1964 American Football League All-Star game

1964 AFL All-Star Game | East  | West

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24 | 27
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East | 10| 14| 0| 0 | 24
West | 0| 3| 14| 10 | 27
Date| January 19, 1964
Stadium| Jeppesen Stadium, Houston, Texas
Co-MVPs| Keith Lincoln (San Diego Chargers), Archie Matsos (Oakland Raiders)
Attendance| 20,016
TV in the United States
Network| ABC
Announcers| Curt Gowdy, Paul Christman[1]
Two touchdown passes by Babe Parilli had the East ahead 24–3 at halftime.

The 1964 All-Star Game was the AFL's third annual season-ending showpiece, which featured the outstanding performers from the 1963 season. A team drawn from the Western Division defeated their Eastern counterparts by a score of 27–24, scoring 24 unanswered points after trailing 24–3 at halftime.[2] The head coaches were Sid Gillman and Mike Holovak, who had faced each other in the AFL Championship game two weeks earlier, with Gillman's Chargers beating Holovak's Patriots 51–10. The MVP of that game, Keith Lincoln, was named offensive MVP of the All-Star game after rushing for 121 yards and a touchdown. Raiders linebacker Archie Matsos intercepted a pass and won the defensive MVP award.

## Rosters[edit]

The 22 offensive and defensive players for the two teams were decided by a players' vote, while head coaches Sid Gillman and Mike Holovak named the remainder of the 29-man squads, also selecting replacements for players forced to pull out.[3][4][5]

### Offense[edit]

Position:  | East:  | West:

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Quarterback | Babe Parilli, Boston
Jack Kemp, Buffalo
George Blanda, Houston | Tobin Rote, San Diego
Cotton Davidson, Oakland
Running back | Cookie Gilchrist, Buffalo
Bill Mathis, New York
Larry Garron, Boston  | Keith Lincoln, San Diego
Paul Lowe, San Diego
Clem Daniels, Oakland
Flanker | Charley Hennigan, Houston  | Lance Alworth, San Diego
End | Bake Turner, New York
Gino Cappelletti, Boston
Ernie Warlick, Buffalo  | Art Powell, Raiders
Dave Kocourek, San Diego
Fred Arbanas, Kansas City
Offensive tackle | Stew Barber, Buffalo
Rich Michael, Houston  | Jim Tyrer, Kansas City
Ron Mix, San Diego
Ernie Wright, San Diego
Offensive guard | Bob Talamini, Houston
Billy Shaw, Buffalo
Billy Neighbors, Boston
Charley Long, Boston  | Wayne Hawkins, Oakland
Ed Budde, Kansas City
Center | Bob Schmidt, Houston  | Jim Otto, Oakland

### Defense[edit]

Position:  | East:  | West:

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Defensive end | Larry Eisenhauer, Boston
Bob Dee, Boston  | Earl Faison, San Diego
Mel Branch, Kansas City
Defensive tackle | Tom Sestak, Buffalo
Houston Antwine, Boston
Ed Husmann, Houston  | Dave Costa, Oakland
Ernie Ladd, San Diego
Bud McFadin, Denver
Linebacker | Nick Buoniconti, Boston
Larry Grantham, New York
Tom Addison, Boston
Mike Stratton, Buffalo  | Chuck Allen, San Diego
Emil Karas, San Diego
Jim Fraser, Denver
Archie Matsos, Oakland
Walt Corey, Kansas City
Defensive back | Tony Banfield, Houston
Jim Norton, Houston
Fred Glick, Houston
Willie West, Buffalo
Ron Hall, Boston  | Dave Grayson, Kansas City
Fred Williamson, Oakland
Goose Gonsoulin, Denver
Duane Wood, Kansas City
Johnny Robinson, Kansas City

## The game[edit]

1964 AFL All-Star Game: East vs. West

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East | 10 | 14 | 0| 0| 24
West | 0 | 3 | 14| 10| 27

at Balboa Stadium in San Diego, California

* Date: January 19, 1964
* Game time: 1:00 P.M. CST
* Game attendance: 20,016
* TV announcers (ABC): Curt Gowdy and Paul Christman

Game information

First quarter

* East - Cookie Gilchrist 1-yard run (Gino Cappelletti kick) East 7–0
* West - Gino Cappelletti 35-yard field goal East 10–0

Second quarter

* West - Jim Fraser 19-yard field goal East 10–3
* East - Larry Garron 12-yard pass from Babe Parilli (Gino Cappelletti kick) East 17–3
* East - Bill Mathis 3-yard pass from Babe Parilli (Gino Cappelletti kick) East 24–3

Third quarter

* West - Keith Lincoln 64-yard run (Jim Fraser kick) East 24–10
* West - Paul Lowe 5-yard run (Jim Fraser kick) East 24–17

Fourth quarter

* West - Jim Fraser 12-yard field goal East 24–20
* West - Art Powell 25-yard pass from Cotton Davidson (Jim Fraser kick) West 27–24

Top passers

* East – Babe Parilli – 19/30, 228 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
* West – Tobin Rote – 12/28, 167 yards, 2 INT

Top rushers

* East – Larry Garron – 7 rushes, 41 yards
* West – Keith Lincoln – 14 rushes, 121 yards, TD

Top receivers

* East – Charley Hennigan – 5 receptions, 107 yards
* West – Lance Alworth – 6 receptions, 102 yards

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The East dominated the opening half, scoring on four out of six possessions. West starting quarterback Tobin Rote struggled with accuracy and was intercepted twice. A pair of Chargers, Keith Lincoln and Paul Lowe scored rushing touchdowns in the 3rd quarter to get the West back into the game. It was 24–20 with barely a minute to play when Lance Alworth returned a punt to the East 43. Four plays later, backup quarterback Cotton Davidson passed to Raiders teammate Art Powell for the winning touchdown, with Powell making a tumbling catch in the end zone.[2]

## References[edit]

1. ^ "TV Guide". Los Angeles Times. January 10, 1965.
2. ^ a b "Davidson-Powell pass sinks East". Oakland Tribune. January 20, 1964.
"Match report continued". Oakland Tribune. January 20, 1964.
3. ^ "AFL's East stars selected for game". Pomona Progress-Bulletin. January 2, 1964.
4. ^ "Add 16 players to teams for AFL All-Star games". Asbury Park Press. January 9, 1964.
5. ^ "1963 AFL Pro Bowlers". pro-football-reference.com.

*[1]: First quarter
*[2]: Second quarter
*[3]: Third quarter
*[4]: Fourth quarter