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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.
Coached by Hank Stram (11-3-0)
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1962 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| 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 |
| HB | Abner Haynes*+ | 25 | 2 | 0 | 221 rushes for 1,049 yards, 13 td, & 39 catches for 573 yards and 6 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 55th pick / 1960 |
| FB | Curtis McClinton* | 23 | Rook | 0 | 111 rushes for 604 yards, 2 td, & 29 catches for 333 yards and 0 td | Dallas Texans / 14th / 110th pick / 1961 |
| FL | Frank Jackson | 23 | 1 | 0 | 10 catches for 177 yards, 1 td, & 47 rushes for 251 yards and 3 td | Dallas Texans / 19th / 150th pick / 1961 |
| SE | Chris Burford+ | 24 | 2 | 0 | 45 catches for 645 yards, 12 td, & 1 rush for 13 yards and 0 td | Cleveland Browns / 9th / 105th pick / 1960 |
| TE | Fred Arbanas* | 23 | Rook | 0 | 29 catches for 469 yards, 6 td | St. Louis Cardinals / 2nd / 22nd pick / 1961 |
| LT | Jim Tyrer* | 23 | 1 | 0 | Dallas Texans / 3rd / 22nd pick / 1961 |
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| LG | Marvin Terrell* | 24 | 2 | 0 | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 24th pick / 1960 |
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| C | Jon Gilliam | 24 | 1 | 14 | Green Bay Packers / 14th / 161st pick / 1960 |
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| RG | Al Reynolds | 24 | 2 | 0 | ||
| RT | Charley Diamond | 26 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Curt Merz | 24 | Rook | 0 | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 31st pick / 1960 |
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| LDT | Paul Rochester | 24 | 2 | 0 | ||
| RDT | Jerry Mays* | 23 | 1 | 0 | Dallas Texans / 5th / 38th pick / 1961 |
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| RDE | Mel Branch* | 25 | 2 | 0 | San Francisco 49ers / 10th / 118th pick / 1960 |
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| LLB | E.J. Holub*+ | 24 | 1 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Dallas Texans / 1st / 6th pick / 1961 |
| MLB | Sherrill Headrick*+ | 25 | 2 | 0 | 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| RLB | Walt Corey | 24 | 2 | 0 | ||
| LCB | Duane Wood | 25 | 2 | 0 | 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| RCB | Dave Grayson* | 23 | 1 | 0 | 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| LS | Bobby Hunt+ | 22 | Rook | 0 | 8 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Dallas Texans / 11th / 81st pick / 1962 |
| RS | Johnny Robinson | 24 | 2 | 0 | 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 1st / 3rd pick / 1960 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Tommy Brooker | 23 | Rook | 0 | 12 of 22 field goals & 33 of 33 extra points | Dallas Texans / 17th / 131st pick / 1962 |
| P | Eddie Wilson | 22 | Rook | 0 | 48 punts for a 35.0 average, 1 blocked | Dallas Texans / 3rd / 19th pick / 1962 |
| PR | Abner Haynes*+ | 25 | 2 | 0 | 15 punt returns for a 7.9 average and 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 55th pick / 1960 |
| KR | Dave Grayson* | 23 | 1 | 0 | 18 kick returns for a 29.7 average and 0 td |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| 84 | Fred Arbanas* | 23 | TE | 14 | 0 | 240 | 6-3 | Michigan State | 1/14/1939 | Rook | St. Louis Cardinals / 2nd / 22nd pick / 1961 |
| 66 | Sonny Bishop | 23 | G-T | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6-2 | Fresno State | 10/1/1939 | Rook | San Diego Chargers / 11th / 88th pick / 1962 |
| 87 | Mel Branch* | 25 | DE | 14 | 0 | 230 | 6-2 | LSU | 2/15/1937 | 2 | San Francisco 49ers / 10th / 118th pick / 1960 |
| 81 | Tommy Brooker | 23 | E-K | 14 | 0 | 235 | 6-2 | Alabama | 10/31/1939 | Rook | Dallas Texans / 17th / 131st pick / 1962 |
| 88 | Chris Burford+ | 24 | SE-WR | 11 | 0 | 220 | 6-3 | Stanford | 1/31/1938 | 2 | Cleveland Browns / 9th / 105th pick / 1960 |
| 56 | Walt Corey | 24 | LB | 14 | 0 | 240 | 6-2 | Miami (FL) | 5/9/1938 | 2 | |
