1964 Republican National Convention, Balloting, Vice Presidential
William E. Miller, a Representative from Western New York who had served as Chairman of the Republican National Committee since 1961, was nominated unanimously on a roll call vote. Goldwater stated that he chose Miller to be his running mate simply because "he drives Johnson nuts" with his Republican activism. But by some other accounts, Johnson "was barely aware of Miller's existence." Miller's Eastern roots and Catholic faith balanced the ticket in some ways, however ideologically he was conservative like Goldwater. His relative obscurity—"he was better known for snipes at President Kennedy than for anything else"—gave birth to the refrain "Here's a riddle, it's a killer / Who the hell is William Miller?"


1964 Republican National Convention, Balloting, Vice Presidential
He was replaced as Chairman of the RNC by Dean Burch, a Goldwater loyalist from Arizona.


1964 Republican Party presidential primaries
From March 10 to June 2, 1964, voters of the Republican Party chose its nominee for president in the 1964 United States presidential election. Senator Barry Goldwater of Arizona was selected as the nominee through a series of primary elections and caucuses culminating in the 1964 Republican National Convention held from July 13 to July 16, 1964, in San Francisco, California.


1964 Republican Party presidential primaries, Background
The Republican Party rebounded in the early 1960s from its 1958 disaster. In 1960, the party gained nineteen House seats and two seats in the United States Senate. Although the Republicans took the Texas Senate seat vacated by Lyndon B. Johnson's Senate election to the vice-presidency in a 1961 special election (won by John Tower), they lost a special election in New Hampshire. The midterm election of 1962 disappointed the party; it only gained three seats in the U.S. House and actually lost three in the Senate. However, the party gained governorships in Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Michigan.


1964 Republican Party presidential primaries, Background
As the year 1963 opened, several Republicans were named as potential candidates. One was New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller, who had just been re-elected in 1962. Rockefeller visited Republicans in the Midwest in the spring of 1963 to see how they would respond to his candidacy. He was encouraged by the response. Former Governor Goodwin Knight of California opened a Rockefeller campaign office in California, but Rockefeller convinced him to close it on March 29 until he had decided to run. Rockefeller's popularity declined when he remarried on May 4 after being divorced the previous year. The Republican Citizens Committee, a caucus of moderate Republicans, had decided by July 16 not to support Rockefeller. Rockefeller plowed ahead anyway, and on September 16 he announced that former Gov. Hugh Gregg of New Hampshire was on his team to help direct his efforts in the first primary.


1964 Republican Party presidential primaries, Background
Other potential contenders included Senator Barry Goldwater, United States Ambassador to South Vietnam and 1960 Republican vice-presidential candidate Henry C. Lodge Jr., and Governors George Romney and William Scranton. Goldwater headquarters were being informally opened in critical states by mid-1963; his Oregon office opened on June 20,  and in the summer he was leading in some opinion polls among Republicans. The New York Times reported on July 7 that a movement was underfoot in the northeast for "favorite sons" to run in state primaries to prevent a Goldwater nomination, since they feared major losses with Goldwater.


1964 Republican Party presidential primaries, Background
A conference of western Republicans was held in Eugene, Oregon on October 12. Both Rockefeller and Goldwater attended. Rockefeller challenged Goldwater to a debate on "how our party can best deal with the vital issues before the American people today." Goldwater said he did not favor a Republican debate, which he believed would tarnish the party's unity. Rockefeller began his semi-official campaigning soon thereafter. He spent two days in New Hampshire, visiting with local Republicans and answering the question how he would govern differently from President John F. Kennedy. The following week, Henry C. Lodge declined to enter the New Hampshire primary, apparently opening the way for Rockefeller to consolidate moderate Republicans there against Goldwater. On November 7, Rockefeller became the first candidate to officially enter the race.


1964 Republican Party presidential primaries, Background
The assassination of President Kennedy on November 22 rattled the Republican field. Senator Goldwater was attending the funeral of his mother-in-law when he heard the news. Governors Rockefeller and Scranton announced a one-month period of mourning. During this month, Republican leaders looked at the electoral map to see if Goldwater could win. At the time, they reasoned that Goldwater would probably be locked out of the northeast and would split the South with Lyndon Johnson. On December 7, former president Dwight Eisenhower called on Lodge to enter the race as a compromise candidate.


1964 Republican Party presidential primaries, Background
As the election year dawned, the field became clearer. Goldwater announced his candidacy on January 3,  and on the following day, Lodge renounced the efforts to draft him. Former Vice-President Richard Nixon was still mentioned as a possibility, as were Scranton and Romney. Harold Stassen entered the race on January 20 but was never a factor. Senator Margaret Chase Smith jumped in seven days later as the first prominent woman to run for president.


1964 Republican Party presidential primaries, Candidates, Favorite sons
The following candidates ran only in their state's own primary, for the purpose of controlling the delegate slate at the 1964 Convention:


1964 Republican Party presidential primaries, The campaign, New Hampshire primary
The first test for the candidates came in the New Hampshire primary. There, a poll a few weeks before the primary showed that 60% of the Republicans had not made up their minds. The stakes were quite high. Goldwater's staff wanted to soft-pedal his right-wing philosophy there. He did say that he wanted to use a newly revealed spy plane for reconnaissance over the Soviet Union, and he denied rumors that he would abolish the Social Security program. Goldwater spent twenty-one days campaigning continuously in New Hampshire, leaving the state on March 7 with the prediction "I have it made."


1964 Republican Party presidential primaries, The campaign, New Hampshire primary
For part of that time, he campaigned while wearing a cast (he had surgery on his right foot to remove a calcium spur). One reason for his optimism was that moderate Republicans were divided three ways: among Rockefeller and write-in efforts for Lodge and Nixon. The movement for Lodge received a boost the day before the primary when it was announced that Lodge did not have his name removed from the Oregon primary ballot.


1964 Republican Party presidential primaries, The campaign, New Hampshire primary
This bit of information was received as a declaration of candidacy for moderate Republicans, and in a record turnout they gave him a solid victory with 36% of the vote to 22% for Goldwater, 21% for Rockefeller, and 17% for Nixon. The voters on the sleety and snowy primary day also selected a solid slate of delegates pledged to Lodge, defeating several well-known state politicians.


1964 Republican Party presidential primaries, The campaign, Northeast primaries
In the four-week lull after New Hampshire, Goldwater and Rockefeller both worked on trying to win endorsements in various states. Both worked on a Republican volunteer organization in California, where the two were scheduled to appear on the ballot in the primary on June 2. The Field Research Associates released a poll showing Lodge in the lead in the state with 31% to 25% for Goldwater, 21% for Nixon, and just 12% for Rockefeller.


1964 Republican Party presidential primaries, The campaign, Northeast primaries
Upon hearing the poll results, Goldwater said that Lodge would not do what was needed to win the nomination, and if chosen he would not work hard enough to win the election. Soon thereafter, both Gallup and Harris released polls showing Lodge as the front-runner with Nixon second and Goldwater a poor third. Scranton stated on April 10 that he was not a candidate, thus reducing the field.


1964 Republican Party presidential primaries, The campaign, Northeast primaries, Illinois
Illinois held its primary on April 14. With the state Republican leadership almost solidly behind Goldwater, only Margaret C. Smith chose to file for the primary against Goldwater. During the campaign, Nixon and Lodge asked followers not to mount a campaign there. Goldwater defeated Smith 62-25%, which was far and away Smith's best primary performance. Lodge placed third on write-ins and Nixon fourth. The delegate count: Goldwater 159, Rockefeller 90, Lodge 14.


1964 Republican Party presidential primaries, The campaign, Northeast primaries, New Jersey
New Jersey voted on April 21. No candidates filed, so all votes were write-ins. Lodge again placed first with 42% to Goldwater 28%, Nixon 22%, and only 8% for all others. Massachusetts and Pennsylvania voted on April 28. No candidate appeared on the ballot in either. On the day before the two primaries, Rockefeller took the controversial stand of calling for US air strikes into Laos and Cambodia to help the government of South Vietnam. Lodge won Massachusetts with 77% of the vote to 10% for Goldwater and only 6% for Nixon.


1964 Republican Party presidential primaries, The campaign, Northeast primaries, New Jersey
Scranton won his home state with 52% to Lodge 21%, Nixon 10%, and Goldwater 9%. It was clear that the Republican voters were not lining up behind either Goldwater or Rockefeller, who at this point had won together just 35% of the primary vote. In fact, if Illinois is taken out of the numbers, Lodge had received three write-in votes for every Goldwater vote at this stage of the campaign, with Nixon's write-ins very close behind Goldwater.


1964 Republican Party presidential primaries, The campaign, Texas to Florida
Another large chunk of delegates was chosen in the month following the Pennsylvania primary. During this time, eight states held primaries. Rockefeller recognized that the stakes were higher than ever; he was only mounting a serious campaign in two. He attacked Goldwater as irresponsible and extreme, a candidate who would ruin the Republican Party. Rockefeller also publicly chastised the supporters of Lodge. Since moderate Republicans were dividing their primary votes among Rockefeller, Lodge, and Scranton, they were allowing Goldwater to win many delegates he otherwise would not win. Campaigning in West Virginia, Rockefeller said that Lodge was "a person who isn't there, who says nothing on any issues".


1964 Republican Party presidential primaries, The campaign, Texas to Florida
Goldwater spent the early part of the month in the South. He won 75% of the vote in the first Republican presidential primary in Texas. That same day, his supporters pushed the small cadre of black voters out of the Georgia Republican Party, taking 22 out of the 24 national delegates. Goldwater supporters the following day forced through Tennessee's first all-white delegation to the Republican National Convention in half a century. With these delegate appointments, the AP estimated that Goldwater had 209 delegates; uncommitted was second with 143 to Scranton 63, Lodge 43, and 55 for others. Rockefeller had not won a single delegate at the time. Four states held mostly uncontested primaries in the following two weeks; Goldwater won Indiana and Nebraska, Rockefeller won West Virginia, and Governor Rhodes won his home state of Ohio.


1964 Republican Party presidential primaries, The campaign, Texas to Florida
The Oregon primary was held on May 15. As one of the most important primaries of the year, all candidates spent time trying to win the state. Lodge took the lead in Oregon opinion polls soon after the New Hampshire primary, but Rockefeller pressed on Lodge's supporters to abandon him for not taking a stand against Goldwater. The primary was widely seen as a precursor to the California primary, which Goldwater needed to win in order to have a majority of convention delegates. Two days before Oregon voted, a California poll showed Goldwater leading Rockefeller there by 43-27%. The poll precipitated a critical Rockefeller win in the Oregon primary. Rockefeller placed first with 33%, followed by Lodge with 28%, Goldwater with 18%, and Nixon with 17%.


