St. Louis Cardinals quarterback Charlie Johnson gets a pass away a split second before New York Giants defensive lineman Jim Katcavage closes in for the hit during an NFL passing play.
From the Opening Game of the 1957 NFL season - Jim Katcavage of the New York Giants and Chet Hanulak of the Cleveland Brown. The Browns would win this one 6-3 on game-winning Lou Groza field goal.
Vintage 1960s NFL action photo showing Steelers running back Tom Tracy being stopped by Giants legends Sam Huff and Jim Catcavage, with Bobby Layne visible in the background.
A classic NFL photo of Bart Starr in the 1962 NFL Championship dropping back behind an effective Packers Offensive Line blocking against the Giants’ defense. The Packers won 16-7.
Players shown here are - Packers offense Bart Starr, Jim Taylor, Forrest Gregg, Jerry Kramer, Jim Ringo and Bob Skoronski (Fuzzy Thurston is probably in there too). The Giants front 4, Jim Katcavage, Dick Modzelewski, Rosey Grier and Andy Robustelli.
Steelers QB Bobby Layne handing off the veteran runner Tom Tracy, probably around 1961. By this time Layne was nearing the end of his colorful 15-year career and had actually tied the great Sam Baugh for the All-Time Touchdown Passes lead. He ended his career the next year surpassing Baugh with a total of 196 TDs, but so do YA Tittle.
That's Giant great Jim Katcavage coming in the behind.
Bears quarterback Billy Wade gets some rough treatment from Giants Defensive End Jim Katcavage. It's believed that Katcavage has, unofficially - 91.5 sacks since the 1960 NFL season.
From the 1963 NFL Title game between the Bears and Giants. Billy Wade gets a little heat from Giants Hall of Famer Andy Robustelli. Wade rushed for 2 scores as he lead the Bears to a 14-10 win.
Robustelli unofficially had 14½ sacks for the year. That was the league's second-best behind team-mate Jim Katcavage who had 20½ sacks.
Giants Jim Katcavage lunges at Browns great Bobby Mitchell in the late 50s, early 1960s action.
Giants great Jim Katcavage puts Browns QB Milt Plum under some heat. The picture could be from the 48-7 Giants win over Cleveland in December of 1959.
Early 1960s NFL showdown between the Packers and Giants as the Golden Boy, Paul Hornung gets upfield against the Giants defense. Giants id'd in the picture- #76, Rosey Grier - Jim Katcavage, #75 and #31, Bill Winter. The other Packers are Forrest Gregg on the ground and & Jim Ringo.
Eagles quarterback King Hill, the victim of the Sam Huff and the Giants defense, lies crumpled on the ground here in 1963. Giant defenders from left to right are - Dick Modzelewski (#77), John Lovetere (#76), Huff (#70), Andy Robustelli (#81) and Jim Katcavage (#81). Rookie Dave Graham (#78) can do little more than offer consolatory thoughts.
Rookie Charley Taylor gets outside of New York Giant defenders Jim Katcavage (#75) and John LoVetere (#76). #9 in the back is Redskins quarterback Sonny Jurgensen.
Jim Taylor (#31) of the Green Bay Packers carries the ball during a circa 1960s game against the New York Giants. Packer #85 is tight end Max McGee and Giant #75 is Hall of Famer Jim Katcavage - photo credit Jim Riger
The New York Giants defense of the Early 1960s. With the exception of #82 linebacker Tom Scott, this was the Giants lineup for most of the late 50s as well. From left to right - Tom Scott (#82), Andy Robustelli (#81), Sam Huff (#70), Rosey Grier (#76), Dick Modzelewski (#77) & Jim Katcavage (#75). We also think the players visible behind Grier and Modzelewski are Erich Barnes (#49) and Cliff Livingston (#89).
Bob Wetoska holds off Giant defender Jim Katcavage as quarterback Billy Wade sets up pass during the 1963 NFL Title Game.
Giant defenders close in on Bears quarterback Billy Wade (#9) as lineman Bob Wetoska (#63) struggles to hold off Jim Katcavage (#75). Fullback Joe Marconi (#34) appears to have been already overcome.
Eagles QB Sonny Jurgensen (#9) gets sandwiched between Giants lineman Jim Katcavage (#75) & Andy Robustelli (#81). In 1961, the season this picture is from, all 3 men made the Pro Bowl while Katcavage and Jurgensen were named All Pro.
The Browns great runner takes a hand off from Quarterback Milt Plum (#16) and gets ready to go through a huge hole in the Giants defense. In front of Brown is All-Pro guard Jim Ray Smith (#64) and Ray Renfro (#26) at far right. Giants defenders pictured are Rosey Greer (#76, Andy Robustelli (#81), Jim Katcavage (#75) & Cliff Livingston (#89).
One of the photos from Sports Photographer Bob Riger's Man in Sport Photo Exhibit. This one is taken from the 1958 NFL Championship game between the Baltimore Colts and the New York Giants. The Giants rush appears halted as the Colts signal caller sets to throw downfield.
Other Colts pictured along with Unitas are #63 - Art Spinney, #50 - Buzz Nutter, #60 - George Prias and #35 - Alan Ameche. For New York #77 - Dick Modzelewski looks on as Jim Katcavage leaps with out stretched arms.
Cleveland Browns quarterback Milt Plum fires off a pass under pressure
from the Giants Jim Katcavage. At the time of this picture, probably taken
in 1960, Plum was an up-and-coming young superstar among NFL quarterbacks of
the time. It was almost 50 years later when some of his records were still
being chased by the likes of Peyton Manning and Tom Brady.
