In the last game of the 1963 season, the Steelers went to New York with a chance to win their first-ever division title.
In 1962, coach Buddy Parker led the Steelers to second place in the NFL Eastern Division with a 9-5 record, three games behind the Giants. That offseason, quarterback Bobby Layne retired, and star defensive end Big Daddy Lipscomb died under mysterious circumstances.
Ed Brown, who'd backed up Layne in '62 following eight years with the Bears, most of them as a starter, became the Steelers' starting quarterback in 1963. John Henry Johnson and Dick Hoak were the running backs, Buddy Dial and rookie Gary Ballman the receivers, and Red Mack the tight end.
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