1964 Republican Party presidential primaries, The campaign, Texas to Florida
In the latter half of the month, Goldwater continued to move towards the nomination. The only contested primary was in Florida, where a slate of uncommitted delegates unexpectedly defeated a Goldwater slate. However, AP estimated on May 24 that Goldwater led with 304 delegates. Scranton was second with 70, followed by Rhodes with 58. Lodge had 44, and Rockefeller had 39; the uncommitted total was 224. The estimate was published the same day that Goldwater supporters were easily defeated in Alaska.


1964 Republican Party presidential primaries, The campaign, California and South Dakota
Senator Goldwater's overall strategy was to lock up the delegate votes from the South and the West. If he could win California, he would be able to win the presidential nomination on the first ballot. His support in California public opinion polls remained a steady 43% throughout the spring, not deterred by his under-performance in primary after primary. Even when Lodge's supporters agreed to join Rockefeller in California in a "stop Goldwater" move,  the polls only showed a minimal gain for Rocky.


1964 Republican Party presidential primaries, The campaign, California and South Dakota
With both candidates campaigning full-time, both drawing large crowds of interested Republicans, the division in the party was quite apparent. Another thing became clear: the California voters finally began shifting to Rocky, who took the lead in opinion polls in the week preceding the primary. As often happens in politics, a mostly unrelated event took place that changed everything. On May 30, Margaretta Rockefeller had a baby son. Newspaper coverage included the information that Margaretta had worked on Rockefeller's staff before the two of them divorced their long-time spouses to marry each other. This was not new information, but it had been mostly forgotten by the voters.


1964 Republican Party presidential primaries, The campaign, California and South Dakota
Just over two million people voted in California's Republican primary, approximately one third of all nationwide votes in the Republican primaries of 1964. CBS used computers to sample the data collected from various polling places to announce at 7:22 p.m. Pacific time that Goldwater would win the race. Other news organizations were slower to make that prediction, and at one point Rockefeller took the lead temporarily. In the end, Goldwater won the California primary by 3%.


1964 Republican Party presidential primaries, The campaign, California and South Dakota
Goldwater addressed supporters as the networks showed him in the lead; he said "This is a victory not for Barry Goldwater, but for the mainstream of Republican thinking". By gaining the 86 delegates from California, he was just 30 delegates short of a majority. South Dakota chose 14 delegates on the same day as California, but an uncommitted slate easily defeated a Goldwater slate by a 2:1 margin.


1964 Republican Party presidential primaries, The campaign, California and South Dakota
With all primaries held, Senator Goldwater was just a few small steps away from the presidential nomination. He had won 38% of the vote in the primaries, but his organization's successful work in non-primary states meant that he had 49% of the delegates. Gov. Rockefeller won 22% of the primary vote, 75% of which came from California. The favorite son candidates and unofficial candidates won 40% of the vote - more than either of the two leading candidates and a sign that the Republican faithful was remarkably dissatisfied with their choices.


1964 Republican Party presidential primaries, The convention, Post-primary maneuvering
Moderate Republicans moved into action as it appeared more and more likely that Goldwater was headed for a first ballot victory. Senator Hugh Scott started a movement to draft Governor Scranton on June 6, hoping that Scranton could pull together all the liberal and moderate Republicans. The following day, Scranton stopped to visit former President Eisenhower while on his way to the National Governors Conference in Cleveland; Ike encouraged Scranton to officially enter the race. Scranton finally joined the race on June 12. Rockefeller dropped out on June 15 and endorsed Scranton.


1964 Republican Party presidential primaries, The convention, Post-primary maneuvering
In the background, local Republicans continued to choose their national convention delegates. In the week between June 7 and June 13, 13 states chose 225 delegates. The many uncommitted delegates began to slowly announce their intentions; on June 9, 16 from Florida announced for Goldwater.


1964 Republican Party presidential primaries, The convention, Post-primary maneuvering
Scranton made a swing throughout the nation to speak with as many delegates as possible. Scranton gradually worked the moderate delegates who preferred Goldwater to Rockefeller and won endorsements in Ohio and Maryland. Michigan's Governor Romney announced that the state's delegation would meet separately with Goldwater and Scranton before deciding how to vote. Romney hoped the delegation would remain uncommitted.


1964 Republican Party presidential primaries, The convention, Post-primary maneuvering
On occasion, Goldwater returned to the Senate for votes. He gave a speech on June 18 in which he stated that he would vote against the Civil Rights bill. Senator Keating said that Goldwater's position was a repudiation of Abraham Lincoln and founding principles of the Republican Party. Governor Scranton held large rallies in eastern states while visiting with the delegates; he decried Goldwater's position on civil rights  and challenged Goldwater to a debate, which Goldwater dismissed as "ridiculous".


1964 Republican Party presidential primaries, The convention, Post-primary maneuvering
With time slipping away, and with Scranton failing to gain ground, he purchased a 30-minute time segment on NBC that aired on July 7 (replacing an episode of "Moment of Fear," a program starring Ronald Reagan). When the program aired, Scranton was unable to set forth his policy differences with Goldwater and spent too much time discussing smears from the Goldwater forces.


1964 Republican Party presidential primaries, The convention, The Cow Palace
The 28th Republican National Convention was held in the Cow Palace, San Mateo CA, from July 13 to July 16. The Cow Palace had been constructed in 1941, and the 1956 Republican National Convention had been held there. Following a $3 million improvement project in 1963, the Cow Palace applied to host the national convention and was chosen by Republican leaders over Chicago, Miami Beach, and four other cities.


1964 Republican Party presidential primaries, The convention, The Cow Palace
As the convention opened, the delegates ignored the turmoil among Republican ranks elsewhere in the nation. AP polled all delegates and found that Goldwater had a comfortable majority of them,  even as a Gallup poll showed Scranton leading Goldwater among nationwide Republicans by a 60-34% margin. Goldwater rejected a last offer by Scranton to debate, and Senator Margaret C. Smith arrived at the convention still campaigning for delegate support.


1964 Republican Party presidential primaries, The convention, The Cow Palace
The convention was organized at the first session. RNC Chairman William E. Miller called the convention to order at 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time on 7/13. The delegates were greeted by various party officials with short speeches. Delegate Newton I. Steers of Maryland introduced a resolution that would ban any delegate or alternate chosen with racially discriminatory procedures, but it was voted down.


1964 Republican Party presidential primaries, The convention, The Cow Palace
The evening session was devoted to speeches. RNC Chairman Miller prophesied that Republicans would have a "fair" convention and would win the fall election. Senator Everett Dirksen read a letter from former President Hoover, who was in failing health. Two actors read patriotic statements from earlier politicians while "America the Beautiful" played in the background. Oregon Governor Mark Hatfield then delivered the keynote address. He set forth the party's case for defeating LBJ and spoke out against extremism and the "bigots in this nation who spew forth their venom of hate."


1964 Republican Party presidential primaries, The convention, The Cow Palace
The second day was consumed with speeches and the platform vote. The convention was formally organized in the morning, with Senator Morton giving a speech "laying" the "dirty linen" of the Johnson administration on the line. President Eisenhower encouraged stronger local government and discouraged extremism. That evening, the entire platform was read during prime time. When finished, Senator Hugh Scott offered the first amendment at 10:00 p.m., condemning the Ku Klux Klan, the Communist Party, and the John Birch Society.


1964 Republican Party presidential primaries, The convention, The Cow Palace
Governor Rockefeller sought to address the convention on this amendment, and this is when the Goldwater delegates issued their loud "boos" to drown him out. The convention took a standing vote to defeat the measure. Scott then offered a stronger civil rights plank, which was defeated 897-409. Goldwater supporters voted down several other minor amendments, and at 12:36 a.m., the proposed platform was approved.


1964 Republican Party presidential primaries, The convention, The presidential nomination
On the third day of the convention, the presidential nominations and balloting took place. Senator Dirksen placed Goldwater in nomination. Goldwater delegates held a 30-minute demonstration at the end of his speech. Senator Kenneth B. Keating nominated Gov. Rockefeller, and a state senator nominated Senator Hiram Fong. Senator George D. Aiken placed Margaret C. Smith in nomination, saying that she was "the best qualified person you ever voted for" as he made history by being the first person to place the name of a woman into the presidential nomination by a major party.


1964 Republican Party presidential primaries, The convention, The presidential nomination
Ike's brother Milton Eisenhower placed Governor Scranton in nomination, hoping that "these perilous days" would not grant the Republican Party the same fate as the Whig Party of the preceding century. Representative Gerald R. Ford placed Governor Romney in nomination, calling him "Michigan's leading citizen." Judd and Lodge were then placed in nomination, though Morton read a letter from Lodge, who wished for his name to be withdrawn.


1964 Republican Party presidential primaries, The convention, The presidential nomination
The roll call followed. Goldwater took the lead with Alabama and never lost it. When South Carolina was called, the chairman realized that his state would put Goldwater over the top. The chairman said "we are humbly grateful that we can do this for America." At the end of the ballot, Goldwater had 883 votes to just 214 for Scranton, 114 for Rockefeller, and 97 for all others. Most delegates switched their votes to Goldwater. Then Governor Scranton took the stage. He called for the nomination to be made unanimous, calling on his supporters "not to desert our party but to strengthen it."


1964 Republican Party presidential primaries, The convention, Vice presidential nomination and close, Nominee
The last day of the convention wrapped up the business. First was the vice presidential ballot. Charles H. Percy, candidate for governor of Illinois, placed RNC Chairman William E. Miller into nomination for vice president. Miller was well known for his debating skills in the U.S. House, where he had been one of LBJ's harshest critics. He also came from New York State, an attempt by Goldwater to show support for his policies in the northeast. Miller was nominated with 1,305 votes to three abstentions from Tennessee from delegates who believed that the convention should have had the ability to nominate whomever they wanted. Miller gave a short speech accepting "the greatest challenge of my lifetime."


1964 Republican Party presidential primaries, The convention, Vice presidential nomination and close, Nominee
Richard Nixon then introduced Goldwater for his acceptance speech. He said "Before this convention, we were Goldwater Republicans, Rockefeller Republicans, Scranton Republicans, Lodge Republicans, but now that this convention has met and made its decision, we are Republicans, period, working for Barry Goldwater for President of the United States."


1964 Republican Party presidential primaries, The convention, Vice presidential nomination and close, Nominee
In his acceptance speech, Goldwater set forth the "cause of Republicanism." His most famous passage was "Today ... the task of preserving and enlarging freedom at home and of safeguarding it from the forces of tyranny abroad is great enough to challenge all our resources and to re-fire all our strength. Anyone who wants to join us in all sincerity, we welcome. Those who do not care for our cause, we don't expect to enter our ranks in any case. And let our Republicanism, so focused and so dedicated, not be made fuzzy and futile by un-thinking and stupid labels.


