VINCE COSTELLO, GALEN FISS & JIM HOUSTON CAREER LEADER IN TDs FOR THE BROWNS
LINEBACKERS FOR THE CLEVELAND BROWNS IN THE 1964 NFL CHAMPIONSHIP
LIMITED EDITION LITHOGRAPH
12" x 17.5" Unmated, Unframed & Signed
COMES COA & LIFETIME AUTHENTICITY GUARANTEE The 1964 NFL Championship Game was the 32nd
annual championship game, held on December 27 at Cleveland Stadium in
Cleveland, Ohio with an attendance of 79,544, it was the first NFL title game
to be televised by CBS.
The game marked the last championship won by a
major-league professional sports team from Cleveland until 2016, when the
Cleveland Cavaliers won the NBA Finals.
The Baltimore Colts finished the 1964 regular
season with a record of 12–2 and handily won the Western Conference for the
first time since 1959, clinching the title with three games remaining. The
Colts were led by second-year head coach Don Shula and quarterback Johnny
Unitas. This was the Colts' third NFL championship game appearance since
joining the National Football League in 1953, seeking to win their first since
repeating in 1959.
The Cleveland Browns finished the regular
season with a record of 10–3–1, winning the Eastern Conference by a half game.
The Browns were led by second-year head coach Blanton Collier, quarterback
Frank Ryan, running back Jim Brown, and receivers Gary Collins and rookie Paul
Warfield. This was the Browns' eighth NFL championship game appearance since
joining the NFL in 1950, but the first in seven years. The Browns dominated the statistics over the
favored Colts. Unitas completed 12 of 20 passes for only 95 yards with two
interceptions. The Colts managed only 92 yards rushing. Ryan hit on 11 of 18
tosses for 206 yards and three TDs. The Browns' Collins set a title game record
with three touchdown catches in one game, and grabbed five passes for 130 yards
total. Groza kicked field goals of 42 and 10 yards, and Brown carried the ball
27 times for 114 yards. Linebacker, Vince Costello. intercepted a Unitas pass
to end the first half.
The starting linebackers gave the Browns a
huge lift on defense. They were: Vincent Costello (April 8, 1932 – June 22,
2019) was an American football linebacker who played 12 seasons in the National
Football League for the Cleveland Browns (1956–1966) and New York Giants
(1967–1968). He later coached with Paul Brown as linebackers coach for the
Cincinnati Bengals (1969–1973); Miami Dolphins (1974) and the Kansas City
Chiefs (until his retirement).
Galen Fiss (July 30, 1931 – July 17, 2006) was
an American football linebacker who played 11 seasons with the Cleveland Browns
of the National Football League (NFL). Fiss was captain on Cleveland's NFL
championship team in 1964. Fiss, who had Alzheimer's disease, died of cardiac
arrest in 2006. Fiss was inducted into the Kansas Sports Hall of Fame in 2017.
James Edward Houston (November 3, 1937 –
September 11, 2018) was an American football linebacker who played 13 seasons
in the National Football League (NFL) with the Cleveland Browns. He was elected
to the College Football Hall of Fame in 2005.
All three of the starting linebackers on the
Cleveland Browns’ 1964 Championships team are now deceased. This makes this
authentically signed art print very valuable.
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