1962 Houston Oilers Roster

American Football League (AFL)
Team Record: 11-3
Finishing 1st in the AFL's East Division
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Championship
Coach: Pop Ivy (11-3)
Location: Houston, Texas
1962 Houston Oilers Statistics
1962 Houston Oilers Results

The Houston Oilers of the American Football League ended the 1962 season with a record of 11 wins and 3 losses, finishing first in the AFL's East Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.

Houston racked up 387 points, while the defensive squad allowed 270. George Blanda tossed for 2,810 yards. Charley Hennigan hauled in 54 passes for 867 yards.

Charley Tolar ran for a team-leading 1,012 yards for the Oilers.

The ball-hawking defense manufactured 52 turnovers, topping in the league. Jim Norton picked off 8 errant tosses from the opposition.

Pop Ivy coached the team. The 1962 Houston Oilers lost in the Championship.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP GS
33Gene BabbMLBDecember 27, 19346'3"216AustinEl Paso, TX USA140
40Tony BanfieldLCBDecember 18, 19376'1"185Oklahoma St.Independence, KS USA1414
16George BlandaKSeptember 17, 19276'2"215KentuckyYoungwood, PA USA1414
20Billy CannonHBAugust 2, 19376'1"207LSUPhiladelphia, MS USA140
31Doug ClineLLBMarch 22, 19386'2"230ClemsonValdese, NC USA140
78Ed CulpepperLDTJanuary 21, 19346'1"255AlabamaBradenton, FL USA140
80Gary CutsingerLDEFebruary 4, 19406'5"245Oklahoma St.Perry, OK USA140
88Willard DewveallWRApril 29, 19366'4"224SMUSpringtown, TX USA140
30Mike DukesRLBMarch 16, 19366'3"235ClemsonLouisville, KY USA140
75Don FloydRDEJuly 10, 19386'3"245TCUAbilene, TX USA140
28Charley FrazierWRAugust 12, 19396'0"190Texas SouthernHouston, TX USA140
55John FrongilloC-GOctober 12, 19396'3"255BaylorMansfield, MA USA140
27Fred GlickRSFebruary 25, 19376'1"195Colorado St.Aurora, CO USA140
35Tom GoodeC-LBDecember 1, 19386'3"245Mississippi St.West Point, MS USA140
89Bill GromanWR-FLJuly 17, 19366'0"194HeidelbergTiffin, OH USA140
87Charley HenniganWRMarch 19, 19356'1"187LSUBienville, LA USA140
73Bill HerchmanDTMarch 10, 19336'2"246Texas TechVernon, TX USA120
82Ed HusmannRDTAugust 6, 19316'2"245NebraskaSchuyler, NE USA140
70Al JamisonLTMay 11, 19376'5"250Colgate140
23Bobby JancikKRFebruary 9, 19405'11"178LamarHouston, TX USA140
41Mark JohnstonRCBMarch 4, 19386'0"203NorthwesternSycamore, IL USA140
72Bob KellyT-DTAugust 18, 19406'2"270New Mexico St.Carlsbad, NM USA60
84Dan LanphearDEJanuary 24, 19386'2"230WisconsinMadison, WI USA22
15Jacky LeeQBJuly 11, 19396'1"189CincinnatiMinneapolis, MN USA140
84Ron McDoleDE-DTSeptember 9, 19396'4"265NebraskaChester, OH USA40
81Bob McLeodTENovember 10, 19386'4"240Abilene ChristianSweetwater, TX USA140
77Rich MichaelRTNovember 15, 19386'3"242Ohio St.Hamilton, OH USA140
84Bill MillerDTNovember 17, 19366'4"270New Mex. HighlandsRaleigh County, WV USA40
43Jim NortonLSOctober 20, 19386'3"190IdahoGlendale, CA USA140
45Larry OnestiLBNovember 12, 19386'0"195NorthwesternChicago, IL USA40
52Bob SchmidtCJuly 9, 19366'4"248MinnesotaRochester, MN USA140
32Dave SmithFBMarch 23, 19376'1"210RiponMilwaukee, WI USA140
22Bob SuciDBApril 7, 19395'10"185Michigan St.Flint, MI USA60
76Walt SuggsT-CMay 15, 19396'5"260Mississippi St.Hattiesburg, MS USA140
61Bob TalaminiLGJanuary 8, 19396'1"255KentuckyLouisville, KY USA140
44Charley TolarFBSeptember 5, 19375'6"199NW State (LA)Natchitoches, LA USA140
86Bucky WegenerGOctober 31, 19395'10"245Missouri40
63Hogan WhartonRGDecember 13, 19356'2"250HoustonHood County, TX USA140



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