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1962 New York Giants

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Record: 12-2-0, Finished 1st in NFL East Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 398 points (28.4/g), 2nd of 14 in the NFL.
 Allowed 283 points (20.2/g), 4th.
 Differential of 115 points (8.2/g), 3rd.
 Expected W-L: 9.7-4.3.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +3 (0.2/g), 5th.

Coached by Allie Sherman (12-2-0)

1962 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Starters

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Pos Age Yrs GS Summary of Player Stats Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
 Offensive Starters Complete Team Stats
QB Y.A. Tittle*+ 36 14 14 200 for 375, 3,224 yards, 33 td, 20 int, & 17 rushes for 108 yards and 2 td

Detroit Lions / 1st / 6th pick / 1948

FB Alex Webster 31 7 0 207 rushes for 743 yards, 5 td, & 47 catches for 477 yards and 4 td

Washington Redskins / 11th / 123rd pick / 1953

LH Phil King 26 4 0 108 rushes for 460 yards, 2 td, & 15 catches for 186 yards and 0 td

New York Giants / 1st / 12th pick / 1958

FL Frank Gifford 32 10 0 39 catches for 796 yards, 7 td, & 2 rushes for 18 yards and 1 td

New York Giants / 1st / 11th pick / 1952

SE Del Shofner*+ 28 5 0 53 catches for 1,133 yards, 12 td, & 1 rush for 4 yards and 0 td

Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 11th pick / 1957

TE Joe Walton 27 5 0 33 catches for 406 yards, 9 td

Washington Redskins / 2nd / 21st pick / 1957

LT Rosey Brown*+ 30 9 0

New York Giants / 27th / 321st pick / 1953

LG Darrell Dess* 27 4 0

Washington Redskins / 11th / 126th pick / 1958

C Ray Wietecha* 34 9 0

New York Giants / 12th / 150th pick / 1950

RG Greg Larson 23 1 0

New York Giants / 6th / 81st pick / 1961
San Diego Chargers / 11th / 87th pick / 1961

RT Jack Stroud 34 9 0 1 fumble recovered

New York Giants / 5th / 61st pick / 1951

 Defensive Starters
LDE Jim Katcavage* 28 6 0 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered

New York Giants / 4th / 45th pick / 1956

LDT Dick Modzelewski 31 9 0

Washington Redskins / 2nd / 16th pick / 1953

RDT Rosey Grier 30 7 0 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered

New York Giants / 3rd / 31st pick / 1955

RDE Andy Robustelli 37 11 0 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered

Los Angeles Rams / 19th / 228th pick / 1951

LLB Bill Winter 22 Rook 0

New York Giants / 18th / 250th pick / 1962

MLB Sam Huff 28 6 0 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered

New York Giants / 3rd / 30th pick / 1956

RLB Tom Scott 32 9 0 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered

Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 60th pick / 1953

LCB Erich Barnes* 27 4 0 6 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

Chicago Bears / 4th / 42nd pick / 1958

RCB Dick Lynch 26 4 0 5 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

Washington Redskins / 6th / 66th pick / 1958

LS Allan Webb 29 1 0 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered
RS Jimmy Patton*+ 29 7 0 7 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered

New York Giants / 8th / 92nd pick / 1955

 Special Teams Starters
K Don Chandler 28 6 0 19 of 28 field goals & 47 of 48 extra points

New York Giants / 5th / 57th pick / 1956

P Don Chandler 28 6 0 55 punts for a 40.6 average, 2 blocked

New York Giants / 5th / 57th pick / 1956

PR Johnny Counts 23 Rook 0 8 punt returns for a 4.1 average and 0 td

New York Titans / 24th / 189th pick / 1962

KR Johnny Counts 23 Rook 0 26 kick returns for a 30.2 average and 1 td

New York Titans / 24th / 189th pick / 1962

Roster

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Age Pos G GS Wt Ht College/Univ BirthDate Yrs Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
Erich Barnes* 27 DB 14 0 201 6-2 Purdue 7/4/1935 4

Chicago Bears / 4th / 42nd pick / 1958

Reed Bohovich 21 G-T 10 0 260 6-1 Lehigh 11/18/1941 Rook

New York Giants / 9th / 125th pick / 1962
New York Titans / 19th / 149th pick / 1962

Bookie Bolin 22 G 9 0 240 6-2 Mississippi 6/17/1940 Rook

New York Giants / 5th / 58th pick / 1962
Dallas Texans / 14th / 107th pick / 1962

Rosey Brown*+ 30 T 13 0 255 6-3 Morgan State 10/20/1932 9

New York Giants / 27th / 321st pick / 1953

Ken Byers 22 G 14 0 240 6-1 Cincinnati 4/6/1940 Rook

New York Giants / 7th / 97th pick / 1962
Boston Patriots / 16th / 126th pick / 1962

Don Chandler 28 FB-P-K 14 0 215 6-2 Florida 9/5/1934 6

New York Giants / 5th / 57th pick / 1956

Jim Collier 23 TE 13 0 205 6-3 Arkansas 5/8/1939 Rook

Buffalo Bills / 31st / 244th pick / 1962
New York Giants / 7th / 95th pick / 1961

