On Friday, October 12, 1962, in a game between the Dallas Texans and Boston Patriots, receiver Chris Burford hauled in 10 receptions for 171 yards and a touchdown.  For his efforts, Burford was awarded a game ball.  When I met with Burford recently, he showed me the ball, which displays neatly in his home office.  Below is the game summary from that game (via www.pro-football-reference.com), which the Texans won by a score of 27-7.

burford ball

burford ball

burford ball

burford ball

Dallas Texans 27, Boston Patriots 7

1 2 3 4 Final
Dallas Texans (4-1-0) 3 7 0 17 27
Boston Patriots (3-2-0) 0 0 7 0 7
DTX BOS
DTX Tommy Brooker 33 yard field goal 3 0
DTX Abner Haynes 2 yard rush (Tommy Brooker kick) 10 0
BOS Larry Garron 44 yard pass from Babe Parilli (Gino Cappelletti kick) 10 7
DTX Abner Haynes 63 yard pass from Len Dawson (Tommy Brooker kick) 17 7
DTX Tommy Brooker 34 yard field goal 20 7
DTX Chris Burford 31 yard pass from Len Dawson (Tommy Brooker kick) 27 7

Notable performances:

Dallas Texans Len Dawson – 17-31-306-2-2 pass Chris Burford – 10-171-1 rec

DTX BOS
First downs 17 14
Rush-yards-TDs 31-112-1 23-63-0
Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT 17-31-306-2-2 17-32-253-1-2
Sacked-yards 1-4 0-0
Net pass yards 302 253
Total yards 414 316
Fumbles-lost 0-0 6-3
Turnovers 2 5
Penalties-yards 4-20 2-20