The '63 Steelers (59 page)

defensive backfield, Bears',
167–68

defensive backs,
63
,
153–55

defensive end, Michaels as,
11–12
,
13

defensive tackle, Cordileone as,
32

DeMarco, Bob,
44

“Destiny's Derelicts,” 1962 Steelers called,
2

Detroit Lions,
55
,
112
,
213
,
221
,
226
; Johnson with,
135–36
; Parker as coach of,
109
,
111
,
119
,
252
; Parker as player for,
111–12
; William Clay Ford buying,
171

Detroit Lions-Steelers, in 1962 Playoff Bowl,
4

Devine, Dan,
40

Dial, Darren,
193

Dial, David,
194

Dial, Gilbert Leroy “Buddy,”
22–23
,
134
,
207
,
248
; background of,
85
,
179–80
,
191–99
; against Bears,
181–84
,
187
; Brown and,
61
,
232–33
; against Browns,
64–65
,
142–46
; Brown's passes to,
182–84
,
239
; against Cardinals,
46
,
49–50
,
74
,
77
; against Cowboys,
104–7
,
215
; disappointment about Giants game,
235
,
245
; against Eagles,
25
,
26
,
203–6
; family of,
193–94
,
198
; against Giants,
38
,
237–38
,
243
; injuries of,
194
,
198
; against Packers,
126–27
; personality of,
192–94
; as receiver,
64
,
107
,
125–27
,
232
; against Redskins,
89
,
92–93
,
159
; touchdowns by,
64–65
,
93
,
104
,
106
,
204
,
215
,
243

Dial, Janice,
193–94
,
198–99

Dial, Kevin,
193–94
,
199

Ditka, Mike, xvi,
18
,
80
,
151
,
167
,
180–81
,
183
,
189
; complaints of unfair officiating and,
188
,
199
; great run by,
185–86
,
188

Donovan, Art,
225

Doran, Jim,
56–57
,
78

Dorow, Al,
149

Dove, Eddie,
238

Dowler, Boyd,
124–25

Downes, Bill,
21
,
204

draft system,
41–42
,
119
,
150
; Carpenter in,
215–16
; Parker and,
87
,
120
,
211–12
; Parker trading first-round picks,
53
,
120
,
208
; Steelers wasting picks,
47–48

drugs: Lipscomb supposedly dying of,
28
–
29
; overuse of painkillers,
197–98

Drulis, Chuck,
49–50
,
79

Dugan, Fred,
159
,
161

Eastern Conference,
101
,
245–46
; in 1964,
247
; calculations of rankings in,
225
,
245–46
; effects of tie games in,
188
,
206
,
225
; first place in,
66
,
146–48
,
164
,
188
; as free-for-all,
7
,
108
; Playoff Bowl for second-place teams in,
3
; standings in,
94
,
127–28
,
200
,
214
,
243
; Steelers' chances of winning,
7
,
192
; Steelers' place in,
xv
,
75
,
81
,
127
,
166
,
187
,
221
,
243
; Steelers' role in,
103
,
121
,
157

Ebert, Dianne,
175

education, players working on degrees,
61
,
123
,
210

Edwards, Dave,
220

Elliott, Stretch,
132–33

endorsements,
136
,
223–24

equipment,
136
; Layne's disdain for,
1–2
; shoes for icy conditions,
235–36
,
240

extra points, Michaels missing,
104

Face, Elroy,
19

Fargardo, Jim,
175–76

Falls, Joe,
7

fans: appreciation and dislike for specific players,
20
,
54
,
63
,
145
,
153–54
,
205
; appreciation for underdogs,
29
; attendance by,
38
; of Browns,
140–41
; of Cowboys,
218
; crowding field,
165–66
; desperation for winning season,
17
,
19
–
20
,
73
; fights by,
18
,
132–33
; fondness for Rooney,
18
; games after Kennedy assassination and,
173
,
175–79
,
188–89
; importance of,
21–22
,
166
; optimism about 1963 season,
14
,
51
,
88–89
; of Rams,
222
; of Redskins,
159
; toughness of,
19–20
.
See also
ticket sales

Farrington, John,
180
,
183–84
,
187
,
255

Fay, Ed,
96
,
98–100

Fears, Tom,
222

Ferguson, Bob,
42
,
150
; against Browns,
62
,
64
,
66
; against Cardinals,
47
,
49–51
,
75–77
; Parker and,
87
,
120
,
149
,
212
; post-Steelers career,
249
; slow start of,
47–48