Johnny Counts 23 HB 14 0 170 5-10 Illinois 2/28/1939 Rook

New York Titans / 24th / 189th pick / 1962

Darrell Dess* 27 G-T 14 0 243 6-0 North Carolina State 7/11/1935 4

Washington Redskins / 11th / 126th pick / 1958

Paul Dudley 23 HB 11 0 185 6-0 Arkansas 1/16/1939 Rook

San Diego Chargers / 29th / 232nd pick / 1962
Green Bay Packers / 4th / 54th pick / 1961

Bob Gaiters 24 HB 2 0 210 5-11 New Mexico State 2/26/1938 1

Denver Broncos / 1st / 1st pick / 1961
New York Giants / 2nd / 17th pick / 1961

Frank Gifford 32 HB-FL-DB-WR 14 0 197 6-1 USC 8/16/1930 10

New York Giants / 1st / 11th pick / 1952

Rosey Grier 30 DT-DE 13 0 284 6-5 Penn State 7/14/1932 7

New York Giants / 3rd / 31st pick / 1955

Ralph Guglielmi 29 QB 14 1 196 6-1 Notre Dame 6/26/1933 7

Washington Redskins / 1st / 4th pick / 1955

Sam Horner 24 HB-DB-P 9 0 198 6-0 VMI 3/4/1938 2

Washington Redskins / 2nd / 21st pick / 1960

Sam Huff 28 LB 14 0 230 6-1 West Virginia 10/4/1934 6

New York Giants / 3rd / 30th pick / 1956

Chuck Janerette 24 DT-T-G 12 0 253 6-3 Penn State 12/1/1938 2

Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 49th pick / 1960

Jim Katcavage* 28 DE-DT 14 0 237 6-3 Dayton 10/28/1934 6

New York Giants / 4th / 45th pick / 1956

Phil King 26 HB-FB 14 0 223 6-4 Vanderbilt 6/22/1936 4

New York Giants / 1st / 12th pick / 1958

Greg Larson 23 C-G-T 14 0 250 6-3 Minnesota 11/15/1939 1

New York Giants / 6th / 81st pick / 1961
San Diego Chargers / 11th / 87th pick / 1961

Dick Lasse 27 LB 4 0 222 6-2 Syracuse 11/13/1935 4

Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 68th pick / 1958

Dick Lynch 26 DB 13 0 202 6-1 Notre Dame 4/29/1936 4

Washington Redskins / 6th / 66th pick / 1958

Dick Modzelewski 31 DT 14 0 250 6-0 Maryland 2/16/1931 9

Washington Redskins / 2nd / 16th pick / 1953

Joe Morrison 25 HB-FL-FB 14 0 210 6-1 Cincinnati 8/21/1937 3

New York Giants / 3rd / 34th pick / 1959

Jimmy Patton*+ 29 DB 14 0 183 5-11 Mississippi 9/29/1933 7

New York Giants / 8th / 92nd pick / 1955

Dick Pesonen 24 DB 13 0 190 6-0 Minnesota,Minnesota-Duluth 6/10/1938 2
Andy Robustelli 37 DE 14 0 230 6-1 Arnold 12/6/1925 11

Los Angeles Rams / 19th / 228th pick / 1951

Tom Scott 32 DE-LB 14 0 218 6-2 Virginia 9/3/1930 9

Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 60th pick / 1953

Del Shofner*+ 28 E-DB 13 0 186 6-3 Baylor 12/11/1934 5

Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 11th pick / 1957

Bob Simms 24 LB-E 5 0 230 6-1 Rutgers 9/3/1938 2

New York Giants / 10th / 120th pick / 1960

Jack Stroud 34 G-T 14 0 235 6-1 Tennessee 1/29/1928 9

New York Giants / 5th / 61st pick / 1951

Aaron Thomas 25 TE-SE 12 0 210 6-3 Oregon State 11/7/1937 1

San Francisco 49ers / 4th / 47th pick / 1961
Dallas Texans / 16th / 126th pick / 1961

Y.A. Tittle*+ 36 QB 14 14 192 6-0 LSU 10/24/1926 14

Detroit Lions / 1st / 6th pick / 1948

Mickey Walker 23 G-LB-C 14 0 235 6-0 Michigan State 10/14/1939 1

New York Titans / 23rd / 181st pick / 1961

Joe Walton 27 E-DE 13 0 202 5-11 Pittsburgh 12/15/1935 5

Washington Redskins / 2nd / 21st pick / 1957

Allan Webb 29 DB-HB 14 0 180 5-11 Arnold 1/22/1933 1
Alex Webster 31 HB-FB 14 0 225 6-3 North Carolina State 4/19/1931 7

Washington Redskins / 11th / 123rd pick / 1953

Ray Wietecha* 34 C 14 0 225 6-1 Michigan State,Northwestern 11/4/1928 9

New York Giants / 12th / 150th pick / 1950

Bill Winter 22 LB 11 0 220 6-3 St. Olaf 1/28/1940 Rook

New York Giants / 18th / 250th pick / 1962

Team Total 27.1 14 218.9 6-1.3 4.4