1964 American Football League All-Star game

1964 AFL All-Star Game

East West 24 27
1 2 3 4 Total 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

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. 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

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.

Offense

Position:	East:	West:
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

Position:	East:	West:
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

1964 AFL All-Star Game: East vs. West

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
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

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.