| 74 | Jerry Cornelison* | 26 | T | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-4 | SMU | 9/13/1936 | 2 | Cleveland Browns / 16th / 192nd pick / 1958 |
| 19 | Cotton Davidson | 31 | QB | 1 | 0 | 182 | 6-1 | Baylor | 11/30/1931 | 8 | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 5th pick / 1954 |
| 86 | Dick Davis | 24 | DE | 12 | 0 | 230 | 6-2 | Kansas,Vanderbilt | 2/6/1938 | Rook | |
| 16 | Len Dawson*+ | 27 | QB | 14 | 14 | 190 | 6-0 | Purdue | 6/20/1935 | 5 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 5th pick / 1957 |
| 79 | Charley Diamond | 26 | T | 14 | 0 | 262 | 6-2 | Miami (FL) | 7/19/1936 | 2 | |
| 65 | Jon Gilliam | 24 | C | 14 | 14 | 240 | 6-2 | Oklahoma State,Texas A&M-Commerce | 10/22/1938 | 1 | Green Bay Packers / 14th / 161st pick / 1960 |
| 45 | Dave Grayson* | 23 | DB | 14 | 0 | 187 | 5-10 | Oregon | 6/6/1939 | 1 | |
| 54 | Ted Greene | 30 | LB | 4 | 0 | 230 | 6-1 | Tampa | 1/25/1932 | 2 | |
| 28 | Abner Haynes*+ | 25 | HB | 14 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | North Texas | 9/19/1937 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 55th pick / 1960 |
| 69 | Sherrill Headrick*+ | 25 | LB | 14 | 0 | 240 | 6-2 | TCU | 3/13/1937 | 2 | |
| 55 | E.J. Holub*+ | 24 | LB-C | 14 | 0 | 236 | 6-4 | Texas Tech | 1/5/1938 | 1 | Dallas Texans / 1st / 6th pick / 1961 |
| 85 | Bill Hull | 22 | DE | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6-6 | Wake Forest | 8/4/1940 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 35th pick / 1962 |
| 20 | Bobby Hunt+ | 22 | DB | 14 | 0 | 185 | 6-1 | Auburn | 8/15/1940 | Rook | Dallas Texans / 11th / 81st pick / 1962 |
| 26 | Frank Jackson | 23 | FL-FB-SE-WR-HB | 14 | 0 | 185 | 6-1 | SMU | 4/14/1939 | 1 | Dallas Texans / 19th / 150th pick / 1961 |
| 44 | Edward Kelley | 29 | DB | 1 | 0 | 195 | 6-2 | Texas | 6/8/1933 | 1 | Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 55th pick / 1955 |
| 67 | Carl Larpenter | 26 | G-T | 2 | 0 | 235 | 6-4 | Texas | 7/1/1936 | 2 | |
| 75 | Jerry Mays* | 23 | DE-DT | 14 | 0 | 252 | 6-4 | SMU | 11/24/1939 | 1 | Dallas Texans / 5th / 38th pick / 1961 |
| 32 | Curtis McClinton* | 23 | FB-TE | 14 | 0 | 227 | 6-3 | Kansas | 6/25/1939 | Rook | Dallas Texans / 14th / 110th pick / 1961 |
| 64 | Curt Merz | 24 | G-DE | 14 | 0 | 267 | 6-4 | Iowa | 4/17/1938 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 31st pick / 1960 |
| 82 | Bill Miller | 22 | SE-WR | 14 | 0 | 195 | 6-1 | Miami (FL) | 4/17/1940 | Rook | Dallas Texans / 2nd / 11th pick / 1962 |
| 1 | Tom Pennington | 23 | K | 3 | 0 | 210 | 6-2 | Georgia | 11/26/1939 | Rook | Buffalo Bills / 11th / 86th pick / 1962 |
| 14 | Bobby Ply | 22 | DB | 14 | 0 | 190 | 6-1 | Baylor | 8/13/1940 | Rook | New York Titans / 5th / 37th pick / 1962 |
| 60 | Al Reynolds | 24 | G | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-3 | Tarkio | 2/15/1938 | 2 | |
| 42 | Johnny Robinson | 24 | DB-FL-HB | 14 | 0 | 205 | 6-1 | LSU | 9/9/1938 | 2 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 3rd pick / 1960 |
| 72 | Paul Rochester | 24 | DT | 13 | 0 | 255 | 6-2 | Michigan State | 7/15/1938 | 2 | |
| 10 | Jimmy Saxton | 22 | HB | 13 | 0 | 173 | 5-11 | Texas | 5/21/1940 | Rook | Dallas Texans / 10th / 75th pick / 1962 |
| 30 | Jack Spikes | 25 | FB-HB-K | 10 | 0 | 210 | 6-2 | TCU | 2/5/1937 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 6th pick / 1960 |
| 35 | Smokey Stover | 24 | LB | 14 | 0 | 227 | 6-0 | La-Monroe | 8/24/1938 | 2 | |
| 63 | Marvin Terrell* | 24 | G | 12 | 0 | 235 | 6-1 | Mississippi | 6/10/1938 | 2 | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 24th pick / 1960 |
| 77 | Jim Tyrer* | 23 | T | 14 | 0 | 280 | 6-6 | Ohio State | 2/25/1939 | 1 | Dallas Texans / 3rd / 22nd pick / 1961 |
| 12 | Eddie Wilson | 22 | QB-P | 14 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Arizona | 8/14/1940 | Rook | Dallas Texans / 3rd / 19th pick / 1962 |
| 48 | Duane Wood | 25 | DB | 14 | 0 | 200 | 6-1 | Oklahoma State | 9/20/1937 | 2 | |
| Team Total | 24.3 | 14 | 222.6 | 6-1.9 | 1.4 |