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The 1963 CFL season is considered to be the tenth season in modern-day
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, although it is officially the sixth
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season.


CFL News in 1963

Charter Membership into the
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started on June 19. Average attendance exceeded 20,000 spectators per game for the first time in league history. The league has consistently drawn at least that number of fans to its games ever since.


Regular season standings


Final regular season standings

''Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, Pts = Points'' *Bold text means that they have clinched the playoffs. * ''British Columbia and Hamilton have first round byes.''


Grey Cup playoffs

''Note: All dates in 1963''


Conference Semi-Finals


Conference Finals


Playoff bracket


Grey Cup Championship


CFL Leaders

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CFL Passing Leaders The Canadian Football League (CFL; french: Ligue canadienne de football—LCF) is a professional sports league in Canada. The CFL is the highest level of competition in Canadian football. The league consists of nine teams, each located in a ci ...
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CFL Rushing Leaders The CFL was officially formed in 1958. Statistics for the IRFU/Eastern Division date back to 1954 whereas WIFU/Western Division statistics date back to 1950. See also *List of Canadian Football League annual passing leaders *List of Canadian F ...
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CFL Receiving Leaders The CFL was officially formed in 1958. Statistics for the IRFU/Eastern Division date back to 1954 whereas WIFU/Western Division statistics date back to 1950. See also *List of Canadian Football League annual passing leaders *List of Canadian ...


1963 CFL All-Stars


Offence

*QB –
Joe Kapp Joseph Robert Kapp (born March 19, 1938) is an American former football player, coach, and executive. He played college football as a quarterback at the University of California, Berkeley. Kapp played professionally in the Canadian Football Lea ...
, BC Lions *RB –
Dick Shatto Richard Darrell Shatto (February 5, 1933 – February 4, 2003) was a professional Canadian football player for the Canadian Football League Toronto Argonauts. Shatto also served as the Argonauts general manager after his playing days with the cl ...
, Toronto Argonauts *RB –
Willie Fleming Willie Fleming (born February 2, 1939) is a former professional Canadian football player with the Canadian Football League's BC Lions. Fleming played collegiately as a halfback at the University of Iowa, where he was a member of the Hawkeyes' ...
, BC Lions *RB – George Dixon, Montreal Alouettes *RB –
Lovell Coleman Lovell Coleman (May 9, 1938 – August 10, 2016) was an American-born Canadian football player. He was born in Hamtramck, Michigan. Coleman played his college football with the Western Michigan University Broncos from 1957 to 1959. He rushed for ...
, Calgary Stampeders *SE –
Hal Patterson Harold Edward Patterson (October 4, 1932November 21, 2011), nicknamed Prince Hal, was a star American college basketball player at the University of Kansas, and a professional Canadian football player with the Canadian Football League Montreal Al ...
, Hamilton Tiger-Cats *TE – Pete Manning, Calgary Stampeders *C –
Milt Crain Milt Crain (born December 29, 1937) is a former Canadian Football League (CFL) offensive tackle and center from 1960 to 1964. He became an east division all-star at center for the Montreal Alouettes in 1963. After playing college football at th ...
, Montreal Alouettes *OG – Tony Pajaczkowski, Calgary Stampeders *OG –
Tom Hinton William Thomas Hinton (born 1936) is a former Canadian Football League offensive guard who played nine years for the BC Lions from 1958 to 1966. In 1991, he was enshrined into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame. College career Hinton attended Lou ...
, BC Lions *OT – Roger Kramer, Ottawa Rough Riders *OT –
Lonnie Dennis Lonnie Dennis (born December 10, 1937) is a former professional Canadian football player with the Canadian Football League's the British Columbia Lions. After playing college football at Brigham Young University Brigham Young University (BYU ...
, BC Lions


