The '63 Steelers (64 page)

Taylor, Roosevelt,
168
,
182–84

team unity,
52
,
234
; Layne encouraging,
16
,
56
,
118
; Parker and,
16
,
118
; Steelers' personality,
62–63

Tehan, Dan,
21
,
204

television,
156
,
224
; after Kennedy assassination,
172
,
176–77
; effects on football,
153–54
,
166
,
193

Thomas, Aaron,
37
,
237
,
242

Thomas, Ben,
33

Thomas, Clendon, xvi,
25
,
28
,
77
,
198
,
223
,
235
,
244
; in 1964 season,
249
; background of,
68–70
; against Bears,
180–81
,
186–87
; against Browns,
146
; against Cardinals,
46
,
75
,
80
; against Cowboys,
108
,
220–21
; against Eagles,
24
,
204
,
206
; against Giants,
37
,
237
; on importance of no mistakes,
78
,
121
; injuries of,
72
,
75
,
80
,
102
,
108
,
157
,
199
; interceptions by,
24
,
37
; as linebacker,
118
; on move to Pittsburgh,
6
,
70–71
; post-Steelers career,
249
; with Rams,
12–13
; against Redskins,
162–63
; in tackling of Jim Brown,
144–46
,
157

Three Bricks Shy of a Load
(Blount),
95

Thurston, Fred “Fuzzy,”
124

ticket sales,
124
,
156
,
202
,
214
; for Browns-Steelers game,
137
,
140
; at capacity,
140
,
236
; for games after Kennedy assassination,
173
,
175
,
177–78
,
180
; increasing,
89
,
165–66
; low,
18–19
; for Pitt Stadium
vs
. Forbes Field,
103

tie games: against Bears,
187–88
; disregarded in standings,
7
,
200
,
225
; against Eagles,
25–26
,
206–7

tight end, Carpenter as,
215

Tittle, Yelberton Abraham “Y. A.,”
26
,
43
,
75
,
148
,
164
,
223–24
,
237
,
244
; compared to other quarterbacks,
62
,
167
,
212
,
231–32
; in competition among quarterbacks,
33–34
; Cordileone traded for,
31
,
68
; effects of absence of,
38
,
227
,
231
; on game after Kennedy's assassination,
173
; in game against Cowboys,
93
,
207
; in game against Giants,
207
; Gifford's great catch and,
241–42
,
252
; injuries of,
33
; in NFL championship game,
254
; retirement of,
247
; Steeler defense against,
35
,
240

Tobin, Bill,
40

Toler, Burl,
60

Toneff, Bob,
87
,
162

Torgeson, Vern “Torgy,”
76
,
80

touchdowns: Ballman's,
145
,
163
,
206
,
240
; Brown's,
75
,
89
; Brown's bad passes losing,
243
; Carpenter's,
216
; Curry's,
182
; Dial's,
38
,
64–65
,
93
,
104
,
106
,
204
,
215
,
243
; Ferguson's,
50
; Hoak's,
36
,
37
,
90
,
184–85
; Johnson's,
24–25
,
38
,
159
; Mack's,
74
,
107
,
127
; Sapp's,
220

Tracy, Tom “the Bomb,”
23
,
59
,
62
,
103
,
236
; against Browns,
65–66
; against Cowboys,
106–7
; Parker cutting,
117
,
139–40

Traficant, Jim,
120

training camps,
150
,
154
,
210

trash talk,
139

Triplett, Bill,
46–47
,
49
,
51
,
74
,
76

Trippi, Charley,
131

Tubbs, Jerry,
104
,
220

Tucker, Joe,
119

Tunnell, Emlen,
230
,
242

Udall, Stewart,
115

Unitas, Johnny,
18
,
30
,
34
,
75
,
78
,
133
,
231

University of Pittsburgh football,
84
,
103
,
155
,
251
; excitement about football by,
17–18
; postponed after Kennedy's assassination,
171
,
200

Valachi, Joe,
10

Vaughan, Sarah,
5

Van Brocklin, Norm,
30

Varrichione, Frank,
14
,
20

Varrichione, Mitzi,
20

Villanueva, Danny,
14

Vinton, Bobby (Stanley Robert Vintula Jr.),

The Violent World of Sam Huff
(documentary),
224

Wade, Bill, xvi,
167–68
,
179–81
,
183–87

Walker, Wayne,
4

Wallace, William,
230

Walls, Will,
42

Walsh, Jack,
159

Walston, Bobby,
21

Walton, Joe,
18
,
37
,
231

Ward, Gene,
39
,
62

Warfield, Paul,
139
,
212

Warner, Glenn Scobey “Pop,”
18

Washington Redskins,
115
,
162
; defensive line of,
87
,
157
,
162

Washington Redskins-Steelers game (10/20),
88–93

Washington Redskins-Steelers game (11/17),
157–64

Waterfield, Bob,
32
,
222

weather,
105
; drought,
82
,
102
; effects of field conditions,
233
,
235
; effects of iciness,
235–36
,
237
,
240
; effects of winds,
214–15
,
217
,
233
; frigid conditions,
202
,
235–36
,
239

Webster, Alex,
32
,
137
,
148
,
224
,
231
,
244

Welch, Jim,
33

Western Conference,
3
,
108
; Bears' standing in,
164
,
166
,
187–88
,
200
; tie for first place in,
120–21
,
156

White, Byron “Whizzer,”
202

Whittenton, Jess,
127

wide receivers, Curry as,
182

Wiggin, Paul,
131
,
143

Wilkinson, Bud,
68
,
70

Williams, Jerry,
232

Williams, Joe,
226
,
230
,
233

Williams, Mary Lou,
5

Williamson, Fred “the Hammer,”
98

Wilson, George,
182

Wilson, Larry,
44
,
47
,
51
,
61
,
79
,
198

Winters, Manzie,
97

Wise, Bill,
123–24

Wittenton, Jesse,
124

Wolfner, Walter,
131

Womack, Joe,
140

Wood, Willie,
124
,
126
,
127

World Series, effects on Pittsburgh's self-esteem,
17

Wrigley Field,
156–57

Yankee Stadium,
223
; condition of field in,
233
,
235
,
240
; game after Kennedy assassination in,
177–79
; winds in,
233

Young, Buddy,
29

Young, Dick,
175
,
177

Youngstown, Ohio,
xi–xii
,
xiv
,
10