The 1963 Tangerine Bowl was an NCAA College Division game following the 1963 season, between the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers and the Coast Guard Bears. Western Kentucky quarterback Sharon Miller was named the game's most valuable player.

Notable participants

Western Kentucky linebacker Dale Lindsey and running back Jim Burt were selected in the

1965 NFL Draft The 1965 National Football League draft was held at the Summit Hotel in New York City on Saturday, November 28, 1964. The first player selected was Tucker Frederickson, back from Auburn, by the New York Giants. The draft was marked by the failur ...

. Lindsey has subsequently coached at both the college and professional levels, and in December 2012 became the head coach of the San Diego Toreros. Lindsey, Burt, and head coach

Nick Denes Nicholas George Denes (''Romanian'': Nicolae George Deneș (December 16, 1906 – November 28, 1975) was an American football, basketball, and baseball coach. He served as the head football coach at Western Kentucky University from 1957 to 196 ...

are inductees of the university's athletic hall of fame. Coast Guard head coach Otto Graham is an inductee of both the

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and the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Notable participants

Scoring summary

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