You Are Here > Pro-Football-Reference.com > Teams > Washington Redskins > 1962 Starters, Roster, & Players
1962 Washington Redskins
Franchise Index: Previous Season / Next Season
Record: 5-7-2, Finished 4th in NFL East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 305 points (21.8/g), 7th of 14 in the NFL.
Allowed 376 points (26.9/g), 12th.
Differential of -71 points (-5.1/g), 10th.
Expected W-L: 5.3-8.7.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +4 (0.3/g), 3rd.
Coached by Bill McPeak (5-7-2)
Let people know you like this site. Sponsor this page for $10 per year.
1962 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Hide Non-primary Starters| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Norm Snead* | 23 | 1 | 14 | 184 for 354, 2,926 yards, 22 td, 22 int, & 20 rushes for 10 yards and 3 td | Washington Redskins / 1st / 2nd pick / 1961 |
| FB | Don Bosseler | 26 | 5 | 0 | 93 rushes for 336 yards, 2 td, & 32 catches for 258 yards and 0 td | Washington Redskins / 1st / 9th pick / 1957 |
| LH | Billy Ray Barnes | 27 | 5 | 0 | 159 rushes for 492 yards, 3 td, & 14 catches for 220 yards and 0 td | Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 19th pick / 1957 |
| RH | Bobby Mitchell*+ | 27 | 4 | 0 | 1 rush for 5 yards, 0 td, & 72 catches for 1,384 yards and 11 td | Cleveland Browns / 7th / 84th pick / 1958 |
| SE | Bill Anderson | 26 | 4 | 0 | 23 catches for 386 yards, 2 td | Washington Redskins / 3rd / 31st pick / 1958 |
| TE | Fred Dugan | 29 | 4 | 0 | 36 catches for 466 yards, 5 td, & 1 rush for -9 yards and 0 td | San Francisco 49ers / 7th / 80th pick / 1957 |
| LT | Riley Mattson | 24 | 1 | 14 | 1 fumble recovered | Washington Redskins / 11th / 143rd pick / 1961 |
| LG | John Nisby* | 26 | 5 | 0 | Green Bay Packers / 6th / 70th pick / 1957 |
|
| C | Fred Hageman | 25 | 1 | 14 | New York Giants / 8th / 96th pick / 1960 |
|
| RG | Vince Promuto | 24 | 2 | 14 | 2 fumbles recovered | Washington Redskins / 4th / 48th pick / 1960 |
| RT | Fran O'Brien | 26 | 3 | 0 | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 35th pick / 1959 |
|
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Ed Khayat | 27 | 5 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| LDT | Bob Toneff | 32 | 10 | 0 | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 22nd pick / 1952 |
|
| RDT | Joe Rutgens | 23 | 1 | 14 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Washington Redskins / 1st / 3rd pick / 1961 |
| RDE | Andy Stynchula | 23 | 2 | 13 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Washington Redskins / 3rd / 28th pick / 1960 |
| LLB | Gorden Kelley | 24 | 2 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| MLB | Bob Pellegrini | 28 | 6 | 0 | 4 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 4th pick / 1956 |
| MLB | Al Miller | 22 | Rook | 0 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | New York Titans / 17th / 133rd pick / 1962 |
