1963 Pittsburgh Steelers Roster

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 7-4-3
Finishing 4th in the NFL's East Division
Coach: Buddy Parker (7-4-3)
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1963 Pittsburgh Steelers Statistics
1963 Pittsburgh Steelers Results

The Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League ended the 1963 season with a record of 7 wins and 4 losses and 3 ties, finishing fourth in the NFL's East Division.

Pittsburgh scored 321 points, while the defensive squad yielded 295. John Johnson carried the ball for a team-best 773 yards for the Steelers, while Dick Hoak additionally contributed to the rushing attack.

Ed Brown passed for 2,982 yards. Buddy Dial paced all receivers, grabbing 60 passes for 1,295 yards.

The opportunistic defense pounced on 44 turnovers. Clendon Thomas intercepted 8 opponent throws.

Buddy Parker coached the team.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP GS
63Art AndersonROT-LOTOctober 9, 19366'3"244IdahoBreckenridge, MN USA130
73Frank AtkinsonLDTDecember 13, 19416'3"240Stanford140
78John BakerRDEJune 10, 19356'6"279North Carolina CentralRaleigh, NC USA1414
85Gary BallmanFLJuly 6, 19406'1"215Michigan St.Detroit, MI USA140
71Charlie BradshawLTMarch 13, 19366'6"255BaylorWaco, TX USA1414
24Jim BradshawRSJanuary 13, 19396'2"205Tenn-ChattanoogaSt. Clairsville, OH USA141
15Ed BrownPOctober 26, 19286'2"200San FranciscoSan Luis Obispo, CA USA1414
86John BurrellSENovember 22, 19406'3"185RiceFort Worth, TX USA145
40Preston CarpenterTEJanuary 24, 19346'2"190ArkansasHayti, MO USA1414
74Lou CordileoneRDTAugust 4, 19376'1"250ClemsonJersey City, NJ USA1414
25Roy CurryFLNovember 9, 19396'1"185Jackson St.60
44Willie DanielRCBNovember 10, 19375'11"190Mississippi St.New Albany, MS USA135
84Buddy DialSEJanuary 17, 19376'1"194RicePonca City, OK USA1414
46Bob FergusonFBAugust 29, 19395'11"220Ohio St.Columbus, OH USA52
43Glenn GlassRSFebruary 16, 19406'1"205TennesseeHolopaw, FL USA1414
27Dick HaleyLCBOctober 2, 19375'10"183PittsburghMidway, PA USA1414
42Dick HoakHBDecember 8, 19395'11"195Penn St.Jeannette, PA USA1212
77Dan JamesRTAugust 10, 19376'4"262Ohio St.Cincinnati, OH USA1414
35John JohnsonFBNovember 24, 19296'2"210St. Mary's (CA)Waterproof, LA USA1211
26Brady KeysPRMay 19, 19366'0"185Colorado St.Austin, TX USA119
75Joe KrupaRDTJuly 6, 19336'2"232PurdueChicago, IL USA1414
72Ray LemekRGJune 28, 19346'0"238Notre DameSioux City, IA USA1414
23Red MackTEJune 19, 19375'10"180Notre DameOconto, WI USA145
79Lou MichaelsKSeptember 28, 19356'2"243KentuckySwoyersville, PA USA1412
14Bill NelsenQBJanuary 29, 19416'0"195USCLos Angeles, CA USA20
12Terry NofsingerQBJuly 13, 19386'4"215UtahSalt Lake City, UT USA20
51Buzz NutterCFebruary 16, 19316'4"230Virginia TechSummersville, WV USA1414
66Myron PottiosMLBJanuary 18, 19396'2"232Notre DameVan Voorhis, PA USA140
88John PowersTEJune 15, 19406'2"215Notre DameHarvard, IL USA140
50John RegerRLBSeptember 11, 19316'0"225PittsburghWheeling, WV USA93
56Bob RowleyLBSeptember 16, 19416'2"235VirginiaSomerset, PA USA30
36Andy RussellRLBOctober 29, 19416'2"225MissouriDetroit, MI USA1411
62Mike SanduskyLGMarch 14, 19356'0"231Maryland, NJ USA1313
33Theron SappFB-HBJune 15, 19356'1"203GeorgiaMacon, GA USA101
67Bob SchmitzLLBSeptember 10, 19386'1"235WisconsinMarytown, WI USA116
70Ernie StautnerRDE-LDE-LDApril 20, 19256'1"230Boston Col.Prinzing-by-Cham, Germany143
68Ron StehouwerLOG-ROTFebruary 4, 19376'2"230Colorado St.Hopkins, MI USA141
82George TarasovicLLBMay 6, 19306'4"245Boston Col.Granville, NY USA88
28Clendon ThomasLSDecember 28, 19356'2"196OklahomaOklahoma City, OK USA1313
30Tom TracyHBSeptember 7, 19345'9"205TennesseeBirmingham, AL USA60