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1962 Dallas Texans
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Record: 11-3-0, Finished 1st in AFL West Division
AFL Season Summary
1962 AFL Champions
Scored 389 points (27.8/g), 1st of 8 in the AFL.
Allowed 233 points (16.6/g), 1st.
Differential of 156 points (11.1/g), 1st.
Expected W-L: 10.8-3.2.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +17 (1.2/g), 1st.
Simple Rating System: Total 9.8, Offense: 3.8, Defense: 5.9, SoS: -1.4, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Hank Stram (11-3-0)
Training Camp: Southern Methodist University (Dallas, Texas)
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Starters
ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),Hide Non-primary Starters
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | ||||||
| QB | Len Dawson*+ | 27 | 5 | 14 | 189 for 310, 2,759 yards, 29 td, 17 int, & 38 rushes for 252 yards and 3 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 5th pick / 1957 |
| Abner Haynes*+ | 25 | 2 | 0 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 55th pick / 1960 | ||
| Curtis McClinton* | 23 | Rook | 0 | Dallas Texans / 14th / 110th pick / 1961 Los Angeles Rams / 10th / 110th pick / 1960 |
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| Frank Jackson | 23 | 1 | 0 | Dallas Texans / 19th / 150th pick / 1961 | ||
| Chris Burford+ | 24 | 2 | 0 | Cleveland Browns / 9th / 105th pick / 1960 | ||
| Fred Arbanas* | 23 | Rook | 0 | St. Louis Cardinals / 2nd / 22nd pick / 1961 Dallas Texans / 7th / 54th pick / 1961 |
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| Jim Tyrer* | 23 | 1 | 0 | Dallas Texans / 3rd / 22nd pick / 1961 Chicago Bears / 14th / 188th pick / 1961 |
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| Marvin Terrell* | 24 | 2 | 0 | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 24th pick / 1960 | ||
| C | Jon Gilliam | 24 | 1 | 14 | Green Bay Packers / 14th / 161st pick / 1960 | |
| Al Reynolds | 24 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Charley Diamond | 26 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| Curt Merz | 24 | Rook | 0 | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 31st pick / 1960 | ||
| Paul Rochester | 24 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Jerry Mays* | 23 | 1 | 0 | Dallas Texans / 5th / 38th pick / 1961 Minnesota Vikings / 11th / 141st pick / 1961 |
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| Mel Branch* | 25 | 2 | 0 | San Francisco 49ers / 10th / 118th pick / 1960 | ||
| E.J. Holub*+ | 24 | 1 | 0 | Dallas Texans / 1st / 6th pick / 1961 Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 16th pick / 1961 |
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| Sherrill Headrick*+ | 25 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Walt Corey | 24 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Duane Wood | 25 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Dave Grayson* | 23 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Bobby Hunt+ | 22 | Rook | 0 | Dallas Texans / 11th / 81st pick / 1962 | ||
| Johnny Robinson | 24 | 2 | 0 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 3rd pick / 1960 | ||
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| Tommy Brooker | 23 | Rook | 0 | Dallas Texans / 17th / 131st pick / 1962 Washington Redskins / 16th / 211th pick / 1962 |
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| Eddie Wilson | 22 | Rook | 0 | Dallas Texans / 3rd / 19th pick / 1962 Detroit Lions / 2nd / 24th pick / 1962 |
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| Abner Haynes*+ | 25 | 2 | 0 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 55th pick / 1960 | ||
| Dave Grayson* | 23 | 1 | 0 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | AV | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 84 | Fred Arbanas* | 23 | 14 | 0 | 240 | 6-3 | Michigan St. | 1/14/1939 | Rook | 9 | St. Louis Cardinals / 2nd / 22nd pick / 1961 Dallas Texans / 7th / 54th pick / 1961 |
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| 66 | Sonny Bishop | 23 | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6-2 | Fresno St. | 10/1/1939 | Rook | 1 | San Diego Chargers / 11th / 88th pick / 1962 Cleveland Browns / 18th / 249th pick / 1962 |
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| 87 | Mel Branch* | 25 | 14 | 0 | 230 | 6-2 | LSU | 2/15/1937 | 2 | 14 | San Francisco 49ers / 10th / 118th pick / 1960 | |
| 81 | Tommy Brooker | 23 | 14 | 0 | 235 | 6-2 | Alabama | 10/31/1939 | Rook | 2 | Dallas Texans / 17th / 131st pick / 1962 Washington Redskins / 16th / 211th pick / 1962 |
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| 88 | Chris Burford+ | 24 | 11 | 0 | 220 | 6-3 | Stanford | 1/31/1938 | 2 | 10 | Cleveland Browns / 9th / 105th pick / 1960 | |
| 56 | Walt Corey | 24 | 14 | 0 | 240 | 6-2 | Miami (FL) | 5/9/1938 | 2 | 9 | ||
| 74 | Jerry Cornelison* | 26 | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-4 | SMU | 9/13/1936 | 2 | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 16th / 192nd pick / 1958 | |