Defence

*DT –
Don Luzzi Don Luzzi (August 20, 1935 – October 30, 2005) was a politician and professional football player who played in the Canadian Football League. CFL career After playing college football at Villanova University, Don Luzzi played 12 seasons for the ...
, Calgary Stampeders *DT –
Angelo Mosca Angelo Valentino Mosca (February 13, 1937 – November 6, 2021) was an American professional football player and professional wrestler. He was a defensive lineman in the Canadian Football League (CFL). As a wrestler, Mosca was known by the nick ...
, Hamilton Tiger-Cats *DE – Garner Ekstran, Saskatchewan Roughriders *DE –
Dick Fouts Richard Lee Fouts (August 7, 1933 – August 5, 2003) was an American professional Canadian football player with the Canadian Football League's Toronto Argonauts and the BC Lions. After playing college football at the University of Missouri, whe ...
, BC Lions *MG – John Barrow, Hamilton Tiger-Cats *LB – Tom Brown, BC Lions *LB – Jim Andreotti, Montreal Alouettes *LB –
Jim Conroy Jim Conroy (born September 17, 1970) is an American actor and television writer known for appearing on television shows and movies, such as ''The Cuphead Show!'', ''Jellystone!'', ''Kenny the Shark'' and '' Fetch! with Ruff Ruffman'', as well a ...
, Ottawa Rough Riders *LB –
Norm Fieldgate William Norman "Mouse" Fieldgate (January 12, 1932 – March 6, 2020) was a professional Canadian football player. Fieldgate played defensive end and linebacker with the Canadian Football League BC Lions for his entire 14-year career. Born in ...
, BC Lions *DB –
Garney Henley Garney Henley (born December 21, 1935) is an American former professional football player, who played in the Canadian Football League. College career Garney Henley attended Huron College in South Dakota, playing as a running back from 1956 to ...
, Hamilton Tiger-Cats *DB –
Harvey Wylie Harvey Douglas Wylie (April 6, 1933 – September 17, 2019) was a defensive back who played nine seasons in the Canadian Football League for the Calgary Stampeders (ending his career with them in 1964). For five consecutive seasons, he was an All ...
, Calgary Stampeders *DB – Dick Thornton, Winnipeg Blue Bombers


1963 Eastern All-Stars


Offence

*QB –
Russ Jackson Russell Stanley Jackson (born July 28, 1936) is a former professional Canadian football player. Jackson spent his entire 12-year professional football career with the Ottawa Rough Riders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He is a member of ...
, Ottawa Rough Riders *RB –
Dick Shatto Richard Darrell Shatto (February 5, 1933 – February 4, 2003) was a professional Canadian football player for the Canadian Football League Toronto Argonauts. Shatto also served as the Argonauts general manager after his playing days with the cl ...
, Toronto Argonauts *RB –
Dave Thelen David Thelen (born September 2, 1936) is a former Canadian Football League running back for the Ottawa Rough Riders and the Toronto Argonauts. He was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1989. Dave Thelen played semi-pro baseball a ...
, Ottawa Rough Riders *RB – George Dixon, Montreal Alouettes *F – Tommy Grant, Hamilton Tiger-Cats *SE –
Hal Patterson Harold Edward Patterson (October 4, 1932November 21, 2011), nicknamed Prince Hal, was a star American college basketball player at the University of Kansas, and a professional Canadian football player with the Canadian Football League Montreal Al ...
, Hamilton Tiger-Cats *TE –
Ted Watkins Ted Watkins (1941 – June 2, 1968) was a Canadian football player who played for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and Ottawa Rough Riders. He won the Grey Cup with Hamilton in 1967. He previously played college football at the University of the Pacifi ...
, Ottawa Rough Riders *C –
Milt Crain Milt Crain (born December 29, 1937) is a former Canadian Football League (CFL) offensive tackle and center from 1960 to 1964. He became an east division all-star at center for the Montreal Alouettes in 1963. After playing college football at th ...
, Montreal Alouettes *OG – Chuck Walton, Montreal Alouettes *OG –
Ellison Kelly Ellison Lamar Kelly (May 17, 1935 – February 11, 2016) was an American and Canadian football offensive lineman for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats from 1960–1970 and the Toronto Argonauts from 1971-1972 of the Canadian Football League. He also playe ...
, Hamilton Tiger-Cats *OT – Roger Kramer, Ottawa Rough Riders *OT –
Hardiman Cureton Hardiman Cureton (December 8, 1933 - October 1, 2003) was an American player of Canadian football. He played high school football for the Monrovia Wildcats. He played the tackle position. Cureton was a dominant offensive guard and also played ...
, Hamilton Tiger-Cats


