1960 New York Giants season

NFL team season August 2023 March 2026 New York Giants 1960 6–4–2 3rd NFL Eastern Jim Lee Howell Jack MaraWellington Mara Yankee Stadium Did not qualify Giants seasons The 1960 New York Giants season was the franchise's 36th season in the National Football League. The Mara family was opposed to the AFL adding a team in New York, but received an indemnity fee of ten million dollars.Giants Among Men, Jack Cavanaugh, 2008, p.213, Random House, 978-1-4000-6717-6 Offseason With the departure of defensive coordinator Tom Landry to the expansion Cowboys, three veterans served dual roles as player-coaches. Harland Svare became the defensive coordinator, Andy Robustelli was a defensive line coach, while Jimmy Patton was a defensive backs coach.Giants Among Men, Jack Cavanaugh, 2008, p.212, Random House, 978-1-4000-6717-6 NFL draft 1960 NFL draft 1960 New York Giants 1 12 Lou Cordileone Guard Clemson yes 3 36 Jim Leo Linebacker Cincinnati yes 6 72 George Blair Defensive back Ole Miss no 7 84 Bob Yates Tackle Syracuse no 8 96 Fred Hageman Center Kansas no 9 108 Bob Anderson Halfback Army Made roster in 1963 yes 10 120 Bob Simms Tight end Rutgers yes no no Roster 1960 New York Giants 42 Charlie Conerly P 11 Lee Grosscup 15 George Shaw American football 26 Ed Sutton American football 33 Mel Triplett 29 Alex Webster gridiron football 24 Phil King American football 40 Joe Morrison 44 Kyle Rote 86 Bill Kimber 85 Bob Schnelker 83 Bob Simms y 78 Don Boll T/G 79 Rosey Brown T 74 Lou Cordileone y G 60 Bill Crawford gridiron football y G 62 Darrell Dess G 52 Bob Schmidt American football C/T 66 Jack Stroud G 55 Ray Wietecha C 72 Frank Youso T 76 Rosey Grier DT 73 Proverb Jacobs DT 77 Dick Modzelewski DT 81 Andy Robustelli DE 82 Tom Scott linebacker DE 70 Sam Huff MLB 30 Jim Leo y OLB 89 Cliff Livingston OLB 84 Harland Svare OLB 41 Lindon Crow CB 22 Dick Lynch CB 25 Dick Nolan American football SS 20 Jimmy Patton FS 21 Lee Riley SS 48 Bill Stits CB/FS 34 Don Chandler P 88 Pat Summerall K 16 Frank Gifford RB IR -- Bill Gorman y no T Military 75 Jim Katcavage DE IR Pete Hall y QB Edward Mazurek y T Regular season The Hit (Chuck Bednarik) Late in the eighth game of the season on November 20 at Yankee Stadium, linebacker Chuck Bednarik of the Philadelphia Eagles knocked halfback Frank Gifford of the Giants unconscious and into St. Elizabeth's Hospital.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=02pQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ohAEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4623%2C346934 Milwaukee Sentinel Associated Press Eagles' surge edges Giants November 21, 1960 3, part 2 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=LwIqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=gSYEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2882%2C181142 Milwaukee Journal Associated Press Gifford of Giants hurt as Eagles rally, 17-10 November 21, 1960 13 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=WW8zAAAAIBAJ&sjid=fe4HAAAAIBAJ&pg=5681%2C3777541 Lodi News-Sentinel UPI Bednarik gives Gifford concussion, Giants angry November 21, 1960 10 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=JxIrAAAAIBAJ&sjid=YpwFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1919%2C3384508 Reading Eagle Pennsylvania Associated Press Gifford gets fruit, card from Bednarik November 22, 1960 18 Gifford was out of football for over eighteen months and the game-sealing play involving the two hall of famers is considered one of the most famous tackles in NFL history.http://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/news/article-1/Didinger-The-Hit-Still-Resonates/a4d1ca9b-1d30-4bf7-9445-170f7ed41266 Philadelphia Eagles.com Didinger Rayy 'The Hit' still resonates October 23, 2013 August 9, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150815023809/http://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/news/article-1/didinger-the-hit-still-resonates/a4d1ca9b-1d30-4bf7-9445-170f7ed41266 August 15, 2015 dead The Giants went 6–4–2 in 1960 and finished in third place in the Eastern Conference. As a result, the Giants missed out on the post-season: the NFL Championship Game was won by host Philadelphia. The third place game in Miami, the first of the ten Playoff Bowls, was won by Detroit at the Orange Bowl in early January. Schedule Game Date Opponent Result Record Attendance Recap 1 September 25 at San Francisco 49ers W 21–19 1–0 44,598 Recap 2 October 2 at St. Louis Cardinals W 35–14 2–0 26,089 Recap 3 October 9 at Pittsburgh Steelers W 19–17 3–0 40,323 Recap 4 October 16 Washington Redskins T 24–24 3–0–1 60,625 Recap — Bye 5 October 30 St. Louis Cardinals L 13–20 3–1–1 58,516 Recap 6 November 6 at Cleveland Browns W 17–13 4–1–1 82,872 Recap 7 November 13 Pittsburgh Steelers W 27–24 5–1–1 63,321 Recap 8 November 20 Philadelphia Eagles L 17-10 5–2–1 63,571 Recap 9 November 27 at Philadelphia Eagles L 23–31 5–3–1 60,547 Recap 10 December 4 Dallas Cowboys T 31–31 5–3–2 55,033 Recap 11 December 11 at Washington Redskins W 17–3 6–3–2 14,077 Recap 12 December 18 Cleveland Browns L 34–48 6–4–2 56,517 RecapNote: Intra-conference opponents in bold text. Bye-week needed with expansion to odd number of teams (13) — one team idle per week. Standings thumb|right|240px|Program for the November 20 game against the Philadelphia Eagles. In this game Giants star Frank Gifford suffered a season-ending concussion at the hands of linebacker Chuck Bednarik. See also List of New York Giants seasons References 2 New York Giants on Pro Football Reference Giants on jt-sw.com Category:New York Giants seasons New York Giants New York Giants season Category:1960s in the Bronx Category:Events at Yankee Stadium