1963 Buffalo Bills Roster
American Football League (AFL)
Team Record: 7-6-1
Finishing 1st in the AFL's East Division
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Division Playoff
Coach: Lou Saban (7-6-1)
Location: Buffalo, New York
1963 Buffalo Bills StatisticsTeam Record: 7-6-1
Finishing 1st in the AFL's East Division
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Division Playoff
Coach: Lou Saban (7-6-1)
Location: Buffalo, New York
1963 Buffalo Bills Results
The Buffalo Bills of the American Football League ended the 1963 season with a record of 7 wins and 6 losses and 1 ties, finishing first in the AFL's East Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.
The Bills chalked up 304 points, and the defense allowed 291. Jack Kemp tossed for 2,910 yards. Bill Miller topped pass catchers, hauling in 69 balls, while Elbert Dubenion added 959 receiving yards.
Cookie Gilchrist rushed for a team-leading 979 yards for Buffalo.
Willie West and John Tracey each snatched 5 opponent throws.
Lou Saban coached the team. The 1963 Buffalo Bills lost in the Division Playoff.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46 | Ray Abruzzese | LS | October 27, 1937 | 6'1" | 194 | Alabama | Philadelphia, PA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 20 | Billy Atkins | S | November 19, 1934 | 6'1" | 196 | Auburn | Millport, AL USA | 1 | 0 |
| 77 | Stew Barber | LT | June 14, 1939 | 6'2" | 250 | Penn St. | Bradford, PA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 27 | Glenn Bass | TE-HB | April 12, 1939 | 6'2" | 202 | East Carolina | Wilson, NC USA | 9 | 0 |
| 51 | Dave Behrman | ROT-DT-C | November 9, 1941 | 6'5" | 260 | Michigan St. | Dowagiac, MI USA | 14 | 0 |
| 50 | Al Bemiller | C | April 18, 1938 | 6'3" | 243 | Syracuse | Hanover, PA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 33 | Hezekiah Braxton | FB | April 11, 1936 | 6'2" | 227 | Virginia Union | Baltimore, MD USA | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | Fred Brown | FL | December 22, 1938 | 5'11" | 185 | Georgia | Atlanta, GA USA | 4 | 0 |
| 30 | Wray Carlton | HB | June 18, 1937 | 6'2" | 225 | Duke | Wallace, NC USA | 4 | 2 |
| 43 | Carl Charon | RS | March 17, 1940 | 5'10" | 202 | Michigan St. | Boyne City, MI USA | 12 | 2 |
| 22 | Wayne Crow | HB | May 5, 1938 | 6'1" | 205 | California | Coolidge, AZ USA | 5 | 1 |
| 64 | Tom Day | RG | August 20, 1935 | 6'2" | 252 | North Carolina A&T | Washington, DC USA | 14 | 9 |
| 74 | Jerry DeLucca | ROT | July 17, 1936 | 6'2" | 247 | Tennessee | Peabody, MA USA | 2 | 1 |
| 44 | Elbert Dubenion | FL | February 16, 1933 | 5'11" | 187 | Bluffton | Griffin, GA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 78 | Jim Dunaway | LDT | September 3, 1941 | 6'4" | 277 | Mississippi | Columbia, MS USA | 14 | 10 |
| 24 | Booker Edgerson | RCB | July 5, 1939 | 5'10" | 183 | West. Illinois | Baxter, AR USA | 14 | 14 |
| 80 | Charley Ferguson | SE | November 13, 1939 | 6'5" | 217 | Tennessee St. | Dallas, TX USA | 12 | 2 |
| 73 | George Flint | ROG | February 26, 1939 | 6'4" | 240 | Arizona St. | Erie, PA USA | 9 | 5 |
| 34 | Cookie Gilchrist | FB | May 25, 1935 | 6'3" | 251 | none | Brackenridge, PA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 79 | Dick Hudson | OT | July 30, 1940 | 6'3" | 272 | Memphis | Memphis, TN USA | 2 | 2 |
| 54 | Harry Jacobs | MLB | February 4, 1937 | 6'1" | 226 | Bradley | Canton, IL USA | 14 | 12 |
| 15 | Jack Kemp | QB | July 13, 1935 | 6'1" | 201 | Occidental | Los Angeles, CA USA | 14 | 12 |
| 45 | Roger Kochman | HB | June 16, 1941 | 6'2" | 205 | Penn St. | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 5 | 4 |
| 12 | Daryle Lamonica | P | July 17, 1941 | 6'3" | 215 | Notre Dame | Fresno, CA USA | 14 | 2 |
| 64 | Charley Leo | ROG | August 29, 1934 | 6'0" | 240 | Indiana | Niagara Falls, NY USA | 4 | 0 |
| 55 | Marv Matuszak | MLB-RLB | September 12, 1931 | 6'3" | 232 | Tulsa | South Bend, IN USA | 14 | 2 |
| 72 | Ron McDole | DE-DT | September 9, 1939 | 6'4" | 265 | Nebraska | Chester, OH USA | 12 | 0 |
| 81 | Bill Miller | SE | April 17, 1940 | 6'1" | 195 | Miami (FL) | McKeesport, PA USA | 14 | 12 |
| 87 | Leroy Moore | LDE | September 16, 1935 | 6'2" | 240 | Fort Valley St. | Pontiac, MI USA | 2 | 2 |
| 25 | Jesse Murdock | FB | September 17, 1938 | 6'2" | 203 | California Western | Oakland, CA USA | 6 | 0 |
| 57 | Herb Paterra | LLB-RLB | November 8, 1940 | 6'1" | 232 | Michigan St. | Glassport, PA USA | 10 | 0 |
| 75 | Ken Rice | RT | September 14, 1939 | 6'2" | 240 | Auburn | Bainbridge, GA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 20 | Hank Rivera | LS | December 25, 1938 | 5'11" | 180 | Oregon St. | Los Angeles, CA USA | 3 | 0 |
| 40 | Ed Rutkowski | HB-LCB-FB | March 21, 1941 | 6'1" | 198 | Notre Dame | Kingston, PA USA | 14 | 7 |
| 26 | George Saimes | RS | September 1, 1941 | 5'11" | 186 | Michigan St. | Canton, OH USA | 14 | 12 |
| 70 | Tom Sestak | RDT | March 9, 1936 | 6'5" | 267 | Baylor | Gonzales, TX USA | 14 | 14 |
| 66 | Billy Shaw | LG | December 15, 1938 | 6'2" | 258 | Georgia Tech | Natchez, MS USA | 14 | 14 |
| 58 | Mike Stratton | RLB | April 10, 1941 | 6'3" | 224 | Tennessee | Vonore, TN USA | 14 | 14 |
| 23 | Eugene Sykes | LS-RS | September 26, 1941 | 6'1" | 201 | LSU | New Orleans, LA USA | 9 | 0 |
| 85 | John Tracey | LLB | June 27, 1933 | 6'3" | 225 | Texas A&M | Philadelphia, PA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 84 | Ernie Warlick | TE | July 21, 1932 | 6'3" | 235 | North Carolina Central | Washington, DC USA | 14 | 14 |
| 47 | Willie West | LCB | May 1, 1938 | 5'10" | 190 | Oregon | Lexington, MS USA | 14 | 14 |
| 82 | Mack Yoho | K | June 14, 1936 | 6'2" | 230 | Miami (OH) | Reader, WV USA | 14 | 12 |
| 76 | Sid Youngelman | LDE | December 1, 1931 | 6'3" | 257 | Alabama | Newark, NJ USA | 14 | 14 |
