1962 Buffalo Bills Roster
American Football League (AFL)
Team Record: 7-6-1
Finishing 3rd in the AFL's East Division
Coach: Lou Saban (7-6-1)
Location: Buffalo, New York
1962 Buffalo Bills StatisticsTeam Record: 7-6-1
Finishing 3rd in the AFL's East Division
Coach: Lou Saban (7-6-1)
Location: Buffalo, New York
1962 Buffalo Bills Results
The Buffalo Bills of the American Football League ended the 1962 season with a record of 7 wins and 6 losses and 1 ties, finishing third in the AFL's East Division.
Buffalo ran up 309 points, while the defense allowed 272. Cookie Gilchrist rushed for a team-leading 1,096 yards for the Bills.
Warren Rabb threw for 1,196 yards. Ernie Warlick hauled in 35 balls, while Elbert Dubenion added 571 receiving yards. Glenn Bass was targeted regularly, too.
Carl Charon picked off 7 opponent throws.
Lou Saban coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46 | Ray Abruzzese | B | October 27, 1937 | 6'1" | 194 | Alabama | Philadelphia, PA USA | 12 | 2 |
| 33 | Art Baker | FB | December 31, 1937 | 6'0" | 220 | Syracuse | Erie, PA USA | 3 | 0 |
| 77 | Stew Barber | LT | June 14, 1939 | 6'2" | 250 | Penn St. | Bradford, PA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 88 | Glenn Bass | SE | April 12, 1939 | 6'2" | 202 | East Carolina | Wilson, NC USA | 14 | 14 |
| 50 | Al Bemiller | C | April 18, 1938 | 6'3" | 243 | Syracuse | Hanover, PA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 75 | Nate Borden | RDE | September 22, 1932 | 6'0" | 234 | Indiana | Detroit, MI USA | 9 | 6 |
| 27 | Joe Cannavino | RS | January 20, 1935 | 5'11" | 185 | Ohio St. | Cleveland, OH USA | 4 | 4 |
| 30 | Wray Carlton | HB | June 18, 1937 | 6'2" | 225 | Duke | Wallace, NC USA | 11 | 11 |
| 43 | Carl Charon | RS | March 17, 1940 | 5'10" | 202 | Michigan St. | Boyne City, MI USA | 14 | 13 |
| 80 | Monte Crockett | HB | July 14, 1938 | 6'4" | 218 | New Mex. Highlands | Talcott, WV USA | 12 | 0 |
| 25 | Jim Crotty | LCB | March 31, 1938 | 6'1" | 190 | Notre Dame | Storm Lake, IA USA | 3 | 1 |
| 22 | Wayne Crow | P | May 5, 1938 | 6'1" | 205 | California | Coolidge, AZ USA | 14 | 3 |
| 60 | Tom Day | RG | August 20, 1935 | 6'2" | 252 | North Carolina A&T | Washington, DC USA | 14 | 14 |
| 72 | Jerry DeLucca | LOT-ROT | July 17, 1936 | 6'2" | 247 | Tennessee | Peabody, MA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 12 | Al Dorow | QB | November 15, 1929 | 6'0" | 193 | Michigan St. | Imlay City, MI USA | 4 | 4 |
| 44 | Elbert Dubenion | FL | February 16, 1933 | 5'11" | 187 | Bluffton | Griffin, GA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 24 | Booker Edgerson | RCB | July 5, 1939 | 5'10" | 183 | West. Illinois | Baxter, AR USA | 14 | 14 |
| 57 | Ralph Felton | RLB | May 21, 1932 | 5'11" | 210 | Maryland | Midway, PA USA | 4 | 3 |
