | Ed Brown | P | October 26, 1928 | 6'2" | 200 | San Francisco | San Luis Obispo, CA USA | 14 | 14 |
86 | John Burrell | WR | November 22, 1940 | 6'3" | 185 | Rice | Fort Worth, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
40 | Preston Carpenter | E-HB | January 24, 1934 | 6'2" | 190 | Arkansas | Hayti, MO USA | 14 | 0 |
74 | Lou Cordileone | DT-DE-G | August 4, 1937 | 6'1" | 250 | Clemson | Jersey City, NJ USA | 14 | 0 |
25 | Roy Curry | WR | November 9, 1939 | 6'1" | 185 | Jackson St. | 6 | 0 | |
44 | Willie Daniel | DB | November 10, 1937 | 5'11" | 190 | Mississippi St. | New Albany, MS USA | 13 | 0 |
84 | Buddy Dial | SE | January 17, 1937 | 6'1" | 194 | Rice | Ponca City, OK USA | 14 | 0 |
46 | Bob Ferguson | FB | August 29, 1939 | 5'11" | 220 | Ohio St. | Columbus, OH USA | 5 | 0 |
43 | Glenn Glass | RS | February 16, 1940 | 6'1" | 205 | Tennessee | Holopaw, FL USA | 14 | 14 |
27 | Dick Haley | LCB | October 2, 1937 | 5'10" | 183 | Pittsburgh | Midway, PA USA | 14 | 0 |
42 | Dick Hoak | HB | December 8, 1939 | 5'11" | 195 | Penn St. | Jeannette, PA USA | 12 | 0 |
77 | Dan James | RT | August 10, 1937 | 6'4" | 262 | Ohio St. | Cincinnati, OH USA | 14 | 0 |
35 | John Johnson | FB | November 24, 1929 | 6'2" | 210 | St. Mary's (CA) | Waterproof, LA USA | 12 | 0 |
26 | Brady Keys | PR | May 19, 1936 | 6'0" | 185 | Colorado St. | Austin, TX USA | 11 | 0 |
75 | Joe Krupa | RDT | July 6, 1933 | 6'2" | 232 | Purdue | Chicago, IL USA | 14 | 0 |
72 | Ray Lemek | RG | June 28, 1934 | 6'0" | 238 | Notre Dame | Sioux City, IA USA | 14 | 0 |
23 | Red Mack | TE | June 19, 1937 | 5'10" | 180 | Notre Dame | Oconto, WI USA | 14 | 0 |
79 | Lou Michaels | K | September 28, 1935 | 6'2" | 243 | Kentucky | Swoyersville, PA USA | 14 | 0 |
14 | Bill Nelsen | QB | January 29, 1941 | 6'0" | 195 | USC | Los Angeles, CA USA | 2 | 0 |
12 | Terry Nofsinger | QB | July 13, 1938 | 6'4" | 215 | Utah | Salt Lake City, UT USA | 2 | 0 |
51 | Buzz Nutter | C | February 16, 1931 | 6'4" | 230 | Virginia Tech | Summersville, WV USA | 14 | 0 |
66 | Myron Pottios | MLB | January 18, 1939 | 6'2" | 232 | Notre Dame | Van Voorhis, PA USA | 14 | 0 |
88 | John Powers | TE | June 15, 1940 | 6'2" | 215 | Notre Dame | Harvard, IL USA | 14 | 0 |
50 | John Reger | LB-G | September 11, 1931 | 6'0" | 225 | Pittsburgh | Wheeling, WV USA | 9 | 0 |
56 | Bob Rowley | LB | September 16, 1941 | 6'2" | 235 | Virginia | Somerset, PA USA | 3 | 0 |
36 | Andy Russell | RLB | October 29, 1941 | 6'2" | 225 | Missouri | Detroit, MI USA | 14 | 0 |
62 | Mike Sandusky | LG | March 14, 1935 | 6'0" | 231 | Maryland | , NJ USA | 13 | 0 |
33 | Theron Sapp | FB-HB | June 15, 1935 | 6'1" | 203 | Georgia | Macon, GA USA | 10 | 0 |
67 | Bob Schmitz | LLB | September 10, 1938 | 6'1" | 235 | Wisconsin | Marytown, WI USA | 11 | 0 |
70 | Ernie Stautner | DT-DE-G | April 20, 1925 | 6'1" | 230 | Boston Col. | Prinzing-by-Cham, Germany | 14 | 0 |
68 | Ron Stehouwer | G | February 4, 1937 | 6'2" | 230 | Colorado St. | Hopkins, MI USA | 14 | 0 |
82 | George Tarasovic | DE-LB-C | May 6, 1930 | 6'4" | 245 | Boston Col. | Granville, NY USA | 8 | 0 |
28 | Clendon Thomas | LS | December 28, 1935 | 6'2" | 196 | Oklahoma | Oklahoma City, OK USA | 13 | 0 |
30 | Tom Tracy | HB-FB | September 7, 1934 | 5'9" | 205 | Tennessee | Birmingham, AL USA | 6 | 0 |