Fichtner, Ross,
86–87
,
145

field goals,
21
,
25
,
233
,
238
; by Baker,
106
,
215
; against Bears,
185
; against Browns,
64
,
66
; against Cardinals,
46
,
49
,
50
,
74
,
76
,
77
; against Cowboys,
215–16
; against Eagles,
23
,
206
; against Giants,
37
,
233–34
,
239
; by Michaels,
16
; against Redskins,
90

field goals, Michaels missing: against Bears,
183
; against Browns,
66
,
141–43
,
146
; against Cardinals,
76
; against Cowboys,
216–17
; against Eagles,
25–26
,
205
; against Giants,
237–38
,
243
; Michaels's erratic performance on,
11
,
14
,
161–62
,
233
; against Packers,
125
; against Redskins,
159

fighting,
4
; concerns about football's increasing violence,
131–34
,
133
; fans and,
18–20
,
132–33
; Johnson's meanness in,
131–35
; Keys starting,
139
; Mack's,
96
,
98–100
; Michaels and McMillan,
50–51
; as Pittsburgh tradition,
95–96
; Scotti and Mellekas,
201–3
; Steelers' reputation for,
5
,
14
,
157
; targets for violence,
133–34

Fischer, Pat,
74
,
101

Fiss, Galen,
64
,
66
,
145

Fleming, Marv,
124
,
126

Fogarty, Fran,
153
,
214
,
236

Folkins, Lee,
104–6

Football: compared to life,
193
; fickle fate in games,
160–61
,
183
,
193
; games after Kennedy assassination,
169
,
171–72
,
188–89
; growing popularity of,
68–69
,
123
,
165–66
; need for aggression in,
155
,
228–29
; NFL becoming big business,
193
; Parker's philosophy of,
109
; players' motives for,
208
.
See also
college football

Forbes Field,
xiii
,
169
,
223
; as antiquated,
xv–xvi
,
103
; demolished,
255
; game after Kennedy assassination in,
179–80
; last home game in,
202

Ford, William Clay,
171

Forester, Bill,
125
,
170

Fortunato, Joe,
167
,
185

fullbacks, Sapp as,
87

fumbles: in Cardinals game,
76
; in Eagles game,
23
,
203–4
; in Giants game,
236–38
,
243
,
246
; on kickoff returns,
185
; in Packers game,
124–28
,
126
; recovery of,
76
,
93
; in Redskins game,
90
,
92–93
,
162

Furlong, Bill,
184

Gabor, Zsa Zsa,
63

Gaechter, Mike,
105
,
215–16
,
220

Gain, Bob,
64
,
65

Galimore, Willie,
137
,
180
,
255

gambling,
9
,
86
,
121

Ganzel, Dewey,
xiv

Garner, Erroll,
5

“Gashouse Gang,” Steelers called,
6

Gautt, Prentice,
44

Gay, Timothy,
11
,
24–25
,
76

George, Bill,
167
,
182
,
185

Gibbs, Sonny,
101

Gifford, Frank,
32
,
38
,
222
,
231
,
240–41
; effects of great catch,
242–43
,
252

Gillespie, Dizzy,
5

Glass, Bill,
65
,
75–76

Glass, Glenn,
22
,
25
; against Bears,
180–81
,
186
; against Browns,
142
,
146
; against Cowboys,
216
; against Giants,
37
,
240–42
; against Packers,
125
; post-Steelers career,
248
; against Redskins,
160
,
162–63

Glick, Gary,
48
,
215–16

goalpost, crooked,
21
,
25–26

Goldwater, Barry,
158
,
255

Good, Herb,
26–27

Grady, Sandy,
4
,
176
,
179
,
188

Graf, Fritz,
185

Graham, Otto,
133
,
134

Gray, Ken,
44
,
46

Green, Bobby Joe,
180–81
,
183

Green, Cornell,
104
,
146
,
215

Green, Ernie,
142

Green Bay Packers: Bears beating,
164
,
166–68
; under Lombardi,
xiii
,
119–20
,
123–24
; place in Western Conference,
156–57
,
200

Green Bay Packers-Steelers game (11/3),
120–21
,
123
,
138

Gregg, Forrest,
4–5
,
124

Gremminger, Hank,
126

Grier, Rosey,
222

Griffing, Glynn,
33
,
38
,
39
,
224

Grill, Crawford,
5

Groat, Dick,
17

Gros, Earl,
124

Gross, Milton,
178
,
201

Grosscup, Lee,
85
,
194–95

Groza, Lou,
142
,
145

Guglielmi, Ralph,
33
,
36–39
,
227

Guzik, John,
18

Hackbart, Dale,
160

Hackett, Dave,
189

Halas, George,
156
,
165
,
187
,
253
; as coach,
113
,
245
; complaints about officiating and,
186
,
188
; concern about playing Steelers,
166–68
; on game against Steelers,
167
,
188
; Parker and,
118–19
,
184–85

Haley, Dick,
6
,
22
,
70
,
171
,
236
; background of,
83–85
; against Bears,
180
,
183
; against Cardinals,
46
,
79
; against Cowboys,
104
,
217
; against Eagles,
204
; on Gifford's great catch,
241–42
; injuries of,
73
; interceptions by,
93
,
162
,
180
; on opponents, xvi,
92
,
130
,
203
; against Packers,
124
; on Parker,
110
,
113–14
; personality of,
85–86
; in player personnel,
85–86
,
120
,
130
,
250
; against Redskins,
89–90
,
93
,
162–63