1964 Republican Party presidential primaries, The convention, Vice presidential nomination and close, Nominee
I would remind you that extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice. And let me remind you also that moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue." For many GOP moderates, Goldwater's speech was seen as a deliberate insult, and many of these moderates would defect to the Democrats in the fall election.


1964 Republican Party vice presidential candidate selection
Republican presidential nominee, Senator Barry Goldwater of Arizona chose Representative William E. Miller of New York as his vice presidential running mate. The Goldwater-Miller ticket would lose the 1964 election to the Democratic ticket of Lyndon B. Johnson and Hubert Humphrey.


1964 Rhode Island Rams football team
The 1964 Rhode Island Rams football team was an American football team that represented the University of Rhode Island as a member of the Yankee Conference during the 1964 NCAA College Division football season. In its second season under head coach Jack Zilly, the team compiled a 3–7 record (1–4 against conference opponents), finished in fifth place out of six teams in the Yankee Conference, and was outscored by a total of 186 to 127. The team played its home games at Meade Stadium in Kingston, Rhode Island.


1964 Rhode Island gubernatorial election
The 1964 Rhode Island gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1964. Incumbent Republican John Chafee defeated Democratic nominee Edward P. Gallogly with 61.15% of the vote.


1964 Rice Owls football team
The 1964 Rice Owls football team represented Rice University during the 1964 NCAA University Division football season. In its 25th season under head coach Jess Neely, the team compiled a 4–5–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 117 to 111. The team played its home games at Rice Stadium in Houston.


1964 Rice Owls football team
The team's statistical leaders included Walter McReynolds with 675 passing yards, Gene Fleming with 395 rushing yards and 30 points scored, and Billy Hale with 170 receiving yards. Malcolm Walker was selected by the Associated Press (AP) and the United Press International (UPI) as the first-team center on the 1964 All-Southwest Conference football team.


1964 Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council election
The 1964 Richmond upon Thames Council election took place on 7 May 1964 to elect members of Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative party gained control of the council.


1964 Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council election, Background
These elections were the first to the newly formed borough. Previously elections had taken place in the Municipal Borough of Barnes, Municipal Borough of Richmond and Municipal Borough of Twickenham. These boroughs were joined to form the new London Borough of Richmond upon Thames by the London Government Act 1963.


1964 Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council election, Background
A total of 154 candidates stood in the election for the 54 seats being contested across 25 wards. These included a full slate from the Conservative and Labour parties, while the Liberals stood 40 candidates. Other candidates included 3 Communists, 2 Independents and 1 Resident. There were 12 single-seat wards, 10 three-seat wards and 3 four-seat wards.


1964 Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council election, Background
This election had aldermen as well as directly elected councillors. The Conservatives got 7 aldermen and Labour 2.


1964 Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council election, Background
The Council was elected in 1964 as a "shadow authority" but did not start operations until 1 April 1965.


1964 Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council election, Election result
The results saw the Conservatives gain the new council with a majority of 28 after winning 41 of the 54 seats. Overall turnout in the election was 47.5%. This turnout included 750 postal votes.


1964 Robertson by-election
A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Robertson on 5 December 1964. It was triggered by the resignation of Liberal MP Roger Dean.


1964 Rochester race riot
The Rochester 1964 race riot was a riot that occurred in 1964 in Rochester, New York, United States.


1964 Rochester race riot, Background
The African American population of Rochester grew during the 1950s and 1960s, increasing from 7,845 in 1950 to more than 32,000 in 1964, at the time of the riot. Much of that population growth came from the South, travelling north in hopes of better socioeconomic conditions. Black migrants were instead met with segregated schools, dilapidated housing, and an unemployment rate that was more than six times higher than the unemployment rate for whites.


1964 Rochester race riot, Background
Black residents suffered from constant public harassment and humiliation, often being referred to as "bean pickers" in a reference to black migrant workers in the area, as well as being denied housing throughout the city, with African Americans being funneled into the run-down Upper Falls neighborhood. The Rochester race riot came at a time of heightened racial tensions and violence in the United States, occurring only a week after a major race riot in Harlem.


1964 Rochester race riot, Origins
At 10:00 p.m. on July 24, 1964, the Rochester Police Department (RPD) attempted to arrest an intoxicated black man at a street block party and dance on Joseph Avenue, in the Upper Falls neighborhood of Rochester. Police found 20-year-old Randy Manigault unruly and disorderly. They determined he was intoxicated and attempted to arrest him. Manigualt became combative and resisted arrest. Bystanders felt police were too forceful and started throwing bottles and bricks at police. Police then called for backup from the RPD, with a K-9 unit responding due to a shortage of other officers.


1964 Rochester race riot, Origins
Despite being against RPD practice to use police dogs on crowds, two police dogs were used to control the crowd. This use of police dogs seems to have played a part in starting the riot, with the presence of K-9 units evoking memories of violent police dogs being used against peaceful civil rights protesters in Birmingham, Alabama.


1964 Rochester race riot, Origins
By 11:30 p.m. all available officers had been deployed and were engaged with around 400 rioters. At 2:00 a.m., Rochester police chief William Lombard ordered officers to use riot weapons on the crowd. The riot had swelled to 2,000 people by 3:30 a.m. and looting had begun on Clinton Avenue, the main thoroughfare in Upper Falls. Governor Rockefeller declared a state of emergency by 9:00 a.m., with the event being officially dubbed a "riot" at that time. The chaos calmed during the day on July 25, 1964 before rioting resumed in force that night.


1964 Rochester race riot, Origins
On July 25th six Black organizers, including 3 clergy members, brought Mayor Lamb a list of demands which, if met, would bring an end to the violence. These included a mayoral committee consisting of members of the Black community to oversee the police department, the deputization of "responsible area residents" and more resources allocated to Black businesses and workers. Mayor Lamb would not agree to deputize citizens. Meanwhile, violence had spread to other areas of the city by that evening, including Rochester's 3rd and 19th Wards. One man was killed when he arrived on scene wearing a helmet, stood in the street and was subsequently hit and dragged 100 feet by a passing car.


1964 Rochester race riot, Origins
The last three deaths of the ordeal occurred on July 26th, when a helicopter used to survey the violence flew too close to a house on Clarissa Street, clipping the roof. The crash resulted in the death of the helicopter pilot and two residents of the house. Violence erupted in Rochester's Upper Falls neighborhood when demonstrators threw Molotov cocktails at police, who responded with gunfire. The addition of over 800 National Guard troops brought an end to the violence.


1964 Rochester race riot, Aftermath
Peace was restored after three days, after Governor Nelson Rockefeller called out the New York National Guard. By the time the disturbance was over, five were dead (four in a helicopter crash) and 350 injured. Almost a thousand people were arrested and 204 stores were either looted or damaged.


1964 Rochester race riot, Aftermath
A police officer, Dominick D'Angelo, suffered a cut under his eye, but was able to remain on duty, and Dick Baumbach a reporter for ABC News was shot in the face, but it only grazed his facial structure.


1964 Rochester race riot, Aftermath
Although the riot was initially blamed on "outside agitators," almost all the rioters arrested were from the local area, with only 14 people arrested who resided outside Monroe County. Third Ward Supervisor Constance Mitchell stated, "I know the kids here. I know the hard ones and the good kids. And it was the good kids in my ward who first threw the bricks through the windows. Then the adults stepped in. This community just went insane." This led to a reappraisal of policies and practices which had not changed in face of a tripling of the black population in the previous 10 years.


1964 Rochester race riot, Aftermath
At that time, most blacks held low-pay and low-skill jobs and lived in substandard housing, and Rochester was the last city in the State of New York to implement a public housing program.


1964 Rochester race riot, Aftermath
Throughout the decade following the riot, the City of Rochester acquired the land blighted by the riot, leveled remaining buildings, and removed or re-positioned many of the streets. One of the first housing projects built after the riots was the Chatham Gardens Apartments, which opened in 1965.


1964 Roller Hockey World Cup
The 1964 Roller Hockey World Cup was the sixteenth roller hockey world cup, organized by the Fédération Internationale de Patinage a Roulettes (now under the name of Fédération Internationale de Roller Sports). It was contested by 10 national teams (7 from Europe, 2 from South America and 1 from Asia, for the first time ever). All the games were played in the city of Barcelona, in Spain, the chosen city to host the World Cup.


1964 Rosais earthquake
The 1964 Rosais earthquake (Portuguese: Crise sísmica dos Rosais) was a series of seismic swarms occurring in February 1964, leading to two major earthquakes on 15 and 21 February, resulting in the destruction of most of the habitable dwellings on the western part of the island of São Jorge, in the archipelago of the Azores. The event resulted in the evacuation of approximately 5,000 residents from that island to Terceira, Pico and Faial.


1964 Rosais earthquake, History, Geologic
The island of São Jorge is divided into two tectonic regions by tectonic fractures oriented north-northwest to south-southeast, located along an axis between Norte Pequeno and Calheta (the Ribeira Seca fault).


1964 Rosais earthquake, History, Geologic
The northwest portion of the island is the most modern, consisting of basalt and intermediary rock (andesites) of the Rosais Volcanic Complex. This region was also covered swaths of the Manadas complex and debris from the 1580 and 1808 volcanic eruptions. The first eruption (1580) resulted in lava flows in three areas northwest to southeast: along the Ribeira da Almeida, in Queimada (south of Santo Amaro) and between Ribeira do Nabo and the beach of Cruzes (west of Urzelina). The second eruption (1808) resulted in andesite-basaltic lava flows in the southwest of Pico do Pedro, that extended to Urzelina.


1964 Rosais earthquake, History, Geologic
The São Jorge-Pico Channel that separates the islands of Pico and São Jorge is divided by fractures and faults extending north-northwest to south-southwest. The northernmost group of faults on the island of São Jorge extend from Cerrado das Almas to the peak of Loiçano. But, the island is almost bisected by a fault that extends from the promontory of Rosais to just north of Calheta (in the southeast).


1964 Rosais earthquake, History, Geologic
The Rosais promontory, at a height of 250–400 metres (820–1,310 ft) above sea level, an area dominated by an area of scoria cones, the highest being Monte Trigo at 503 metres (1,650 ft) altitude. A final group of fractures aligned to scoria cones northwest of Velas: to the southeast there are faults towards Pico do Carvão, while to the northeast of Velas are fractures responsible for the submarine eruption in 1964.


1964 Rosais earthquake, History, Geologic
São Jorge has had a history of tectonic movements associated with the submarine fractures between the island and Pico. The most violent of these events occurred on the night of 9 July 1757, with its epicenter in Fajã dos Vimes. This event resulted in landslides, opening fractures and resulting in the destruction of dwellings in Manadas (killing one fifth of the population, 1000 people).


1964 Rosais earthquake, History, Event
The February 1964 event was a phenomenon related to a submarine volcanic eruption 6.5 kilometres (4.0 mi) west-northwest of the village of Velas, 1,000 metres (3,300 ft) below sea level.