| RLB | Rod Breedlove* | 24 | 2 | 0 | 3 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 35th pick / 1960 |
| LCB | Claude Crabb | 22 | Rook | 0 | 6 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Buffalo Bills / 27th / 212th pick / 1962 |
| RCB | Jim Steffen | 26 | 3 | 0 | 4 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 13th / 149th pick / 1959 |
| LS | Jim Kerr | 23 | 1 | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Washington Redskins / 7th / 87th pick / 1961 |
| RS | Dale Hackbart | 24 | 2 | 0 | 3 interceptions, 4 fumbles recovered | Green Bay Packers / 5th / 51st pick / 1960 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Bob Khayat | 24 | 2 | 0 | 11 of 25 field goals & 38 of 38 extra points | Cleveland Browns / 6th / 69th pick / 1960 |
| P | Doug Elmore | 23 | Rook | 0 | 54 punts for a 34.4 average, 0 blocked | San Diego Chargers / 31st / 248th pick / 1962 |
| PR | Dick James | 28 | 6 | 0 | 19 punt returns for a 7.6 average and 0 td | Washington Redskins / 8th / 94th pick / 1956 |
| KR | Dick James | 28 | 6 | 0 | 32 kick returns for a 27.8 average and 0 td | Washington Redskins / 8th / 94th pick / 1956 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Anderson | 26 | E-TE | 12 | 0 | 211 | 6-3 | Tennessee | 7/16/1936 | 4 | Washington Redskins / 3rd / 31st pick / 1958 |
| Billy Ray Barnes | 27 | HB | 10 | 0 | 201 | 5-11 | Wake Forest | 5/14/1935 | 5 | Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 19th pick / 1957 |
| Don Bosseler | 26 | FB | 14 | 0 | 212 | 6-1 | Miami (FL) | 1/24/1936 | 5 | Washington Redskins / 1st / 9th pick / 1957 |
| Rod Breedlove* | 24 | LB | 14 | 0 | 230 | 6-2 | Maryland | 3/10/1938 | 2 | San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 35th pick / 1960 |
| Claude Crabb | 22 | DB-WR | 13 | 0 | 192 | 6-1 | Colorado,USC | 3/8/1940 | Rook | Buffalo Bills / 27th / 212th pick / 1962 |
| Gene Cronin | 29 | DE-LB-G | 14 | 0 | 229 | 6-2 | Pacific | 11/20/1933 | 6 | Detroit Lions / 7th / 74th pick / 1956 |
| Jim Cunningham | 23 | FB | 14 | 0 | 224 | 6-0 | Pittsburgh | 3/11/1939 | 1 | Washington Redskins / 3rd / 39th pick / 1961 |
| Ben Davidson | 22 | DE-DT | 14 | 0 | 275 | 6-8 | Washington | 6/14/1940 | 1 | New York Giants / 4th / 46th pick / 1961 |
| Fred Dugan | 29 | E | 12 | 0 | 205 | 6-3 | Dayton | 5/12/1933 | 4 | San Francisco 49ers / 7th / 80th pick / 1957 |
| Doug Elmore | 23 | P | 14 | 0 | 188 | 6-0 | Mississippi | 12/15/1939 | Rook | San Diego Chargers / 31st / 248th pick / 1962 |
| Bobby Freeman | 30 | DB | 14 | 0 | 202 | 6-1 | Auburn | 10/19/1932 | 5 | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 37th pick / 1955 |
| Dale Hackbart | 24 | DB | 14 | 0 | 210 | 6-3 | Wisconsin | 7/21/1938 | 2 | Green Bay Packers / 5th / 51st pick / 1960 |
| Fred Hageman | 25 | C-LB | 14 | 14 | 242 | 6-5 | Arkansas,Kansas | 6/30/1937 | 1 | New York Giants / 8th / 96th pick / 1960 |
| Galen Hall | 22 | QB | 3 | 0 | 216 | 5-10 | Penn State | 8/14/1940 | Rook | |