| 73 | George Flint | ROG-LOG | February 26, 1939 | 6'4" | 240 | Arizona St. | Erie, PA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 34 | Cookie Gilchrist | FB | May 25, 1935 | 6'3" | 251 | none | Brackenridge, PA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 75 | Don Healy | DE | August 28, 1936 | 6'3" | 259 | Maryland | Rome, NY USA | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | Carey Henley | FB | September 24, 1936 | 5'10" | 201 | Tenn-Chattanooga | West Point, MS USA | 1 | 0 |
| 54 | Frank Jackunas | C | October 5, 1940 | 6'3" | 225 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit, MI USA | 3 | 0 |
| 27 | Willie Jones | KR | August 30, 1939 | 5'11" | 208 | Purdue | Angleton, TX USA | 10 | 0 |
| 15 | Jack Kemp | QB | July 13, 1935 | 6'1" | 201 | Occidental | Los Angeles, CA USA | 4 | 3 |
| 54 | Tom Louderback | LB | March 5, 1933 | 6'2" | 235 | San Jose St. | Petaluma, CA USA | 2 | 1 |
| 56 | Archie Matsos | MLB | November 22, 1934 | 6'0" | 217 | Michigan St. | Detroit, MI USA | 14 | 12 |
| 55 | Marv Matuszak | LLB | September 12, 1931 | 6'3" | 232 | Tulsa | South Bend, IN USA | 14 | 14 |
| 25 | Tom Minter | RCB-LCB | July 18, 1939 | 5'10" | 178 | Baylor | Henderson, TX USA | 5 | 0 |
| 87 | Leroy Moore | LDE | September 16, 1935 | 6'2" | 240 | Fort Valley St. | Pontiac, MI USA | 6 | 4 |
| 74 | Harold Olson | RT | January 19, 1938 | 6'2" | 255 | Clemson | Asheville, NC USA | 14 | 14 |
| 17 | Warren Rabb | QB | December 12, 1937 | 6'3" | 204 | LSU | Baton Rouge, LA USA | 14 | 7 |
| 81 | Tom Rychlec | SE | September 11, 1934 | 6'3" | 220 | American Int. | Meriden, CT USA | 6 | 0 |
| 75 | Tom Saidock | RDT | February 26, 1930 | 6'5" | 261 | Michigan St. | Detroit, MI USA | 2 | 1 |
| 70 | Tom Sestak | RDT | March 9, 1936 | 6'5" | 267 | Baylor | Gonzales, TX USA | 14 | 13 |
| 66 | Billy Shaw | LG | December 15, 1938 | 6'2" | 258 | Georgia Tech | Natchez, MS USA | 14 | 14 |
| 79 | Jim Sorey | LDT-LDE | September 5, 1936 | 6'4" | 285 | Texas Southern | Marianna, FL USA | 14 | 4 |
| 58 | Mike Stratton | RLB | April 10, 1941 | 6'3" | 224 | Tennessee | Vonore, TN USA | 12 | 10 |
| 23 | Carl Taseff | LS | September 28, 1928 | 5'11" | 192 | John Carroll | Parma, OH USA | 11 | 10 |
| 87 | LaVerne Torczon | RDE | January 1, 1936 | 6'3" | 250 | Nebraska | Columbus, NE USA | 4 | 4 |
| 85 | John Tracey | LB | June 27, 1933 | 6'3" | 225 | Texas A&M | Philadelphia, PA USA | 12 | 2 |
| 84 | Ernie Warlick | TE | July 21, 1932 | 6'3" | 235 | North Carolina Central | Washington, DC USA | 14 | 14 |
| 47 | Willie West | LCB | May 1, 1938 | 5'10" | 190 | Oregon | Lexington, MS USA | 12 | 10 |
| 12 | Manch Wheeler | QB | March 2, 1939 | 6'1" | 190 | Maine | Augusta, ME USA | 4 | 0 |
| 25 | John Yaccino | CB-S | June 27, 1940 | 6'0" | 190 | Pittsburgh | Hazleton, PA USA | 3 | 0 |
| 82 | Mack Yoho | RDE | June 14, 1936 | 6'2" | 230 | Miami (OH) | Reader, WV USA | 14 | 13 |
| 76 | Sid Youngelman | LDT | December 1, 1931 | 6'3" | 257 | Alabama | Newark, NJ USA | 14 | 11 |