1964 Rosais earthquake, History, Event
On 21 August 1963, tremors were felt in the central group of the Azorean archipelago, including in the epicenter located in the Pico-São Jorge Channel. This event resulted in damage to an area 100 kilometres (62 mi) around Cais do Pico, while the tremors reached an intensity of V-VI on the Mercalli intensity scale affected the parishes of Rosais, Santo Amaro and town of Velas. After 13 December, seismographs in the observatory in Horta registered earthquake swarms linked to a volcanic eruption that continued until January 1964, related initially with Capelinhos. There was a lull after December.


1964 Rosais earthquake, History, Event
On 29 January and 1 February 1964, two submarine cables with the São Jorge Channel were cut. On 14 February volcanic tremors began to be felt, but just as the populace had assumed that the swarm had ended, on 15 February 1964, around 7:00 a.m., the tremors resumed with a violent earthquake (VII-VIII on the Mercalli intensity scale, recorded in the village of Terreiros), that resulted in destruction of homes. Following this earthquake, within the next 24 hours, more than 179 tremors were felt (some reaching VI-VII on the Mercalli intensity scale) and 125 in the following day, before diminishing.


1964 Rosais earthquake, History, Event
In the first three days, the epicentre was situated in the middle of São Jorge, in the proximity of historical eruptions in Urzelina and Manadas. In the beginning, the epicenter was located in Pico do Cabeço and Pico de Maria Pires, between Urzelina and Toledo, but later extended to the area of Pico da Esperança. The tremors reached a level VI (Strong) on the Mercalli intensity scale, causing panic and flight of citizenry to the town of Velas: the earthquake affected the areas of Urzelina, Manadas, Santo António and Norte Grande, intensifying until 18 February.


1964 Rosais earthquake, History, Event
On 18 February, the epicenters migrated to the northwest in the direction of the coast of Rosais, with the most intense tremors in the areas of Rosais, Beira, Velas, Santo Amaro, Manadas, Santo António and Norte Grande. A few reached level VIII in Velas and Rosais, where many of the homes were destroyed or became uninhabitable. After 18 February, low intensity earthquake swarms continued in the interior, with the largest hardly felt in Calheta or Topo.


1964 Rosais earthquake, History, Event
A great number of tremors were noted that anticipated the next earthquake.


1964 Rosais earthquake, History, Event
On 21 February, between 5:14 p.m. and 5:25 p.m. three strong earthquakes destroyed the homes in Rosais, and caused damage to dwellings in Toledo, Serroa, Beira and the village of Velas. The shocks attained VIII (Severe) on the Mercalli intensity scale in Velas and Rosais, VI (Strong) in Urzelina and Manadas, V (Moderate) in Santo António, Norte Grande, Norte Pequeno and Calheta, and III (Weak) in Topo. The more intense phase terminated on 24 February, at 8:45 p.m. After this event the tremors began to decrease in intensity and frequency, and few were registered in the western part of island.


1964 Rosais earthquake, History, Event
The earthquakes varied: epicenters in the centre of the island were situated approximately 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) in depth; and others, near Velas, were located 10–20 kilometres (6.2–12.4 mi) in depth. Similarly, the more violent tremors were felt in the islands near São Jorge. In total there were more than 500 aftershocks, with the event terminating on 25 February.


1964 Rosais earthquake, History, Event
About 5,000 people abandoned the area affected by the earthquakes, most heading for Calheta; 1000 escaped over the São Jorge-Pico Channel. Coincidentally, after 15 February 1964, a storm had begun, and weather hampered the rescue operations, contributing to a feeling of panic among the populace. With lack of information, the constant tremors and poor weather conditions contributed to a general feeling of impending disaster among the citizenry. The stormy weather continued along the week. As a result of the first days earthquakes, there was significant destruction in the town of Velas and surrounding hamlets. Approximately 400 homes were destroyed, with many of the buildings requiring repairs (about 250 in total). The number of dwellings that were damaged exceeded 900.


1964 Rosais earthquake, History, Event
Logically, the earthquakes presupposed a submarine volcanic eruption; the smell of sulphur was observed on 18, 19 and 20 February in the town of Velas, and later in Rosais, Beira, Santo Amaro and Norte Grande, and carried on the wind toward the southwest. Yet, the stormy weather made it impossible to see evidence. Meanwhile, a ship crossing the channel observed the presence of white caps on the surface of the water, indicating, possibly that there was a small eruption.


1964 Rosais earthquake, Relief efforts
Owing to the general panic and lack of help, 5,000 people were evacuated to the islands of Terceira, Pico and Faial, and were lodged in local homes, in an act of solidarity.


1964 Rosais earthquake, Relief efforts
The evacuation was extremely troubling, given the persistent storms and waves along the channel between the islands, where waves reached 5 metres (16 ft), and where ships and ports had limited capacity to transport the evacuees. A majority of the evacuees were transported onboard international cargo containers, including specifically the English flag-carrier Remuera, which was travelling within the Azores at the time of the crisis.


1964 Rosais earthquake, Relief efforts
Lack of planning and excavation equipment, meant that many of the peoples fleeing their homes, leaving the possessions and abandoning their domestic animals. Even as many returned to their homes immediately following the events, many others remained on the island of Terceira, causing social problems and preoccupying locals. Many of the evacuees returned to the island onboard smaller yachts or ships from Pico (including the historic ships Santo Amaro, Espírito Santo and Terra Alta) and the cargo vessel Girão, which normally transported foodstuffs between the islands.


1964 Rosais earthquake, Relief efforts
The Civil Governor, Teotónio Machado Pires (today remembered with a street named in his honour),  visited the island and coordinated the relief operations.


1964 Rosais earthquake, Relief efforts
American forces stationed on Terceira (at Lajes Airfield) provided tents and relief equipment, including communications equipment and aerial surveillance. By the late 20th century, there were still Quonset huts (metallic semi-circular huts/dwellings), invented for use in the Second World War, that were donated by the Americans to house many of those who had lost their homes.


1964 Rosais earthquake, Relief efforts
The national government adopted measures to begin the reconstruction, that culminated in Decree-Law 45/685, on 27 April 1964], which authorized several measures to assist homeless.


1964 Rosais earthquake, Relief efforts, Emigration
The lack of funds/resources during the reconstruction meant that emigration was the only exit strategy for many Jorgenses. With social and economic upheaval, particularly after the Capelinhos volcanic eruption, this was the only solution available: resulting in emigration to the United States, even as the Estado Novo regime tried to direct emigration to the African colonies.


1964 Rosais earthquake, Relief efforts, Emigration
In this context, with the active support of the State, the colony of Cela was established in Angola, essentially populated by homeless Jorgenses. Ironically, the independence drive, these colonists were left homeless and returned to continental Portugal, or ultimately to the United States.


1964 Rosais earthquake, Aftermath
On 17 February, the municipal council of Velas, under the direction of president Duarte Sá, authorized the analysis of relief efforts, and deliberate the creation of a Central Commission, consisting of the president and vice-president, but also aldermen António Cristiano da Silveira and Manuel da Silva Bettencourt.


1964 Rosais earthquake, Aftermath
The Central Commission, later became a dependency of the Civil Governor, resulting in the creation of various sub-commissions, responsible for:


1964 Rose Bowl
The 1964 Rose Bowl was the 50th Rose Bowl Game, played on January 1, 1964. It featured the Illinois Fighting Illini and the Washington Huskies.


1964 Rose Bowl
Illinois was led by Dick Butkus, Jim Grabowski, Lynn Stewart, and Archie Sutton on their way to a 17–7 victory over the Huskies, led by Junior Coffey.


1964 Rose Bowl
The game was scoreless until the second quarter; Washington scored first, following an Illinois fumble at its own 27-yard line. Backup quarterback, Bill Siler, kept it for three yards, then passed it to Joe Mancuso for 18 yards to the Illini 6. Siler then faked a pass and pitched to halfback Dave Kopay, who scored behind the block of halfback Ron Medved, with 8:26 left in the first half. The Illini got on the scoreboard with Jim Plankenhorn's field goal in the waning seconds of the second quarter and Washington led 7–3 at halftime.


1964 Rose Bowl
In the third quarter, Illinois took control as Jim Warren scored the "go-ahead" touchdown on a two-yard run. Sophomore Grabowski rushed for 125 yards, scored a touchdown in the fourth quarter, and was named the game's Most Valuable Player. Butkus played both ways in this contest, both at center and linebacker. He recovered a fumble, and had an interception (in addition to leading a defense that held Washington to only 59 yards rushing and 71 yards passing for the game).


1964 Rose Bowl, Aftermath
The opposing running backs were both drafted by the Green Bay Packers, Coffey in 1965 and Grabowski in 1966.


1964 Round Australia Trial
The 1964 Round Australia Trial, officially the Ampol Trial was the tenth running of the Round Australia Trial. The rally took place between 14 and 28 June 1964. The event covered 11,260 kilometres around Australia. It was won by Harry Firth and Graham Hoinville, driving a Ford Cortina GT.


1964 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team
The 1964 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team represented Rutgers University in the 1964 NCAA University Division football season.


1964 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team
In their fifth season under head coach John F. Bateman, the Scarlet Knights compiled a 6–3 record, won the Middle Three Conference championship, and outscored their opponents 149 to 115.


1964 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team
The team's statistical leaders included Roger Kalinger with 916 passing yards, Bob Brendel with 464 rushing yards, and Jack Emmer with 306 receiving yards.


1964 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team
The Scarlet Knights played their home games at Rutgers Stadium in Piscataway, New Jersey, across the river from the university's main campus in New Brunswick.


1964 Rutherglen by-election
There was a by-election for the constituency of Rutherglen in the House of Commons on 14 May 1964, not long before the 1964 general election.


1964 Rutherglen by-election
It was a Labour gain from the Conservatives, the candidate was Gregor Mackenzie. Unlike some by-election gains, it was held at the next general election and eventually became a fairly safe Labour seat, with Mackenzie serving as MP until 1987. The defeated Conservative candidate, Iain Sproat, later served as the MP for Aberdeen South and Harwich. The Scottish National Party decided not to contest the election, even though it was party policy to contest all Scottish by-elections.


1964 Rutherglen by-election, Background
The by-election was one of four (the others being Bury St Edmunds, Devizes and Winchester being held on the same day in which the seat was being defended by a candidate supporting the incumbent Conservative government. With a general election due later in the year, the results were anticipated with interest as a pointer to  what might happen at the election. It was felt voter turnout could be crucial and Sproat's agent, F. W. S. Craig had arranged for 1000 party workers and 300 cars to be active on polling day. The Glasgow Herald felt that Sproat could win if turnout was over 80%.