| Ron Hatcher | 23 | FB | 3 | 0 | 215 | 5-11 | Michigan State | 7/3/1939 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 8th / 99th pick / 1962 |
| George Izo | 25 | QB | 1 | 0 | 218 | 6-4 | Notre Dame | 9/20/1937 | 2 | St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 2nd pick / 1960 |
| Leroy Jackson | 23 | HB | 10 | 0 | 198 | 6-0 | Western Illinois | 12/8/1939 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 11th pick / 1962 |
| Dick James | 28 | HB-DB | 14 | 0 | 179 | 5-9 | Oregon | 5/22/1934 | 6 | Washington Redskins / 8th / 94th pick / 1956 |
| Steve Junker | 27 | E | 14 | 0 | 217 | 6-3 | Xavier (OH) | 5/22/1935 | 5 | Detroit Lions / 4th / 48th pick / 1957 |
| Gorden Kelley | 24 | LB | 11 | 0 | 231 | 6-3 | Georgia | 6/11/1938 | 2 | |
| Jim Kerr | 23 | DB | 11 | 0 | 195 | 6-0 | Penn State | 7/23/1939 | 1 | Washington Redskins / 7th / 87th pick / 1961 |
| Bob Khayat | 24 | G-K-C | 14 | 0 | 230 | 6-2 | Mississippi | 4/18/1938 | 2 | Cleveland Browns / 6th / 69th pick / 1960 |
| Ed Khayat | 27 | DT-DE-T | 14 | 0 | 240 | 6-3 | Millsaps,Tulane | 9/14/1935 | 5 | |
| Riley Mattson | 24 | T | 14 | 14 | 252 | 6-4 | Oregon | 12/18/1938 | 1 | Washington Redskins / 11th / 143rd pick / 1961 |
| Al Miller | 22 | LB | 14 | 0 | 228 | 6-0 | Ohio | 4/18/1940 | Rook | New York Titans / 17th / 133rd pick / 1962 |
| Bobby Mitchell*+ | 27 | FL-HB-WR | 14 | 0 | 192 | 6-0 | Illinois | 6/6/1935 | 4 | Cleveland Browns / 7th / 84th pick / 1958 |
| Charlie Moore | 22 | G | 14 | 0 | 237 | 6-5 | Arkansas | 1/3/1940 | Rook | |
| John Nisby* | 26 | G | 14 | 0 | 235 | 6-1 | Pacific | 9/9/1936 | 5 | Green Bay Packers / 6th / 70th pick / 1957 |
| Fran O'Brien | 26 | T | 14 | 0 | 253 | 6-1 | Michigan State | 4/17/1936 | 3 | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 35th pick / 1959 |
| John Paluck | 27 | DE | 14 | 0 | 241 | 6-2 | Pittsburgh | 5/23/1935 | 6 | Washington Redskins / 2nd / 24th pick / 1956 |
| Bob Pellegrini | 28 | LB-G | 9 | 0 | 233 | 6-2 | Maryland | 11/13/1934 | 6 | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 4th pick / 1956 |
| Vince Promuto | 24 | G | 14 | 14 | 245 | 6-1 | Holy Cross | 6/8/1938 | 2 | Washington Redskins / 4th / 48th pick / 1960 |
| Joe Rutgens | 23 | DT | 14 | 14 | 255 | 6-2 | Illinois | 1/26/1939 | 1 | Washington Redskins / 1st / 3rd pick / 1961 |
| Hugh Smith | 26 | WR | 2 | 0 | 217 | 6-4 | Kansas | 8/27/1936 | Rook | |
| Norm Snead* | 23 | QB | 14 | 14 | 215 | 6-4 | Wake Forest | 7/31/1939 | 1 | Washington Redskins / 1st / 2nd pick / 1961 |
| Jim Steffen | 26 | DB | 14 | 0 | 195 | 6-0 | Occidental,UCLA | 5/1/1936 | 3 | Detroit Lions / 13th / 149th pick / 1959 |
| Andy Stynchula | 23 | DE-DT | 13 | 13 | 252 | 6-3 | Penn State | 1/7/1939 | 2 | Washington Redskins / 3rd / 28th pick / 1960 |
| Bob Toneff | 32 | DT-DE-T-LB-G | 14 | 0 | 260 | 6-2 | Notre Dame | 6/23/1930 | 10 | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 22nd pick / 1952 |
| Team Total | 25.1 | 14 | 222.9 | 6-1.8 | 2.7 |