The '63 Steelers (60 page)

Haley, Todd,
85

halfbacks,
140
,
150

Hargitay, Mickey,
156

Hatcher, Ron,
115

Heck, Ralph,
23–24

Hecker, Norb,
79–80

Henry, Mike,
70

Hernon, Jack,
45

Hickey, Howard Wayne “Red,”
31–32
,
113

Hill, Jimmy,
44
,
74
,
121
,
192–93
,
203
,
231

Hill, King,
23
,
25
,
201
,
205–6

Hirsch, Elroy “Crazy Legs,”
222

Hoak, Dick,
6
,
51
,
97
,
127–28
; against Bears,
180–85
,
187
; against Browns,
63
–
66
,
141–42
,
145–46
; call against, compared to Ditka's,
186
,
199
; against Cardinals,
46
,
49–50
,
74–75
,
77
; coaching by,
250
; against Cowboys,
105
; against Eagles,
203
; against Giants,
36–37
; in ground game,
36
,
182
; honored at Browns-Steelers game,
137
; importance to team,
62
,
140
; injuries of,
73
,
219
; Johnson and,
62
,
141–42
; against Packers,
124–27
; against Redskins,
89–90
,
92
,
161–62
; rushing record of,
102
,
129
; touchdowns by,
36–37
,
90
,
184–85

Holmes, Tommy,
146

Hornung, Paul,
9
,
58
,
121
,
126
,
144
,
236

Howell, Jim Lee,
166

Howton, Billy,
103
,
105
,
108
,
153
,
194
,
213
,
231

Huff, Sam,
87
,
130
,
221–23
,
227
,
244
; background of,
228
; documentary about,
224
; on fighting,
131
,
133
; on Kennedy's assassination,
170
,
174–75
,
179
; meanness of,
134
,
228

Hutson, Don,
103
,
105
,
153
,
194

injuries,
2
,
57
,
90
,
157
,
199
,
219
,
232
,
238
; in 1964 season,
249
; Atkinson's,
209–10
; Dial's,
194
,
198
; effects of Johnson's,
66–67
,
129
,
140
; effects of Steelers',
32
,
72–73
,
75
,
80
,
168
,
244
; from fights,
5
,
201–3
; Johnson's,
47
,
62
,
73
,
87
,
88
,
102
; Keys',
231
,
244
; linebackers',
43
,
118
; Mack's,
97
,
99
; Michaels's,
103
,
107
; NFL disability plan for,
198
; in Playoff Bowls,
3–4
; Pottios's,
97
,
248
; Reger's,
27
,
102
,
184
,
210
; Stautner's,
102–3
; Thomas's,
102
,
108

interceptions,
182
; in Bears game,
180
,
183–84
,
187
; by Bradshaw,
108
; of Brown's passes,
61
,
104
,
203
; in Cardinals game,
46–47
,
51
; in Cowboys game,
104
,
108
; in Eagles games,
24
,
203
; in Giants game,
37
; by Glass,
37
; by Haley,
93
,
180
; of Johnson's passes,
51
; in Packers game,
125
,
127–28
; by Pottios,
93
,
125
; in Redskins game,
92–93
,
162
; by Thomas,
24
,
37

Irma the Body,
141–42
,
156

Ivy, Frank “Pop,”
236

Izo, George,
157

Jackson, Leroy,
93

James, Dan,
4
,
93
; against Cowboys,
220
; in offensive line,
89
,
123
,
144
; against Redskins,
89
,
92

James, Dick,
157
,
162

Jencks, Bob,
180

Johnson, Charley,
39
,
43–44
,
46–47
,
49–51
,
61
,
78
,
174
; compared to other quarterbacks,
71
,
93
,
213
; records set by,
74–75
; using Ramsey's defense tactics,
79–80

Johnson, John Henry,
4
,
16
,
247
; background of,
134–36
; against Bears,
180
–
83
,
185
; against Browns,
141–42
,
145–47
; against Cardinals,
46
,
48
; against Cowboys,
102
,
105
,
215
,
218–19
; death of,
250
; against Eagles,
23–25
,
203
,
205
; effects of injuries of,
64
,
66–67
,
129
,
140
,
244
; against Giants,
37–38
,
236–38
,
240
,
243
; Halas and,
168
,
185
; honors for,
63
,
250
; injuries of,
47
,
62
,
72–73
,
87–88
,
102–3
,
105
; love of blocking,
135
,
220
; meanness of,
6
,
131–34
; offensive line and,
62–63
,
136–37
,
144–45
; against Packers,
124
,
127
,
130
; partying by,
56
,
114
; personality of,
130
; racial discrimination and,
114
,
136
; against Redskins,
159
,
161
,
162
; runners as targets for violence,
134
; running game of,
36
,
182–83
; running style of,
137–39
; rushing by,
38
,
125
,
243
; rushing records of,
129
,
146
–
47
,
250
; touchdowns by,
25
,
38
,
159

