** Special Note ** ~ On April 17, 1963, NFL commissioner Pete Rozelle indefinitely suspended Green Bay Packers running back Paul Hornung and Detroit Lions defensive tackle Alex Karras for gambling on their own teams, as well as other NFL games; Hornung and Karras would miss the entire season. In addition, five other Detroit players were fined $2,000 each for placing bets on one game in which they did not participate. On November 24, just two days after the assassination of President Kennedy, the NFL played its normal schedule of games, Rozelle said about playing the games: "It has been traditional in sports for athletes to perform in times of great personal tragedy. Football was Mr. Kennedy's game. He thrived on competition." Before the Eagles played their game against the Redskins, the players collected money for the family of Dallas Police Offier J.D. Tippit, who was killed by the assassin, Lee Harvey Oswald. Each player on the team gave $50 of their salary to the family.