1962 Pittsburgh Steelers Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 9-5
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's East Division
Coach: Buddy Parker (9-5)
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1962 Pittsburgh Steelers StatisticsTeam Record: 9-5
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's East Division
Coach: Buddy Parker (9-5)
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1962 Pittsburgh Steelers Results
The Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League ended the 1962 season with a record of 9 wins and 5 losses, finishing second in the NFL's East Division.
The Steelers scored 312 points, but the defensive unit surrendered 363. John Johnson carried the ball for a team-best 1,141 yards for Pittsburgh.
Bobby Layne threw for 1,686 yards. Buddy Dial paced pass catchers, grabbing 50 passes for 981 yards.
Clendon Thomas intercepted 7 opponent throws.
Buddy Parker coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | Gary Ballman | FL-TE-SE-WR | July 6, 1940 | 6'1" | 215 | Michigan St. | Detroit, MI USA | 3 | 0 |
| 65 | Tom Bettis | MLB | March 17, 1933 | 6'2" | 228 | Purdue | Chicago, IL USA | 11 | 10 |
| 71 | Charlie Bradshaw | LT | March 13, 1936 | 6'6" | 255 | Baylor | Waco, TX USA | 14 | 14 |
| 15 | Ed Brown | P | October 26, 1928 | 6'2" | 200 | San Francisco | San Luis Obispo, CA USA | 14 | 3 |
| 86 | John Burrell | SE | November 22, 1940 | 6'3" | 185 | Rice | Fort Worth, TX USA | 14 | 7 |
| 40 | Preston Carpenter | PR | January 24, 1934 | 6'2" | 190 | Arkansas | Hayti, MO USA | 13 | 13 |
| 74 | Lou Cordileone | RDT | August 4, 1937 | 6'1" | 250 | Clemson | Jersey City, NJ USA | 12 | 0 |
| 44 | Willie Daniel | RS | November 10, 1937 | 5'11" | 190 | Mississippi St. | New Albany, MS USA | 13 | 8 |
| 84 | Buddy Dial | SE | January 17, 1937 | 6'1" | 194 | Rice | Ponca City, OK USA | 14 | 14 |
| 46 | Bob Ferguson | FB | August 29, 1939 | 5'11" | 220 | Ohio St. | Columbus, OH USA | 13 | 0 |
| 87 | Glenn Glass | RS | February 16, 1940 | 6'1" | 205 | Tennessee | Holopaw, FL USA | 7 | 0 |
| 27 | Dick Haley | LCB | October 2, 1937 | 5'10" | 183 | Pittsburgh | Midway, PA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 36 | Rudy Hayes | LB | January 12, 1935 | 6'0" | 217 | Clemson | Pickens, SC USA | 4 | 2 |
| 87 | Harlon Hill | SE | May 4, 1932 | 6'3" | 199 | North Alabama | Killen, AL USA | 7 | 7 |
| 42 | Dick Hoak | FL | December 8, 1939 | 5'11" | 195 | Penn St. | Jeannette, PA USA | 14 | 5 |
| 77 | Dan James | RT | August 10, 1937 | 6'4" | 262 | Ohio St. | Cincinnati, OH USA | 14 | 14 |
| 35 | John Johnson | FB | November 24, 1929 | 6'2" | 210 | St. Mary's (CA) | Waterproof, LA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 64 | John Kapele | RDE | October 19, 1937 | 6'0" | 240 | Utah | Honolulu, HI USA | 6 | 0 |
| 74 | John Kenerson | LDT | March 18, 1938 | 6'3" | 255 | Kentucky St. | Chicago, IL USA | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | Brady Keys | KR | May 19, 1936 | 6'0" | 185 | Colorado St. | Austin, TX USA | 14 | 14 |
| 37 | Ken Kirk | RLB | February 26, 1938 | 6'2" | 230 | Mississippi | Tupelo, MS USA | 14 | 5 |
| 75 | Joe Krupa | RDT | July 6, 1933 | 6'2" | 232 | Purdue | Chicago, IL USA | 14 | 14 |
| 22 | Bobby Layne | QB | December 19, 1926 | 6'1" | 201 | Texas | Santa Anna, TX USA | 13 | 11 |
| 72 | Ray Lemek | RG | June 28, 1934 | 6'0" | 238 | Notre Dame | Sioux City, IA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 76 | Gene Lipscomb | LDT | August 9, 1931 | 6'6" | 284 | none | Detroit, MI USA | 14 | 14 |
| 23 | Red Mack | FL-SE | June 19, 1937 | 5'10" | 180 | Notre Dame | Oconto, WI USA | 14 | 0 |
| 79 | Lou Michaels | K | September 28, 1935 | 6'2" | 243 | Kentucky | Swoyersville, PA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 18 | Terry Nofsinger | QB | July 13, 1938 | 6'4" | 215 | Utah | Salt Lake City, UT USA | 1 | 0 |
| 51 | Buzz Nutter | C | February 16, 1931 | 6'4" | 230 | Virginia Tech | Summersville, WV USA | 14 | 14 |
| 88 | John Powers | TE | June 15, 1940 | 6'2" | 215 | Notre Dame | Harvard, IL USA | 14 | 1 |
| 50 | John Reger | RLB | September 11, 1931 | 6'0" | 225 | Pittsburgh | Wheeling, WV USA | 9 | 7 |
| 24 | Johnny Sample | RS | June 15, 1937 | 6'1" | 203 | Md-Eastern Shore | Cape Charles, VA USA | 6 | 6 |
| 62 | Mike Sandusky | LG | March 14, 1935 | 6'0" | 231 | Maryland | , NJ USA | 14 | 14 |
| 67 | Bob Schmitz | MLB | September 10, 1938 | 6'1" | 235 | Wisconsin | Marytown, WI USA | 9 | 4 |
| 34 | Bob Simms | RLB-LLB | September 3, 1938 | 6'1" | 230 | Rutgers | Clendenin, WV USA | 3 | 0 |
| 47 | Jackie Simpson | LS | April 2, 1934 | 5'10" | 183 | Florida | Miami, FL USA | 13 | 0 |
| 70 | Ernie Stautner | RDE | April 20, 1925 | 6'1" | 230 | Boston Col. | Prinzing-by-Cham, Germany | 14 | 14 |
| 68 | Ron Stehouwer | ROG | February 4, 1937 | 6'2" | 230 | Colorado St. | Hopkins, MI USA | 14 | 0 |
| 74 | George Strugar | DT | April 2, 1934 | 6'5" | 239 | Washington | Cle Elum, WA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 82 | George Tarasovic | LLB | May 6, 1930 | 6'4" | 245 | Boston Col. | Granville, NY USA | 14 | 14 |
| 28 | Clendon Thomas | LS | December 28, 1935 | 6'2" | 196 | Oklahoma | Oklahoma City, OK USA | 14 | 14 |
| 30 | Tom Tracy | HB | September 7, 1934 | 5'9" | 205 | Tennessee | Birmingham, AL USA | 4 | 0 |
| 32 | Joe Womack | HB | December 10, 1936 | 5'9" | 210 | Los Angeles St. | Fort Worth, TX USA | 11 | 9 |