Johnson, Vince,
156

Jones, Cleveland “Pussyfoot,”
99

Jordan, Henry,
126

Jordan, Lee Roy,
104–5

Jurgensen, Sonny,
3
,
21–25
,
200–201

Kanicki, Jim,
64
,
65–66

Karras, Alex,
9
,
57–59
,
121
,
196

Katcavage, Jim,
36
,
145
,
232
,
237

Kelleher, Tom,
185

Kelly, Jim,
212

Kemp, Jack,
34

Kemp, Ray,
15–16

Kennedy, John F.,
158
,
165
; assassination of,
xiv–xv
,
169
; effects of assassination of,
177–78
,
200
,
214
; funeral of,
xvii
; investigations into assassination,
202
; love of football,
189–90
; players' responses to games after assassination of,
178–79
,
201
; responses to assassination of,
169–72
,
188
,
190
,
199
,
202
; responses to football games after assassination of,
172–77
,
188–89
; sportsmen campaigning for,
29–30
; visits to western Pennsylvania,
169–70

Keys, Brady,
5
,
22
,
24–25
,
66
,
80
,
98
; on Brown,
57
,
239
; against Browns,
65
,
144–46
; against Cardinals,
46–47
,
49
,
74–75
; against Cowboys,
105
; against Giants,
36
,
38
; injuries of,
157
,
160
,
168
,
231
,
244
; against Packers,
124
; personality of,
63
; post-Steelers career,
248
; against Redskins,
89
; tackling strategy of,
139–40
,
157

Keys, Howard,
5

Khashoggi, Adnan,
211

Khayat, Ed,
89
,
92–93
,
159
,
161

kicking,
11–12
,
14
,
233
.
See also
field goals

kickoffs,
25
,
185

Kiely, Ed,
89–90

Kilcullen, Bob,
185

Killett, Charlie,
33

Kilroy, Bucko,
2

King, Phil,
37
,
231
,
237–38
,
240

Koman, Bill,
71

Kraemer, Eldred,
18

Kramer, Jerry,
124–25

Kreitling, Rich,
66
,
142–43

Krupa, Joe,
4–5
,
65–66
,
174
,
185
; against Bears,
183
,
186
,
187
; against Cardinals,
46
; against Eagles,
205
,
206
; against Giants,
37
; against Redskins,
159
; in Steeler defense,
76–77
,
183
,
205
,
209

Kuharich, Joe,
97
,
151
,
200
,
217

Landry, Tom,
xiii
,
104
,
107–8
; defense under,
212
,
230
; quarterback system of,
101
,
105
,
214
; Stautner coaching under,
249–50

Lane, Dick “Night Train,”
44
,
99
,
132
,
192

Larson, Greg,
237

Lary, Yale,
56

Lawrence, David L.,
xiii

Layne, Bobby,
xiii
,
4
,
179–80
,
202
,
236
; advisory role for,
35
,
60–61
,
81
,
182
,
196
,
203
,
224
; Ballman and,
152
; Brown compared to,
20–21
,
53
,
55
,
232–33
; building team unity,
16
,
118
; compared to other quarterbacks,
212–13
; death of,
250
; Dial and,
195–96
; fans' aversion to,
19–20
; in fights,
132
,
152–53
; honors for,
55
,
250
; injuries of,
2
,
19–20
,
54
,
132
; on Johnson's meanness,
131
,
133
; leadership by,
55–56
,
243
; on Mack,
98–99
; Parker and,
113–14
,
243
; partying by,
16
,
112
; personality of,
55–60
; “Pro Football's
11
Meanest Men” list by,
6
,
44
,
99
; records set by,
53
,
59
; reputation for late-game heroics,
61
,
78
,
243–44
; reputation for partying,
55–56
,
58–59
,
195–96
; reputation of,
1
,
14
,
195–96
; retirement of,
2
,
30
,
54
,
147
,
243

Layne, Carol,
59

Leahy, Frank,
229

LeBaron, Eddie,
5
,
101
,
105
,
214
,
216

Leclerc, Roger,
167
,
180
,
187

Lemek, Ray,
180
,
205
,
220
; in bar fight,
152–53
; in offensive line,
89
,
123
,
144

Lemm, Wally,
44
,
51
,
71
,
73
,
78
,
179
,
245
; strategy of,
46
,
75

Levy, Marv,
175

Lewis, Art “Pappy,”
154

Lewis, Wallace “Boots,”
116

linebackers,
130
,
167
; Parker juggling,
73
,
118
; Russell as,
43
; Thomas as,
118

linemen, size of,
229

Lipscomb, Eugene “Big Daddy,”
xiv
,
5
,
15
,
114
,
170
,
222
; background of,
29–30
; death of,
2
,
28–29
,
209
; effects of loss of,
30
,
245
; Layne and,
16
,
60