Defence

*DT – Ed Nickla, Montreal Alouettes *DT –
Angelo Mosca Angelo Valentino Mosca (February 13, 1937 – November 6, 2021) was an American professional football player and professional wrestler. He was a defensive lineman in the Canadian Football League (CFL). As a wrestler, Mosca was known by the nick ...
, Hamilton Tiger-Cats *DE –
Billy Joe Booth Billy Joe Booth (April 7, 1940 – June 30, 1972) was an American-born Canadian football player. He played professional football with the Ottawa Rough Riders in the Canadian Football League from 1962 to 1970. A graduate of Louisiana State Uni ...
, Ottawa Rough Riders *DE – John Autry, Toronto Argonauts *MG – John Barrow, Hamilton Tiger-Cats *LB –
Jim Reynolds James Norris Reynolds IV (born December 22, 1968) is a former American Major League Baseball umpire. He joined the major league staff in and was promoted to crew chief for the 2020 season. Reynolds wore uniform number 77. He retired following t ...
, Montreal Alouettes *LB – Jim Andreotti, Montreal Alouettes *LB –
Jim Conroy Jim Conroy (born September 17, 1970) is an American actor and television writer known for appearing on television shows and movies, such as ''The Cuphead Show!'', ''Jellystone!'', ''Kenny the Shark'' and '' Fetch! with Ruff Ruffman'', as well a ...
, Ottawa Rough Riders *LB – Gene Gaines, Ottawa Rough Riders *DB –
Garney Henley Garney Henley (born December 21, 1935) is an American former professional football player, who played in the Canadian Football League. College career Garney Henley attended Huron College in South Dakota, playing as a running back from 1956 to ...
, Hamilton Tiger-Cats *DB –
Joe Poirier John Joseph Poirier (born July 30, 1937) was an all-star and Grey Cup champion football player in the Canadian Football League, CFL for twelve years with the Ottawa Rough Riders. He played as a defensive back for the Riders and was a part of three ...
, Ottawa Rough Riders *DB –
Jim Rountree James W. Rountree (April 24, 1936 – October 1, 2013) was an American college and professional football player who was a defensive back in the Canadian Football League (CFL) for ten years during the 1950s and 1960s. Rountree played college foo ...
, Toronto Argonauts


1963 Western All-Stars


Offence

*QB –
Joe Kapp Joseph Robert Kapp (born March 19, 1938) is an American former football player, coach, and executive. He played college football as a quarterback at the University of California, Berkeley. Kapp played professionally in the Canadian Football Lea ...
, BC Lions *RB –
Nub Beamer Nub Beamer (born February 14, 1936) is a former all-star Canadian Football League fullback. High school Beamer as a senior became the first football player at Roseburg High (Roseburg, OR) to receive first-team all-state honours. College Beame ...
, BC Lions *RB –
Willie Fleming Willie Fleming (born February 2, 1939) is a former professional Canadian football player with the Canadian Football League's BC Lions. Fleming played collegiately as a halfback at the University of Iowa, where he was a member of the Hawkeyes' ...
, BC Lions *RB –
Jim Dillard James Hardy Dillard II (born November 21, 1933) is a politician and former Republican Party (United States), Republican member of the Virginia House of Delegates. He represented the 41st district, which includes part of Fairfax County, Virginia, ...
, Calgary Stampeders *RB –
Lovell Coleman Lovell Coleman (May 9, 1938 – August 10, 2016) was an American-born Canadian football player. He was born in Hamtramck, Michigan. Coleman played his college football with the Western Michigan University Broncos from 1957 to 1959. He rushed for ...
, Calgary Stampeders *SE – Farrell Funston, Winnipeg Blue Bombers *TE – Pete Manning, Calgary Stampeders *C – Neil Habig, Saskatchewan Roughriders *OG – Tony Pajaczkowski, Calgary Stampeders *OG –
Tom Hinton William Thomas Hinton (born 1936) is a former Canadian Football League offensive guard who played nine years for the BC Lions from 1958 to 1966. In 1991, he was enshrined into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame. College career Hinton attended Lou ...
, BC Lions *OT –
Al Benecick Al Benecick (March 20, 1937 – September 29, 2015) was a Canadian Football League offensive lineman who played for the Saskatchewan Roughriders from 1959 through 1968. He was part of the Grey Cup championship-winning Saskatchewan Roughriders ...
, Saskatchewan Roughriders *OT –
Lonnie Dennis Lonnie Dennis (born December 10, 1937) is a former professional Canadian football player with the Canadian Football League's the British Columbia Lions. After playing college football at Brigham Young University Brigham Young University (BYU ...
, BC Lions


