1962 Little All-America college football team
| 1962 Little All-America college football team |
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| Little All-America college football team |
| 1962 NAIA football season, 1962 NCAA College Division football season |
| 1961 ← → 1963 |
The 1962 Little All-America college football team is composed of college football players from small colleges and universities who were selected by the Associated Press (AP) as the best players at each position. For 1962, the AP selected three teams of 11 players each, with no separate defensive platoons.[1]
Tackle Buck Buchanan was the largest player at 6'6" and 272 pounds; he was the No. 1 pick in the 1963 AFL Draft.[1] Buchanan played 13 seasons for the Kansas City Chiefs and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Quarterback George Bork of Northern Illinois was the only junior.[1] He was the first college player to pass for 3,000 yards in a season and was later inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.
End Drew Roberts of Humboldt State and back Joe Iacone of West Chester were the only repeaters on the first team from 1961.[1] Iacone rushed for 1,486 yards in 1962.
First team[edit]
- Back - Joe Iacone (senior, 5'9", 190 pounds), West Chester
- Back - George Bork (junior, 6'0", 160 pounds), Northern Illinois
- Back - Richard Kemp (5'11", 194 pounds), Lenoir Rhyne
- Back - Robert "China Doll" Paremore (senior, 5'11", 190 pounds), Florida A&M
- End - Willie Richardson (senior, 6'2", 197 pounds), Jackson State
- End - Drew Roberts (senior, 6'1", 205 pounds), Humboldt State
- Tackle - Buck Buchanan (senior, 6'6", 272 pounds), Grambling
- Tackle - Richard Peter (senior, 6'3", 250 pounds), Whittier
- Guard - Ralph Soffredine (senior, 6'0", 195 pounds), Central Michigan
- Guard - Don Hunt (senior, 6'2", 200 pounds), Wittenberg
- Center - Douglas Harvey (senior, 6'2", 218 pounds), Texas A&I
Second team[edit]
- Back - Jerry Linton, Panhandle A&M
- Back - Nat Craddock, Parsons
- Back - Jimmy Baker, East Tennessee
- Back - Ron Deveaux, Tufts
- End - Jan Barrett, Fresno State
- End - Howard Hartman, Southern Oregon
- Tackle - Paul Chesmore, Delaware
- Tackle - Richard Koblin, John Carroll
- Guard - Wayne Farmer, Chattanooga
- Guard - Harold Gray, Los Angeles State
- Center - Harold Hays, Southern Mississippi
Third team[edit]
- Back - John Murlo, Whitworth
- Back - Dan Boals, State College of Iowa
- Back - Larry Kerstetter, Susquehanna
- Back - Bobby Hidalgo, Adams State
- End - Buddy Bozeman, Howard
- End - Paul Blazevich, Omaha
- Tackle - Kindley King, Lamar Tech
- Tackle - John Contoulis, Connecticut
- Guard - William Bryant, Emory & Henry
- Guard - Jim Edmiston, Lenoir-Rhyne
- Center - J.R. Williams, Fresno State
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d "Baker on Little All-America 2nd team". Johnson City Press-Chronicle. December 5, 1962. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.