1964 Rutherglen by-election, Aftermath
The result showed a considerable swing of 7.6% against the government. While it held Winchester, there was an even larger swing of 8.5% against the Conservatives there. The Glasgow Herald considered the result in Rutherglen significant as the Conservatives had won the seat in 1951 when they had a small overall majority and swings were usually less pronounced in Scotland than the rest of the UK. The newspaper suggested that the results were repeated at a general election the Labour Party would have a majority of about 120 seats.


1964 Rutherglen by-election, Aftermath
An editorial in The Glasgow Herald the day after the election said that while the Conservatives holding Devizes perhaps suggested the party's fortunes were improving in England, the Rutherglen result was "a rank bad one" for the party, which did not suggest that any recovery in their position was taking place in Scotland. Indeed it further noted that there been a swing to Labour in Scotland in 1959 against the UK-wide trend, and the result suggested Labour was further improving upon this.


1964 Rutherglen by-election, Aftermath
The Herald's editorial argued that it was still possible for the Conservatives to improve their position in Scotland before the general election, which was expected to be held in October, but that the party needed to widen its Scottish horizons and improve its presentation to show the economic and political improvements the government had carried out.


1964 SANFL Grand Final
The 1964 SANFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football competition. South Adelaide beat Port Adelaide 9.15 (69) to 5.12 (42).


1964 SANFL Grand Final
This win was South Adelaide's eleventh (and as of 2021) most recent premiership, having won the wooden spoon in 1963 with a 1–17 record.


1964 SANFL season
The 1964 South Australian National Football League season was the 85th season of the top-level Australian rules football competition in South Australia.


1964 SANFL season
The competition expanded from eight to ten teams, with the addition of Central District and Woodville.


1964 SCCA National Championship Runoffs
The 1964 American Road Race of Champions was the first edition of the SCCA National Championship Runoffs. It took place on 14 and 15 November 1964 at the Riverside International Raceway. The ARRC was held as the non-championship final round of the SCCA National Sports Car Championship and the SCCA Divisional Championships. Most competitive drivers from SCCA's six divisions were invited to the event. No championships were contested that year as part of the Runoffs, and therefore, ARRC champions were not SCCA National Champions.


1964 SCCA National Championship Runoffs, Race results, Race 1 - Formula Vee
The first race, held on November 14, was the Formula Vee race. It was held for 45 minutes and 23 laps.


1964 SCCA National Championship Runoffs, Race results, Race 2 - H Production
The H Production race was held on November 14 for 45 minutes and 23 laps.


1964 SCCA National Championship Runoffs, Race results, Race 3 - G Production
The G Production race was held on November 14 for 45 minutes and 23 laps.


1964 SCCA National Championship Runoffs, Race results, Race 4 - H Modified
The H Modified race was held on November 14 for 45 minutes and 24 laps.


1964 SCCA National Championship Runoffs, Race results, Race 5 - E & F Modified
E Modified & F Modified drivers raced in a multi-class race held on November 14 for 45 minutes and 27 laps.


1964 SCCA National Championship Runoffs, Race results, Race 6 - E Production
The E Production race was held for on November 14 for 45 minutes and 25 laps.


1964 SCCA National Championship Runoffs, Race results, Race 7 - F Production
The F Production race was held on November 14 for 45 minutes and 23 laps.


1964 SCCA National Championship Runoffs, Race results, Race 8 - G Modified
The G Modified race was held on November 15 for 45 minutes and 26 laps.


1964 SCCA National Championship Runoffs, Race results, Race 9 - C Production
The C Production race was held on November 15 for 45 minutes and 25 laps.


1964 SCCA National Championship Runoffs, Race results, Race 10 - Formula Junior & Libre
Formula Libre & Formula Junior drivers raced in a multi-class race held on November 15 for 45 minutes and 27 laps.


1964 SCCA National Championship Runoffs, Race results, Race 11 - C & D Modified
C Modified & D Modified drivers raced in a multi-class race held on November 15 for 45 minutes and 28 laps.


1964 SCCA National Championship Runoffs, Race results, Race 12 - A & B Production
A Production & B Production drivers raced in a multi-class race held on November 15 for 45 minutes and 27 laps. There were originally two separate races scheduled, but the entrant number was too low for two races.


1964 SCCA National Championship Runoffs, Race results, Race 13 - D Production
The final race was the D Production race. It was held on November 15 for 45 minutes and 25 laps.


1964 SCCA National Championship Runoffs, Legacy
The event has been a big success. More than 160 drivers have arrived to the ARRC, including future road racing stars such as Chuck Parsons, Jerry Titus, Rick Muther, Bob Sharp, Jerry Hansen, Bob Tullius, Ed Leslie, Jim Downing, Ron Grable, Dave Jordan, Dick Guldstrand and George Alderman. The race has been the first race from the late 1950s that saw amateur West Coast and East Coast racers compete against each other, as the SCCA National Sports Car Championship was East Coast-only and the USRRC, despite allowing amateur drivers to compete, was a pro championship.


1964 SCCA National Championship Runoffs, Legacy
The 1964 American Road Race of Champions started a new chapter in the history of American amateur road racing. The National Championship was cancelled for 1965 and the ARRC became the only interdivisional amateur road race. It was still a non-championship event until 1966, when Runoffs winners in each class became National Champions.


1964 SCCA National Championship Runoffs, Notes
Due to limited attention to SCCA amateur races at the time, the results are not fully complete and there are a lot of inaccuracies.


1964 SCCA National Championship Runoffs, Notes
1. Some sources say that Downing was the pole-sitter in the FV race, which is not confirmed by the SCCA.


1964 SCCA National Championship Runoffs, Notes
2. The SCCA site says Mernone ran for 4 laps in GP, while other sources say she ran only for three laps.


1964 SCCA National Championship Runoffs, Notes
3. Some sources say Candler had an Elva Mk VII for the EM/FM race.


1964 SCCA National Championship Runoffs, Notes
4. Noah's FP pole is debated by the SCCA website, so Riggs could be the pole-sitter.


1964 SCCA National Championship Runoffs, Notes
5. The SCCA website lists Ward running a Lotus Elan, but in the entry list he is listed running a Super Seven.


1964 SCCA National Sports Car Championship
The 1964 SCCA National Sports Car Championship season was the fourteenth and final season of the Sports Car Club of America's National Sports Car Championship. It began April 12, 1964, and ended October 31, 1964, after eleven races.


1964 SMU Mustangs football team
The 1964 SMU Mustangs football team represented Southern Methodist University during the 1964 college football season.


1964 Sacramento State Hornets football team
The 1964 Sacramento State Hornets football team represented Sacramento State College during the 1964 NCAA College Division football season.


1964 Sacramento State Hornets football team
Sacramento State competed in the Far Western Conference (FWC). The Hornets were led by fourth-year head coach Ray Clemons. They played home games at Charles C. Hughes Stadium in Sacramento, California. The team finished the season as champion of the FWC for the first time in their 11 years of existence. They were undefeated in conference play, with an overall record of eight wins, two losses and one tie (8–2–1, 4–0–1 FWC). For the season the team outscored its opponents 213–84, including five shutout victories.


1964 Sacramento State Hornets football team
At the end of the season, the Hornets were invited to play in the Camellia Bowl. Sacramento State was defeated by Montana State, 7–28, in the game played at the Hornets home stadium. This was the first time Sacramento State had been invited to a bowl game.


1964 Sacramento State Hornets football team, Team players in the NFL
No Sacramento State players were selected in the 1965 NFL Draft.


1964 Saint Lucian general election
General elections were held in Saint Lucia on 25 June 1964. The result was a victory for the United Workers Party, which won six of the ten seats. Voter turnout was 51.8%.


1964 Salvadoran legislative election
Legislative elections were held in El Salvador on 8 March 1964. The result was a victory for the National Conciliation Party, which won 32 of the 52 seats.


1964 Sammarinese general election
General elections were held in San Marino on 13 September 1964. The Sammarinese Christian Democratic Party remained the largest party, winning 29 of the 60 seats in the Grand and General Council.


1964 Sammarinese general election, Electoral system
Voters had to be citizens of San Marino and at least 24 years old. This was the first election in San Marino with women's suffrage.


1964 San Diego Chargers season
The 1964 Season was the 5th season for the San Diego Chargers as a professional AFL franchise; the team failed to repeat as AFL champions after winning it in 1963 with a record of 11–3, and finished at 8–5–1. San Diego struggled at the start and finish of the season, but a six-game winning streak in the middle proved to be enough to win the AFL West, in a league where the two strongest teams were in the Eastern division.


1964 San Diego Chargers season
Veteran quarterback Tobin Rote was phased out as the team's starter during the course of the season, replaced by third-year John Hadl. Meanwhile, former Charger quarterback Jack Kemp featured on a Buffalo Bills that defeated San Diego three times, including a 20–7 scoreline in the AFL title game. Star receiver Lance Alworth missed the season finale through injury, and running back Keith Lincoln was knocked out of the game by Mike Stratton's famous "Hit Heard ‘Round the World".


1964 San Diego Chargers season, Offseason, AFL draft
The 1964 AFL Draft took place on November 30, 1963, late in the previous season; the Chargers had 28 picks across 26 rounds. Two days later, the rival NFL conducted their own draft.


1964 San Diego Chargers season, Offseason, AFL draft
San Diego were one of several AFL teams who had trouble signing their top picks. Of their first eleven choices, they signed only one, offensive lineman Gary Kirner, while nine spent 1964 with various NFL clubs. These included the Chargers' first four picks, who had all signed for the other league by mid-January. One of these, receiver Dave Parks, made the next three Pro Bowls for San Francisco.


1964 San Diego Chargers season, Offseason, AFL draft
Kirner went on to spend his entire six-year career in San Diego, though he only started 29 games in that time. The Chargers had a significant pick in the 13th round with safety Kenny Graham, who they signed in May. He started 11 games as a rookie and 75 in six years with the Chargers, being voted to four AFL All-Star games and one AP All-league team. He was also named to the AFL All-time second team in 1970.


1964 San Diego Chargers season, Offseason, Departures and arrivals
Guard Sam DeLuca, who had returned from retirement the previous season, was sold to the Jets on July 9 for an undisclosed sum. Paul Maguire was placed on waivers later in July. Maguire, who had doubled as a linebacker and punter since the Chargers' inaugural 1960 campaign, was claimed by the Bills. In August, fullback Bobby Jackson, who had scored nine touchdowns over the past two seasons, was sent to Oakland on a loan deal of unknown duration. In the event, he never returned to the Chargers.


1964 San Diego Chargers season, Offseason, Departures and arrivals
George Blair, a defensive back who had led the league in field goal percentage the past two seasons, sustained a knee injury early in the season; this proved to be career-ending. Herb Travenio was brought in as a replacement, but was released after only three games. He would return the following season with more success. He was replaced by 45-year old Ben Agajanian, back with the team after four years. Agajanian, too, picked up a career-ending injury, and Keith Lincoln handled the kicking duties for the rest of the season.