Defence

*DT –
Don Luzzi Don Luzzi (August 20, 1935 – October 30, 2005) was a politician and professional football player who played in the Canadian Football League. CFL career After playing college football at Villanova University, Don Luzzi played 12 seasons for the ...
, Calgary Stampeders *DT – Bill Clarke, Saskatchewan Roughriders *DE – Garner Ekstran, Saskatchewan Roughriders *DE –
Dick Fouts Richard Lee Fouts (August 7, 1933 – August 5, 2003) was an American professional Canadian football player with the Canadian Football League's Toronto Argonauts and the BC Lions. After playing college football at the University of Missouri, whe ...
, BC Lions *MG –
Ron Atchison Ronald William Atchison (April 21, 1930 – June 23, 2010) was a Canadian football defensive lineman who played for the Saskatchewan Roughriders from 1952 through 1968. He was part of the Grey Cup championship-winning Saskatchewan Roughriders in 1 ...
, Saskatchewan Roughriders *LB – Tom Brown, BC Lions *LB –
Wayne Harris Carroll Wayne Harris (May 4, 1938 – June 4, 2015) was an American professional football player who was a linebacker for the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League (CFL) from 1961 through 1972. His son, Wayne Harris, Jr., coaches f ...
, Calgary Stampeders *LB – Wayne Shaw, Saskatchewan Roughriders *LB –
Norm Fieldgate William Norman "Mouse" Fieldgate (January 12, 1932 – March 6, 2020) was a professional Canadian football player. Fieldgate played defensive end and linebacker with the Canadian Football League BC Lions for his entire 14-year career. Born in ...
, BC Lions *DB – Dale West, Saskatchewan Roughriders *DB – Dick Thornton, Winnipeg Blue Bombers *S –
Harvey Wylie Harvey Douglas Wylie (April 6, 1933 – September 17, 2019) was a defensive back who played nine seasons in the Canadian Football League for the Calgary Stampeders (ending his career with them in 1964). For five consecutive seasons, he was an All ...
, Calgary Stampeders


1963 CFL Awards

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CFL's Most Outstanding Player Award The Most Outstanding Player Award is annually awarded to the best player in the Canadian Football League. The two nominees for the award are the Terry Evanshen Trophy winner from the East Division, and the Jeff Nicklin Memorial Trophy winner from ...
–
Russ Jackson Russell Stanley Jackson (born July 28, 1936) is a former professional Canadian football player. Jackson spent his entire 12-year professional football career with the Ottawa Rough Riders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He is a member of ...
(QB), Ottawa Rough Riders * CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian Award –
Russ Jackson Russell Stanley Jackson (born July 28, 1936) is a former professional Canadian football player. Jackson spent his entire 12-year professional football career with the Ottawa Rough Riders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He is a member of ...
(QB), Ottawa Rough Riders *
CFL's Most Outstanding Lineman Award The Most Outstanding Lineman Award was an award annually given to the best defensive player or offensive lineman in the Canadian Football League from the year 1955 to 1973. By the 1974 season, the league decided to make two separate awards for bo ...
– Tom Brown (LB), BC Lions * CFL's Coach of the Year –
Dave Skrien David Albert Skrien (April 4, 1929 – November 30, 2010) was a Canadian Football League player and coach. Skrien graduated from Morris High School (1946) and Minnesota (1950) where he played fullback and linebacker. He played two seasons in t ...
, BC Lions *
Jeff Russel Memorial Trophy The Jeff Russel Memorial Trophy is a Canadian football award recognizing the most outstanding football player of the Quebec Student Sport Federation (RESQ) The trophy was originally presented to the player who best exemplified skill, sportsmanshi ...
(Eastern MVP) –
Garney Henley Garney Henley (born December 21, 1935) is an American former professional football player, who played in the Canadian Football League. College career Garney Henley attended Huron College in South Dakota, playing as a running back from 1956 to ...
(DB), Hamilton Tiger-Cats *
Jeff Nicklin Memorial Trophy The Jeff Nicklin Memorial Trophy is a trophy awarded to the Canadian Football League West Division's most outstanding player, chosen from the nominees from each team in the division. Either this trophy winner or the winner of the Terry Evanshen T ...
(Western MVP) -
Joe Kapp Joseph Robert Kapp (born March 19, 1938) is an American former football player, coach, and executive. He played college football as a quarterback at the University of California, Berkeley. Kapp played professionally in the Canadian Football Lea ...
(QB), BC Lions * Gruen Trophy (Eastern Rookie of the Year) - Rick Black (P/FB), Ottawa Rough Riders * Dr. Beattie Martin Trophy (Western Rookie of the Year) -
Peter Kempf Peter Kempf (born September 15, 1939) is a former award-winning and Grey Cup champion kicker and tight end who played in the Canadian Football League from 1963 to 1968. Kempf joined the BC Lions in 1963 and, with 109 points and 22 field goals (sec ...
(FB/K), BC Lions * DeMarco–Becket Memorial Trophy (Western Outstanding Lineman) - Tom Brown (LB), BC Lions


References

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