| 19 | Cotton Davidson | 31 | 1 | 0 | 182 | 6-1 | Baylor | 11/30/1931 | 8 | 0 | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 5th pick / 1954 | |
| 86 | Dick Davis | 24 | 12 | 0 | 230 | 6-2 | Vanderbilt,Kansas | 2/6/1938 | Rook | 1 | ||
| 16 | Len Dawson*+ | 27 | QB | 14 | 14 | 190 | 6-0 | Purdue | 6/20/1935 | 5 | 18 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 5th pick / 1957 |
| 79 | Charley Diamond | 26 | 14 | 0 | 262 | 6-2 | Miami (FL) | 7/19/1936 | 2 | 7 | ||
| 65 | Jon Gilliam | 24 | C | 14 | 14 | 240 | 6-2 | Oklahoma St.,Texas A&M-Commerce | 10/22/1938 | 1 | 8 | Green Bay Packers / 14th / 161st pick / 1960 |
| 45 | Dave Grayson* | 23 | 14 | 0 | 187 | 5-10 | Oregon | 6/6/1939 | 1 | 10 | ||
| 54 | Ted Greene | 30 | 4 | 0 | 230 | 6-1 | Tampa | 1/25/1932 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 28 | Abner Haynes*+ | 25 | 14 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | North Texas | 9/19/1937 | 2 | 20 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 55th pick / 1960 | |
| 69 | Sherrill Headrick*+ | 25 | 14 | 0 | 240 | 6-2 | TCU | 3/13/1937 | 2 | 17 | ||
| 55 | E.J. Holub*+ | 24 | 14 | 0 | 236 | 6-4 | Texas Tech | 1/5/1938 | 1 | 17 | Dallas Texans / 1st / 6th pick / 1961 Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 16th pick / 1961 |
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| 85 | Bill Hull | 22 | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6-6 | Wake Forest | 8/4/1940 | Rook | 2 | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 35th pick / 1962 Boston Patriots / 5th / 38th pick / 1962 |
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| 20 | Bobby Hunt+ | 22 | 14 | 0 | 185 | 6-1 | Auburn | 8/15/1940 | Rook | 14 | Dallas Texans / 11th / 81st pick / 1962 | |
| 26 | Frank Jackson | 23 | 14 | 0 | 185 | 6-1 | SMU | 4/14/1939 | 1 | 5 | Dallas Texans / 19th / 150th pick / 1961 | |
| 44 | Edward Kelley | 29 | 1 | 0 | 195 | 6-2 | Texas | 6/8/1933 | 1 | 0 | Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 55th pick / 1955 | |
| 67 | Carl Larpenter | 26 | 2 | 0 | 235 | 6-4 | Texas | 7/1/1936 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 75 | Jerry Mays* | 23 | 14 | 0 | 252 | 6-4 | SMU | 11/24/1939 | 1 | 14 | Dallas Texans / 5th / 38th pick / 1961 Minnesota Vikings / 11th / 141st pick / 1961 |
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| 32 | Curtis McClinton* | 23 | 14 | 0 | 227 | 6-3 | Kansas | 6/25/1939 | Rook | 14 | Dallas Texans / 14th / 110th pick / 1961 Los Angeles Rams / 10th / 110th pick / 1960 |
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| 64 | Curt Merz | 24 | 14 | 0 | 267 | 6-4 | Iowa | 4/17/1938 | Rook | 7 | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 31st pick / 1960 | |
| 82 | Bill Miller | 22 | 14 | 0 | 195 | 6-1 | Miami (FL) | 4/17/1940 | Rook | 4 | Dallas Texans / 2nd / 11th pick / 1962 Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 30th pick / 1962 |
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| 1 | Tom Pennington | 23 | 3 | 0 | 210 | 6-2 | Georgia | 11/26/1939 | Rook | 0 | Buffalo Bills / 11th / 86th pick / 1962 Green Bay Packers / 12th / 168th pick / 1962 |
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| 14 | Bobby Ply | 22 | 14 | 0 | 190 | 6-1 | Baylor | 8/13/1940 | Rook | 3 | New York Titans / 5th / 37th pick / 1962 Pittsburgh Steelers / 16th / 216th pick / 1962 |
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| 60 | Al Reynolds | 24 | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-3 | Tarkio | 2/15/1938 | 2 | 7 | ||
| 42 | Johnny Robinson | 24 | 14 | 0 | 205 | 6-1 | LSU | 9/9/1938 | 2 | 7 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 3rd pick / 1960 | |
| 72 | Paul Rochester | 24 | 13 | 0 | 255 | 6-2 | Michigan St. | 7/15/1938 | 2 | 9 | ||
| 10 | Jimmy Saxton | 22 | 13 | 0 | 173 | 5-11 | Texas | 5/21/1940 | Rook | 1 | Dallas Texans / 10th / 75th pick / 1962 St. Louis Cardinals / 11th / 146th pick / 1962 |
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| 30 | Jack Spikes | 25 | 10 | 0 | 210 | 6-2 | TCU | 2/5/1937 | 2 | 5 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 6th pick / 1960 | |
| 35 | Smokey Stover | 24 | 14 | 0 | 227 | 6-0 | La-Monroe | 8/24/1938 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 63 | Marvin Terrell* | 24 | 12 | 0 | 235 | 6-1 | Mississippi | 6/10/1938 | 2 | 9 | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 24th pick / 1960 | |
| 77 | Jim Tyrer* | 23 | 14 | 0 | 280 | 6-6 | Ohio St. | 2/25/1939 | 1 | 9 | Dallas Texans / 3rd / 22nd pick / 1961 Chicago Bears / 14th / 188th pick / 1961 |
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| 12 | Eddie Wilson | 22 | 14 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Arizona | 8/14/1940 | Rook | 0 | Dallas Texans / 3rd / 19th pick / 1962 Detroit Lions / 2nd / 24th pick / 1962 |
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| 48 | Duane Wood | 25 | 14 | 0 | 200 | 6-1 | Oklahoma St. | 9/20/1937 | 2 | 7 | ||
| Team Total | 24.3 | 14 | 222.6 | 6-1.9 | 1.4 |