1964 San Diego Chargers season, Preseason
Keith Lincoln, who had ended the previous season as MVP of the AFL Championship Game, began the new one by scoring the first two Chargers touchdowns of their exhibition schedule. He opened the scoring against Denver with a 13-yard catch from Tobin Rote, then put San Diego ahead to stay with a 45-yard run; Lance Alworth and Keith Kinderman added further touchdowns in a 34–20 win. The Chargers followed this with a high-scoring win over the Oilers, played on neutral ground in Little Rock, Arkansas.


1964 San Diego Chargers season, Preseason
San Diego trailed 10–0 before Lincoln's touchdown pass to Dave Kocourek sparked a run of 30 consecutive points, with John Hadl throwing three touchdown passes. Houston came back with 21 unanswered points to lead again, and later responded after Lincoln had scored from a yard out, going ahead 38–37. Late in the game, Earl Faison recovered a fumble, and Hadl completed three pass to Alworth on a 12-play, 62-yard drive that culminated in Kinderman's game-winning 3-yard run, 72 seconds from time.


1964 San Diego Chargers season, Preseason
Lincoln scored again at Kansas City, but the Chargers trailed 14–12 at halftime. Rote and Don Norton combined on touchdown passes of 90 and 18 yards in the second half, giving San Diego their third consecutive win. The run came to an end in their fourth game, Paul Lowe scoring their lone touchdown in a 34–6 loss to the Jets, a game played before a sparse crowd in Atlanta. Former Charger Dick Wood threw three touchdown passes for New York. Finally, the Chargers returned home and defeated their Californian rivals Oakland 24–10. Rote and Norton once again connected for two touchdowns, either side of a Gerry McDougall run.


1964 San Diego Chargers season, Regular Season, Summary
Tobin Rote and John Hadl split time at the quarterback position, as they had done the previous year - this time, however, the younger Hadl started eight out of fourteen games, having been exclusively a replacement in 1963. Hadl finished with 2,157 yards to Rote's 1,156, and threw twice as many touchdowns (18 to 9) against the same number of interceptions (15), while posting a 6–2 record as a starter. Lance Alworth was again the leading receiver, ranking third in the league for yardage with 1,235, and first for touchdowns (13).


1964 San Diego Chargers season, Regular Season, Summary
He also rushed for a pair of touchdowns, and averaged 10.5 yards per punt return, second best in the league. End Don Norton and tight end Dave Kocourek added 669 and 593 receiving yards respectively. The ground attack was weakened by an early-season injury to Paul Lowe, who missed two games and finished with only 496 yards on the season. Keith Lincoln became the leading rusher with 632 yards, but his average yards per carry slipped from 6.5 a year earlier to 4.1 in 1964.


1964 San Diego Chargers season, Regular Season, Summary
The defense continued to be one of the league's better units, ranking 1st against the pass and 4th against the run. Defensive end Earl Faison had a team-high 7+1⁄2 sacks and was a first-team All-Pro, while linebackers Chuck Allen and Frank Buncom were both voted to the AFL All-Star game, and second-year cornerback Dick Westmoreland led the team with six interceptions. The kicking game was unreliable after George Blair was injured early in the season. Herb Travenio and Ben Agajanian played in three games each before Lincoln was given the duties in mid-November. Collectively, the team made 12 of 26 field goal attempts, going just 5 of 17 from distances of 20 yards or more. John Hadl doubled as the punter - his average of 39.5 yards per kick put him 7th out of 8 in the league.


1964 San Diego Chargers season, Regular Season, Game summaries, Week 1: vs. Houston Oilers
Tobin Rote threw three touchdowns as San Diego began their title defense with a win. Houston had the first scoring chance - they opted to fake a 33-yard field goal, but George Blanda was brought down by Dick Westmoreland and Emil Karas for a loss of 14 yards. The Chargers responded by driving 60 yards in five plays, with Lance Alworth catching a 31-yard pass and Rote finding Dave Kocourek for the opening score from a yard out. Blanda responded with a touchdown pass on 4th and goal, George Blair missed a 31-yard kick for San Diego, and it was 7–7 at halftime.


1964 San Diego Chargers season, Regular Season, Game summaries, Week 1: vs. Houston Oilers
The first three drives of the second half resulted in touchdowns. San Diego went 66 yards in 8 plays, with Gerry MacDougall scoring from close range. After another Blanda touchdown pass, the Chargers drove 80 yards in 7 plays, with Alworth picking up two first downs, and Don Norton scoring with a 19-yard catch. After forcing a punt, the Chargers had a 5-play, 64-yard drive, Alworth scoring this time, from 27 yards out. The next two Oiler drives ended with Westmoreland blocking a field goal and the San Diego defensive line stuffing a 4th and 1 attempt. By the time former Charger Bobby Jackson scored from inches out, there were only two seconds left.


1964 San Diego Chargers season, Regular Season, Game summaries, Week 1: vs. Houston Oilers
Rote finished 15 of 26 for 235 yards, three touchdowns and an interception. Alworth had 6 catches for 119 yards and a touchdown.


1964 San Diego Chargers season, Regular Season, Game summaries, Week 2: vs. Boston Patriots
Five turnovers proved too much for the Chargers to overcome in their home opener. The first significant takeaway was by the Charger defense - down 10–0 in the 2nd quarter, the pass rush of Emil Karas forced a fumble from Babe Parilli, which Frank Buncom recovered at the Patriot 8 yard line. John Hadl, on for a struggling Rote, hit Alworth for a touchdown on the next play. The Patriots added a field goal 44 seconds before halftime, but two 20+ yard completions by Hadl moved San Diego into Blair's field goal range; his 30-yarder pulled it back to 13–10 at the break.


1964 San Diego Chargers season, Regular Season, Game summaries, Week 2: vs. Boston Patriots
Boston added another field goal at the start of the second half. Hadl then fumbled while being sacked, and Parilli threw his second touchdown of the game. After a Charger punt, Karas again forced a fumble from Parilli, this time making the recovery himself on the Patriot 16. Jerry MacDougall converted a 4th and 1 before scoring from a yard out, leaving the score at 23–17. After a further Patriot field goal (Gino Cappelletti hit 4 of 7 on the day), Rote returned to the game and was immediately intercepted in his own territory. Boston did nothing with that opportunity, but Alworth fumbled on the next Charger play from scrimmage, and Parilli's third touchdown made it 33–17.


1964 San Diego Chargers season, Regular Season, Game summaries, Week 2: vs. Boston Patriots
Hadl was again inserted at quarterback; he threw nine times on the ensuing drive, completing five for 80 yards, including a 15-yard touchdown to Don Norton; he also found MacDougall for a two-point conversion, reducing the deficit to eight points. Boston went three-and-out, and Alworth's 42-yard punt return had San Diego starting out only six yards from a potential tie. After three plays netted only two yards, head coach Sid Gillman opted to take the short field goal with 2:47 to play. Blair converted to pull his team with five points.


1964 San Diego Chargers season, Regular Season, Game summaries, Week 2: vs. Boston Patriots
His onside kick was then covered by the Patriots, but Boston again went three-and-out. Starting from his own 20 with 1:14 left to play, Hadl hit Alworth for 14 yards and MacDougall for 24, advancing to the Boston 42. His next pass went deep, but Patriot defensive back Ron Hall secured victory with his third interception of the day, at his own 17 yard line.


1964 San Diego Chargers season, Regular Season, Game summaries, Week 2: vs. Boston Patriots
The game was a rematch of the previous season's title game, won easily by San Diego. With Paul Lowe out injured, the Charger running game could muster only 84 yards.


1964 San Diego Chargers season, Regular Season, Game summaries, Week 3: at Buffalo Bills
A pair of return touchdowns sparked a one-sided game. After receiving the opening kickoff, San Diego advanced steadily from their own 20 to a 3rd and 3 at the Buffalo 27, whereupon Butch Byrd cut in front of a quick sideline pass and went 75 yards the other way for a touchdown. Norton later fumbled at the end of a 42-yard gain, and Buffalo recovered. A Schmidt fumble recovery gave the Chargers a second chance, and Blair kicked their only points of the game from 12 yards out. After the Bills missed a field goal, Rote led San Diego from their own 20 to a 4th and 1 at the Buffalo 26, from where Lincoln was stopped short of a first down.


1964 San Diego Chargers season, Regular Season, Game summaries, Week 3: at Buffalo Bills
San Diego found themselves backed up near their goal line the next time they had the ball. Hadl's punt was fielded by Hagood Clarke at his own 47 - he broke through two tackles en route to a game-breaking touchdown. The Chargers failed to enter the opposing red zone in the second half, while Buffalo added 16 further points.


1964 San Diego Chargers season, Regular Season, Game summaries, Week 3: at Buffalo Bills
With Lowe still out injured, Keith Lincoln rushed 21 times for 94 yards. Norton caught 4 passes for 112 yards.


1964 San Diego Chargers season, Regular Season, Game summaries, Week 4: at New York Jets
Keith Lincoln's late field goal attempt was blocked as San Diego played out the first tie in franchise history. Lincoln, who had been handed the placekicking duties on account of Blair's injury, had opened the scoring with a 47-yard kick, tying Ben Agajanian's club record set in 1960. The running back also played a role in San Diego's first touchdown, taking a pass in the flat from an under-pressure Rote and skipping out of two tackles in the backfield en route to a 32-yard gain. That led to a 30-yard touchdown for Kocourek, who fought through a last-ditch tackle inside the five.


1964 San Diego Chargers season, Regular Season, Game summaries, Week 4: at New York Jets
After former Charger Dick Wood had tied the game with a 3rd-quarter touchdown pass, Lowe's 17-yard reception restored the lead. Rookie cornerback Jimmy Warren was then beaten on a deep throw from Wood to Don Maynard, whose 68-yard touchdown provided the game's final points. Lincoln's late chance came from 40 yards out, but Wahoo McDaniel made his second block of the game with 23 seconds to play.


1964 San Diego Chargers season, Regular Season, Game summaries, Week 4: at New York Jets
Rote finished on 15 of 29 for 225 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions. Lowe gained 64 yards on the ground and 31 through the air on his return to action, as well as scoring a touchdown; Lincoln had 26 yards on the ground and 94 through the air. The attendance of nearly 47,000 set a new AFL record.


1964 San Diego Chargers season, Regular Season, Game summaries, Week 5: at Boston Patriots
John Hadl came off the bench to lead San Diego past the previously-undefeated Patriots. Hadl was introduced after Rote's 1st quarter interception led to a Boston field goal; on his first drive, the Chargers went 62 yards before settling for a field goal by new kicker Herb Travenio.


1964 San Diego Chargers season, Regular Season, Game summaries, Week 5: at Boston Patriots
Hadl gained 22 yards on a QB keeper early in the next drive, then completed passes of 11, 17 and 16 yards, before finding Alworth in the back of the end zone on 3rd and goal from the 2. Dick Westmoreland thwarted the Patriots with an end zone interception, and it remained 10–3 at halftime.


