1962 Dallas Cowboys Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 5-8-1
Finishing 5th in the NFL's East Division
Coach: Tom Landry (5-8-1)
Location: Dallas, Texas
1962 Dallas Cowboys StatisticsTeam Record: 5-8-1
Finishing 5th in the NFL's East Division
Coach: Tom Landry (5-8-1)
Location: Dallas, Texas
1962 Dallas Cowboys Results
The Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League ended the 1962 season with a record of 5 wins and 8 losses and 1 ties, finishing fifth in the NFL's East Division.
The Cowboys moved the ball well, scoring 398 points, but the shaky defensive squad allowed 402. Don Meredith threw for 1,679 yards, and Eddie LeBaron threw the ball, too. Billy Howton hauled in 49 passes, while Frank Clarke accumulated 1,043 receiving yards. Lee Folkins provided receiving help as well.
Don Perkins ran for a team-best 945 yards for Dallas, and Amos Marsh also contributed to the rushing attack.
Don Bishop picked off 6 opponent throws.
Tom Landry coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66 | George Andrie | RDE | April 20, 1940 | 6'6" | 250 | Marquette | Grand Rapids, MI USA | 14 | 0 |
| 38 | Sam Baker | K | November 12, 1929 | 6'2" | 217 | Oregon St. | San Francisco, CA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 44 | Don Bishop | RCB | July 1, 1934 | 6'2" | 209 | Los Angeles CC | Los Angeles, CA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 77 | Clyde Brock | T | August 30, 1940 | 6'5" | 268 | Utah St. | Los Angeles, CA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 22 | Amos Bullocks | HB | February 7, 1939 | 6'1" | 202 | Southern Illinois | Chicago, IL USA | 11 | 0 |
| 73 | Monte Clark | RT | January 24, 1937 | 6'6" | 265 | USC | Fillmore, CA USA | 14 | 10 |
| 82 | Frank Clarke | FL | February 7, 1934 | 6'1" | 215 | Colorado | Beloit, WI USA | 12 | 0 |
| 53 | Mike Connelly | C | October 16, 1935 | 6'4" | 247 | Washington St. | Monrovia, CA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 62 | Andy Cvercko | LG | November 6, 1937 | 6'1" | 243 | Northwestern | Campbell, OH USA | 14 | 0 |
| 89 | Donnie Davis | WR-TE | September 18, 1940 | 6'3" | 225 | Southern | Opelousas, LA USA | 11 | 0 |
| 30 | Mike Dowdle | LLB | December 6, 1937 | 6'3" | 235 | Texas | Eliasville, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 83 | Lee Folkins | TE | July 4, 1939 | 6'5" | 215 | Washington | Wallace, ID USA | 14 | 11 |
| 79 | Ken Frost | DT | November 17, 1938 | 6'4" | 242 | Tennessee | Brentwood, TN USA | 3 | 3 |
| 75 | Bob Fry | LT | November 11, 1930 | 6'4" | 235 | Kentucky | Cincinnati, OH USA | 14 | 0 |
| 27 | Mike Gaechter | LCB | January 9, 1940 | 6'0" | 190 | Oregon | Santa Monica, CA USA | 14 | 9 |
| 34 | Cornell Green | DB | February 10, 1940 | 6'3" | 208 | Utah St. | Oklahoma City, OK USA | 14 | 3 |
| 21 | Glynn Gregory | E-DB | July 6, 1939 | 6'2" | 195 | SMU | Paris, TX USA | 6 | 0 |
| 54 | Chuck Howley | RLB | June 28, 1936 | 6'3" | 228 | West Virginia | Wheeling, WV USA | 14 | 0 |
| 81 | Billy Howton | SE | July 5, 1930 | 6'2" | 191 | Rice | Littlefield, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 51 | Lynn Hoyem | G-T | June 27, 1939 | 6'4" | 244 | Long Beach St. | Fargo, ND USA | 14 | 0 |
| 60 | Joe Isbell | G | July 7, 1940 | 6'1" | 243 | Houston | Gorman, TX USA | 9 | 0 |
| 14 | Eddie LeBaron | QB | January 7, 1930 | 5'9" | 168 | Pacific | San Rafael, CA USA | 14 | 5 |
| 74 | Bob Lilly | LDE | July 26, 1939 | 6'5" | 260 | TCU | Olney, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 41 | Warren Livingston | DB | July 5, 1938 | 5'10" | 192 | Arizona | Eufaula, OK USA | 3 | 0 |
| 35 | J.W. Lockett | PR | March 23, 1937 | 6'2" | 226 | Central Oklahoma | Bardwell, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 56 | Bob Long | LB | February 24, 1934 | 6'3" | 232 | UCLA | South Pasadena, CA USA | 8 | 0 |
| 31 | Amos Marsh | FB | May 7, 1939 | 6'0" | 218 | Oregon St. | Williams, AZ USA | 14 | 0 |
| 70 | Dale Memmelaar | RG | January 15, 1937 | 6'2" | 247 | Wyoming | Goshen, NY USA | 14 | 0 |
| 17 | Don Meredith | QB | April 10, 1938 | 6'3" | 210 | SMU | Mount Vernon, TX USA | 13 | 9 |
| 78 | John Meyers | RDT | January 16, 1940 | 6'6" | 276 | Washington | Forest City, IA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 23 | Dick Nolan | RS | March 26, 1932 | 6'1" | 185 | Maryland | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 11 | 0 |
| 84 | Pettis Norman | TE-SE | January 4, 1939 | 6'3" | 222 | Johnson C. Smith | Lincolnton, GA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 25 | Jerry Norton | LS | May 16, 1931 | 5'11" | 195 | SMU | Gilmer, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 43 | Don Perkins | HB | March 4, 1938 | 5'10" | 204 | New Mexico | Waterloo, IA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 68 | Guy Reese | LDT | September 22, 1939 | 6'5" | 258 | SMU | Dallas, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 71 | Don Talbert | T | March 1, 1939 | 6'5" | 255 | Texas | Louisville, MS USA | 14 | 4 |
| 50 | Jerry Tubbs | MLB | January 23, 1935 | 6'2" | 221 | Oklahoma | Throckmorton, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
