1962 Dallas Texans Roster

American Football League (AFL)
Team Record: 11-3
Finishing 1st in the AFL's West Division
Postseason: 1-0 Won Championship
Coach: Hank Stram (11-3)
Location: Dallas, Texas
1962 Dallas Texans Statistics
1962 Dallas Texans Results

The Dallas Texans of the American Football League ended the 1962 season with a record of 11 wins and 3 losses, finishing first in the AFL's West Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-0.

Offensively, Dallas topped the circuit with 389 points. The defense proved to be a force, as the Texans surrendered 233 points, lowest in the league. Abner Haynes rushed for a team-leading 1,049 yards.

Len Dawson threw for 2,759 yards. Chris Burford hauled in 45 passes for 645 yards. Abner Haynes was targeted regularly, too.

Bobby Hunt picked off 8 errant tosses from the opposition.

Hank Stram coached the team. The 1962 Dallas Texans won the Championship.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP GS
84Fred ArbanasTEJanuary 14, 19396'3"240Michigan St.Detroit, MI USA140
66Sonny BishopG-TOctober 1, 19396'2"245Fresno St.Winner, SD USA140
87Mel BranchRDEFebruary 15, 19376'2"230LSULeesville, LA USA140
81Tommy BrookerKOctober 31, 19396'2"235AlabamaDemopolis, AL USA140
88Chris BurfordSEJanuary 31, 19386'3"220StanfordOakland, CA USA110
56Walt CoreyRLBMay 9, 19386'2"240Miami (FL)Latrobe, PA USA140
74Jerry CornelisonTSeptember 13, 19366'4"250SMUDallas, TX USA140
19Cotton DavidsonQBNovember 30, 19316'1"182BaylorGatesville, TX USA10
86Dick DavisDEFebruary 6, 19386'2"230VanderbiltJackson, TN USA120
16Len DawsonQBJune 20, 19356'0"190PurdueAlliance, OH USA1414
79Charley DiamondRTJuly 19, 19366'2"262Miami (FL)Miami, FL USA140
65Jon GilliamCOctober 22, 19386'2"240Oklahoma St.Oklahoma City, OK USA1414
45Dave GraysonKRJune 6, 19395'10"187OregonSan Diego, CA USA140
54Ted GreeneLBJanuary 25, 19326'1"230Tampa40
28Abner HaynesHBSeptember 19, 19376'0"190North TexasDenton, TX USA140
69Sherrill HeadrickMLBMarch 13, 19376'2"240TCUWaco, TX USA140
55E.J. HolubLLBJanuary 5, 19386'4"236Texas TechSchulenburg, TX USA140
85Bill HullDEAugust 4, 19406'6"245Wake Forest140
20Bobby HuntLSAugust 15, 19406'1"185AuburnLanett, AL USA140
26Frank JacksonFLApril 14, 19396'1"185SMULevelland, TX USA140
44Edward KelleyDBJune 8, 19336'2"195TexasGonzales, TX USA10
67Carl LarpenterG-TJuly 1, 19366'4"235TexasPort Arthur, TX USA20
75Jerry MaysRDTNovember 24, 19396'4"252SMUDallas, TX USA140
32Curtis McClintonFBJune 25, 19396'3"227KansasMuskogee, OK USA140
64Curt MerzLDEApril 17, 19386'4"267IowaNewark, NJ USA140
82Bill MillerSE-WRApril 17, 19406'1"195Miami (FL)McKeesport, PA USA140
1Tom PenningtonKNovember 26, 19396'2"210GeorgiaAlbany, GA USA30
14Bobby PlyDBAugust 13, 19406'1"190BaylorMission, TX USA140
60Al ReynoldsRGFebruary 15, 19386'3"250TarkioWinchester, KS USA140
42Johnny RobinsonRSSeptember 9, 19386'1"205LSUDelhi, LA USA140
72Paul RochesterLDTJuly 15, 19386'2"255Michigan St.Lansing, MI USA130
10Jimmy SaxtonHBMay 21, 19405'11"173TexasBryan, TX USA130
30Jack SpikesFB-HB-KFebruary 5, 19376'2"210TCUBig Spring, TX USA100
35Smokey StoverLBAugust 24, 19386'0"227La-MonroeMcPherson, KS USA140
63Marvin TerrellLGJune 10, 19386'1"235MississippiWest Memphis, AR USA120
77Jim TyrerLTFebruary 25, 19396'6"280Ohio St.Newark, OH USA140
12Eddie WilsonPAugust 14, 19406'0"190ArizonaRedding, CA USA140
48Duane WoodLCBSeptember 20, 19376'1"200Oklahoma St.Wilburton, OK USA140



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