1964 San Diego Chargers season, Regular Season, Game summaries, Week 5: at Boston Patriots
Despite kicking off, San Diego extended their lead three plays into the second half: Chuck Allen recovered a fumble on the Boston 27, Lowe shaped to pass before cutting up the middle for 12 yards, and Norton pulled in a 15-yard touchdown. Travenio missed the extra point, and Boston converted three third downs while responding with a 13-play, 68-yard touchdown drive.


1964 San Diego Chargers season, Regular Season, Game summaries, Week 5: at Boston Patriots
Later, San Diego went 93 yards in 9 plays to extend their lead -  Lowe had an 18-yard reception and a 23-yard carry on consecutive plays, before Alworth took a quick pass in the right flat, wrong-footed his marker and scored from 13 yards out. The Patriots again responded with a touchdown, reducing their deficit to six points with 12:45 still to play.


1964 San Diego Chargers season, Regular Season, Game summaries, Week 5: at Boston Patriots
Following an exchange of punts, San Diego ran the clock down on a 12-play drive from their own 17 to the Boston 14, but Lowe fumbled the ball and the Patriots recovered. Charlie McNeil's interception and 13-yard return gave his offense another chance, and Travenio kicked the clincher from 17 yards out with only 71 seconds to play.


1964 San Diego Chargers season, Regular Season, Game summaries, Week 5: at Boston Patriots
Hadl was 17 of 29 for 228 yards, three touchdowns and no interceptions, and Alworth caught 8 passes for 124 yards and two touchdowns.


1964 San Diego Chargers season, Regular Season, Game summaries, Week 6: vs. Denver Broncos
San Diego thrashed Denver in John Hadl's first start since the 1962 finale. Denver scored first, taking the opening kickoff and going 80 yards in 17 plays, scoring a touchdown while running over nine minutes off the clock. Keith Lincoln led the Charger response, gaining 22 yards around left end and later scoring untouched from five yards out. In the 2nd quarter, a 42-yard gain by Kocourek led to a juggling 4-yard touchdown catch by Alworth, and Lincoln's second touchdown made it 21–7.


1964 San Diego Chargers season, Regular Season, Game summaries, Week 6: vs. Denver Broncos
The Chargers continued to pull away in the second half, with Kocourek scoring after less than three minutes; the tight end took Hadl's pass at the Denver 32 and shrugged off a weak tackle before completing a 46-yard touchdown. Hadl scored the fifth Charger touchdown himself on an 18-yard keeper and, following a consolation score for the Broncos, Jacque MacKinnon went 48 yards on a draw play before scoring from a yard out on the next play.


1964 San Diego Chargers season, Regular Season, Game summaries, Week 6: vs. Denver Broncos
Hadl finished 18 of 28 for 216 yards, with two touchdowns and no interceptions, while Kocourek caught 4 passes for 113 yards and a touchdown. The Chargers had combined rushing stats of 39 carries for 272 yards, with 4 touchdowns. San Diego outgained an opponent by 300 yards for the first time in a regular season game, with a 486–186 advantage.


1964 San Diego Chargers season, Regular Season, Game summaries, Week 7: at Houston Oilers
Three 2nd quarter touchdowns in the span of 7:25 proved to be just enough to carry the Chargers past Houston. In the opening quarter, Allen's tackle stopped the Oilers on a 4th and 1, Travenio missed from 42 yards out, and rookie Oilers halfback Sid Blanks capped an 80-yard drive with a touchdown pass to Charley Hennigan. Hadl, who had a string of 13 consecutive completions in the first half, led a 72-yard drive and found Kocourek in the front of the end zone to tie the score.


1964 San Diego Chargers season, Regular Season, Game summaries, Week 7: at Houston Oilers
Following a Houston three-and-out, Alworth had receptions of 14 and 11 yards before scoring untouched on a 35-yard reverse. Houston responded by driving into Charger territory, but Earl Faison hit George Blanda as he attempted to pass, and the ball fluttered straight to Hank Schmidt, whose 58-yard scoring return made it 20–7. Blanda responded with a touchdown pass to Hennigan and, after Lincoln had a field goal try blocked, Blanda made a kick of his own as time expired in the half.


1964 San Diego Chargers season, Regular Season, Game summaries, Week 7: at Houston Oilers
There were no points scored in a rain-soaked second half, though both teams had chances. In the 3rd quarter, Travenio missed a 21-yard kick and Jimmy Warren picked off Blanda's long pass in the end zone (Warren's first career interception). Blanda missed a 26-yard field goal on the first play of the final quarter. Hadl was intercepted twice as the period wore on, the second of these on the Houston two yard line. The Oilers drove all the way to the Charger 14 inside the final two minutes, before a pair of penalties prompted Blanda to again attempt a game-tying field goal. His kick from 27 yards out was wide right, and San Diego hung on for their third straight win.


1964 San Diego Chargers season, Regular Season, Game summaries, Week 7: at Houston Oilers
Alworth had 5 catches for 76 yards, to go with his first career rushing touchdown. Ernie Ladd was ejected from the game after tearing the helmet from a Houston lineman and striking him on the head with it. He was later fined $500 for the incident.


1964 San Diego Chargers season, Regular Season, Game summaries, Week 8: vs. Oakland Raiders
The Charger defense intercepted Cotton Davidson six times, and Lance Alworth had his third career 200-yard game as San Diego defeated the Raiders. John Hadl threw the game's first interception, leading to a Raider field goal, but his next pass was a 76-yard touchdown, Lance Alworth sprinting up the right sideline and pulling in the ball at the Oakland 30 en route to the end zone. Oakland responded with a drive into Charger territory, but Kenny Graham intercepted Davidson in the end zone.


1964 San Diego Chargers season, Regular Season, Game summaries, Week 8: vs. Oakland Raiders
Kocourek's 49-yard catch was the biggest play on the ensuing drive, which ended with Lincoln's 9-yard touchdown run through the left guard area. Further interceptions by Allen and Harris gave San Diego openings in opposition territory, but Ben Agajanian missed a field goal, and Alworth later fumbled after making a catch. When Davidson found Art Powell for a touchdown, and the halftime score was 14–10.


1964 San Diego Chargers season, Regular Season, Game summaries, Week 8: vs. Oakland Raiders
In the 3rd quarter, Westmoreland intercepted an overthrown ball and ran it back 38 yards to the Oakland 24, setting up a 32-yard Agajanian kick. Next, Lincoln doubled the Charger lead with a 12-yard run up the middle. Oakland pulled back within seven after Davidson's second touchdown pass of the day, but Alworth had the final score, making a juggling, one-handed catch of a deep ball from Rote while fending off a defensive back. Dick Harris intercepted Davidson in the end zone the end the final Raider threat.


1964 San Diego Chargers season, Regular Season, Game summaries, Week 8: vs. Oakland Raiders
Harris and Westmoreland each had two interceptions. Alworth caught 8 passes for 203 yards and two touchdowns. Davidson was the first quarterback to throw six interceptions in a game against the Chargers - the next was Peyton Manning, 43 years later, during the 2007 season.


1964 San Diego Chargers season, Regular Season, Game summaries, Week 9: at Denver Broncos
San Diego scored the final 21 points to win a seesaw game. The Broncos received the opening kickoff, and drove into Charger territory before Faison deflected a pass and Harris intercepted it. San Diego then drove 65 yards the other way, and Alworth's catch on a 5-yard out route gave them the lead. Agajanian added a short field goal early in the 2nd quarter, but the next four scores were all by Denver. Firstly, quarterback Jacky Lee broke the grasp of Faison and scrambled for a touchdown from eight yards out.


1964 San Diego Chargers season, Regular Season, Game summaries, Week 9: at Denver Broncos
The lead was cut to a single point at the break when Hadl was unable to get his punt away after a high snap, and was downed in the end zone for a safety. There were further long snapping issues shortly after halftime - this time, Hadl couldn't handle a low snap, and the ball was knocked into San Diego's end zone where Denver recovered it, before adding a two-point conversion on a fake kick. A Bronco field goal made it 20–10 with 8:20 to play in the third quarter.


1964 San Diego Chargers season, Regular Season, Game summaries, Week 9: at Denver Broncos
After the Chargers were forced to punt on their next possession, the struggling Hadl was removed from the game and replaced by Tobin Rote; he came in with a golden chance to score after Lee's ill-advised lateral was recovered by Allen on the Denver 11. Rote was sacked to push the Chargers back to a 3rd and 19 from the 20 yard line, but he responded by finding Norton for a touchdown on the next play. Late in the game, Frank Buncom intercepted a deflected screen pass, and San Diego took over at the Denver 15.


1964 San Diego Chargers season, Regular Season, Game summaries, Week 9: at Denver Broncos
Norton kept the offense on the field with a 15-yard catch on 3rd and 15, before Lincoln caught the go-ahead score from two yards out, with 3:11 to play. Bob Petrich intercepted Lee's next pass (the defensive end's lone career interception) and Mackinnon ran in an insurance touchdown two plays later. Bud Whitehead's fumble recovery stopped the final Bronco drive.


1964 San Diego Chargers season, Regular Season, Game summaries, Week 9: at Denver Broncos
Lincoln rushed 20 times for 100 yards. It was the only 100-yard game by a Chargers runner all season.


1964 San Diego Chargers season, Regular Season, Game summaries, Week 10: at Kansas City Chiefs
A 28-point 2nd quarter gave San Diego victory over their closest challengers in the AFL West. Lowe opened the scoring when he swept right, slipped a tackler and capitalised on an upfield block by Walt Sweeney to compete a 50-yard touchdown. Lincoln then surprised the Chiefs with an onside kick, recovered by rookie Speedy Duncan in Kansas City territory. Three plays later, Hadl hit Kocourek deep over the middle, the tight end pulling the ball in as he crossed the goal line for a 38-yard touchdown. A Buncom fumble recovery stopped the next Chief drive; Kansas City tried a fake punt on their following possession, but another fumble spoiled the play, and San Diego took over on the opposing 47 yard line. Hadl immediately went long for Alworth, who had outpaced his marker and scored easily.


1964 San Diego Chargers season, Regular Season, Game summaries, Week 10: at Kansas City Chiefs
That touchdown came with 1:21 to play in the first half, which proved to be time enough for two further scores. Emil Karas recovered a fumbled snap on the next play from scrimmage, and Alworth scored on a 19-yard reverse. Kansas City responded with an unusual touchdown, as Dick Westmoreland intercepted Len Dawson's long pass at the 5 yard line, only to fumble into the end zone where the Chiefs recovered.


