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 Canadian Football Hall of Fame 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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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, 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, BC Lions

Defence

*DT – Don Luzzi, Calgary Stampeders *DT – Angelo Mosca, 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, 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, Calgary Stampeders *DB – Dick Thornton, Winnipeg Blue Bombers

1963 Eastern All-Stars

Offence

*QB – Russ Jackson, Ottawa Rough Riders *RB –

, 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 –

, Hamilton Tiger-Cats *TE – Ted Watkins, Ottawa Rough Riders *C – Milt Crain, 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, Hamilton Tiger-Cats *DE – Billy Joe Booth, Ottawa Rough Riders *DE – John Autry, Toronto Argonauts *MG – John Barrow, Hamilton Tiger-Cats *LB –

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, Montreal Alouettes *LB – Jim Andreotti, Montreal Alouettes *LB –

, Ottawa Rough Riders *LB – Gene Gaines, Ottawa Rough Riders *DB –

, Hamilton Tiger-Cats *DB – Joe Poirier, 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 –

, 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 –

, BC Lions *RB – Jim Dillard, Calgary Stampeders *RB –

, Calgary Stampeders *SE – Farrell Funston, Winnipeg Blue Bombers *TE – Pete Manning, Calgary Stampeders *C – Neil Habig, Saskatchewan Roughriders *OG – Tony Pajaczkowski, Calgary Stampeders *OG –

, 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, BC Lions

Defence

*DT – Don Luzzi, Calgary Stampeders *DT – Bill Clarke, Saskatchewan Roughriders *DE – Garner Ekstran, Saskatchewan Roughriders *DE –

, 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, BC Lions *DB – Dale West, Saskatchewan Roughriders *DB – Dick Thornton, Winnipeg Blue Bombers *S – Harvey Wylie, Calgary Stampeders

1963 CFL Awards

* CFL's Most Outstanding Player Award – Russ Jackson (QB), Ottawa Rough Riders * CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian Award – Russ Jackson (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, 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) –

(DB), Hamilton Tiger-Cats * Jeff Nicklin Memorial Trophy (Western MVP) -

(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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