1964 San Diego Chargers season, Regular Season, Game summaries, Week 10: at Kansas City Chiefs
A further fumbled snap foiled the best Chiefs opening of the 3rd quarter, with Faison recovering. Len Dawson did manage to finish a drive off early in the final quarter, sneaking the ball home himself from a yard out, but couldn't lead his team back into the red zone.


1964 San Diego Chargers season, Regular Season, Game summaries, Week 10: at Kansas City Chiefs
In a Kansas rainstorm, it was the Chiefs who struggled most visibly with the conditions, fumbling nine times and losing three of them; the Charger offense committed no turnovers at all. Hadl was 11 of 19 for 238 yards and two touchdowns, while Alworth caught 5 passes for 168 yards and a touchdown. Emil Karas sustained a broken leg, and missed the rest of the season.


1964 San Diego Chargers season, Regular Season, Game summaries, Week 12: vs. Buffalo Bills
A late collapse cost the Chargers victory in a battle of division leaders. Early on, ex-Charger Jack Kemp was stopped a foot short on 4th and 1 at the San Diego 39, and Lincoln caught a 25-yard pass to set up his own field goal. On the next Charger possession, Hadl found Alworth behind a pair of defenders en route to a 63-yard touchdown, and it was 10–0. Hadl was intercepted in his own territory the next time tried to pass, but Faison forced Cookie Gilchrist to fumble, and Kenny Graham recovered to end the threat.


1964 San Diego Chargers season, Regular Season, Game summaries, Week 12: vs. Buffalo Bills
There was no such let-off the next time Hadl was intercepted, as Buffalo drove 16 yards for a touchdown. Rote entered the game, but was promptly picked off too - this time, the Bills had to drive only a single yard to take the lead. Rote threw a further interception before the half ended.


1964 San Diego Chargers season, Regular Season, Game summaries, Week 12: vs. Buffalo Bills
The turnovers continued in the second half - Warren intercepted Kemp, but Lincoln fumbled the ball back on the next play. Following a Bills punt, Hadl (reinstated at quarterback), made two big throws on a 63-yard touchdown drive, finding Alworth for 23-yards on 3rd and 2 before hitting Norton in the front of the end zone on 3rd and 10 from the 17. Daryle Lamonica entered the game, but was swarmed by three Chargers and sacked for a ten-yard loss on third down.


1964 San Diego Chargers season, Regular Season, Game summaries, Week 12: vs. Buffalo Bills
After the Bills punted, San Diego needed only two plays to extend their lead, Lincoln taking a pitchout and throwing to a wide open Alworth for an easy 53-yard touchdown and a 24–14 lead, a play into the final quarter. Alworth's fumbled punt return gave the Bills a chance to close the gap, but the Charger defense made a goal line stand after facing a first down at the four yard line, with Allen making a pair of tackles before Lamonica was stopped two yards short on 4th down.


1964 San Diego Chargers season, Regular Season, Game summaries, Week 12: vs. Buffalo Bills
Hadl was caught in the end zone for a safety by Mike Stratton on the next play, and the game began to turn. Buffalo drove back to the goal line, where they again faced fourth down - this time, Lamonica dove over from the one. The Buffalo QB was stopped short on a two-point try, but San Diego had committed a defensive hold - given another chance from the one, Lamonica again successfully dove through the middle, and the scores were tied with 3:24 to play. Warren's 54-yard kickoff return gave the Chargers excellent starting field position, but a Hadl pass was deflected and intercepted, before Buffalo drove into range for the game-winner, a 33-yard kick by Pete Gogolak with three seconds to play.


1964 San Diego Chargers season, Regular Season, Game summaries, Week 12: vs. Buffalo Bills
In total, San Diego committed a season-high seven turnovers. Alworth had 185 yards and two touchdowns from only four receptions. It was the first time San Diego played on Thanksgiving, or any Thursday. The attendance was a Charger record, and represented the first sell-out in club history.


1964 San Diego Chargers season, Regular Season, Game summaries, Week 13: vs. New York Jets
San Diego thrashed the Jets on the day they clinched their fourth AFL West title. The Chargers took the opening kickoff and put together a 14-play, 77-yard drive that ended with Norton scoring on a quick out pattern. George Gross recovered Dick Wood's fumble on the next possession, and Lincoln took a screen pass 37 yards before eventually adding a field goal. The Chargers went 85 yards on 9 plays on their next drive, with MacKinnon's 37-yard catch taking them to the goal line, from where Lowe scored. A pair of Hadl interceptions briefly stalled the Chargers' momentum.


1964 San Diego Chargers season, Regular Season, Game summaries, Week 13: vs. New York Jets
The first of these led to a Jet field goal, but the second did no damage, as Allen made an interception of his own, returning the ball 33 yards to the New York 35. That led to Lincoln's touchdown catch 14 seconds before halftime. In a processional second half, Faison made a leaping interception at the line of scrimmage before scoring on a 42-yard return, and Alworth got behind the defense on a play action pass for an easy 82-yard touchdown reception.


1964 San Diego Chargers season, Regular Season, Game summaries, Week 13: vs. New York Jets
Alworth caught 3 passes for 101 yards and a touchdown. Lowe rushed 18 times for a season-high 96 yards and a touchdown. Rookie defensive back and return man Speedy Duncan ran a kickoff back 91 yards (leading to a missed field goal) and made his first career interception. The Chargers enjoyed a 466–113 advantage in total offensive yardage.


1964 San Diego Chargers season, Regular Season, Game summaries, Week 14: vs. Kansas City Chiefs
The Chargers declared this to be "Tobin Rote Day", as the veteran quarterback was playing in San Diego for the last time. Rote was honoured in a halftime ceremony, and started for the first time since Week 5. The game itself did not go to plan, as Kansas City forced six turnovers en route to a blowout win.


1964 San Diego Chargers season, Regular Season, Game summaries, Week 14: vs. Kansas City Chiefs
On the game's opening possession, San Diego tried a fake punt after reaching 4th and 4 from the Chief 46, but Hadl's pass was intercepted. Len Dawson threw the first of his four touchdown passes on the next play (they all went to Frank Jackson), and Kansas City were off and running - it was 25–0 before the Chargers crossed midfield again. When Hadl found Alworth for a short touchdown early in the 3rd quarter, the Chiefs went 65 yards the other way for another Dawson TD pass, immediately extinguishing thoughts of a comeback.


1964 San Diego Chargers season, Regular Season, Game summaries, Week 14: vs. Kansas City Chiefs
The 43-point margin of defeat would remain the Chargers' worst until a 45-0 defeat to the Patriots, 56 years later.


1964 San Diego Chargers season, Regular Season, Game summaries, Week 15: at Oakland Raiders
San Diego improved on their previous week's showing, but nonetheless went into the AFL title game on a two-game losing streak after a narrow defeat. The Chargers wasted numerous early openings, beginning when Petrich's fumble recovery in Oakland territory led only to a missed Lincoln field goal. Ron Carpenter's interception soon gave them another chance, at the Oakland 29, but Hadl immediately threw an interception of his own; Lincoln later missed another field goal before, finally, Bud Whitehead's interception led to a successful kick. In total, 37 of the game's first 38 snaps took place in Raiders territory.


1964 San Diego Chargers season, Regular Season, Game summaries, Week 15: at Oakland Raiders
Oakland pinned the Chargers at their own two yard line late in the first quarter, but Hadl led his team 98 yards in only 9 plays in response, completing 41-yard passes to both Norton and Lowe. The latter of these saw Lowe catch the ball at the Oakland 30, and battle past four would-be tacklers on his way for a touchdown. Oakland responded with touchdowns on two of their next three drives, both from passes by Tom Flores, and led 14–10 at halftime.


1964 San Diego Chargers season, Regular Season, Game summaries, Week 15: at Oakland Raiders
Rote had come into the game following a 2nd quarter Hadl interception, and played the entire second half. His 23-yard completion to Lowe moved the ball to the Oakland 28 on the opening 3rd quarter possession; on the next play, Lowe swept right and followed a convoy of blockers for an easy touchdown. Lincoln hit a 33-yard field goal on the next Charger possession, making it 20–14. Flores was sacked on 4th and 6 at the Charger 10 as time expired in the quarter, but threw his third touchdown pass soon after the change of ends. San Diego couldn't cross midfield on their final three possessions, with Rote's final pass being a deep ball, intercepted at the Raider 25 with less than two minutes to play.


1964 San Diego Chargers season, Regular Season, Game summaries, Week 15: at Oakland Raiders
Lowe had a season-high 165 offensive yards, rushing 13 times for 85 yards and a touchdown, while catching 4 passes for 80 yards and a further touchdown. The Chargers suffered a blow in the 1st quarter, when Lance Alworth suffered a hyper-extension of the left knee; he missed the AFL Championship game as a result.


1964 San Diego Chargers season, Standings
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.


1964 San Diego Chargers season, Playoffs, Game summaries, AFL Championship Game: San Diego Chargers at Buffalo Bills
The injury to Alworth, their recent poor form and the Bills' home field advantage combined to make San Diego the underdogs for the title game. Nonetheless, the Chargers began well, with Rote, starting in his final game for the team, throwing a touchdown to Kocourek on the fourth play of the game. On their next drive, Lincoln, who had gained 58 yards and four first downs on three runs and a catch, was hit hard by Mike Stratton as he tried to catch a swing pass and knocked out of the game with a broken rib.


1964 San Diego Chargers season, Playoffs, Game summaries, AFL Championship Game: San Diego Chargers at Buffalo Bills
After that, the Charger offense carried far less threat, and Buffalo began to take control. The Bills led 13–7 shortly before halftime when Stratton made another big play, intercepting Rote after the Chargers had driven to the Buffalo 15. San Diego switched to Hadl in the second half, but slipped further behind; their last serious chance ended when Hadl threw incomplete on 4th and 2 from the Buffalo 5.


1964 San Diego State Aztecs football team
The 1964 San Diego State Aztecs football team represented San Diego State College during the 1964 NCAA College Division football season.


1964 San Diego State Aztecs football team
San Diego State competed in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA). The team was led by head coach Don Coryell, in his fourth year, and played home games at Aztec Bowl.


1964 San Diego State Aztecs football team
The Aztecs were nationally rated as high as number 2 in the AP Small College Football Poll, and finished the year ranked number 5. They finished the season with eight wins and two losses (8–2, 4–1 CCAA). The offense averaged over 40 points a game, totaling 423 points during the season. The defense gave up less than 10 points in 9 of their games, giving up only 71 points in 10 games.


1964 San Diego State Aztecs football team, Team players in the NFL/AFL
The following San Diego State players were selected in the 1965 NFL Draft.


1964 San Diego State Aztecs football team, Team players in the NFL/AFL
The following San Diego State players were selected in the 1965 AFL Draft.


1964 San Diego State Aztecs football team, Team players in the NFL/AFL
The following finished their San Diego State career in 1964, were not drafted, but played in the NFL/AFL.