1962 Little All-America college football team

American college football all-star team August 2023 25em 1962 Little All-America college football team border-top:#aaa 1px solid border-top:1px #aaa solid Little All-America college football team 1962 NAIA football season, 1962 NCAA College Division football season border-top:1px #aaa solid 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. Tackle Buck Buchanan of Grambling was the largest player at 6'6" and 272 pounds; he was the No. 1 pick in the 1963 AFL draft.Baker on Little All-America 2nd team Johnson City Press-Chronicle December 5, 1962 15 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/88840151/baker-on-little-all-america-2nd-team/ Newspapers.com 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. 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. Iacone rushed for 1,486 yards in 1962. First team Position Player Team B Joe Iacone West Chester George Bork Northern Illinois Richard Kemp Lenoir–Rhyne Robert Paremore Florida A&M E Willie Richardson Jackson State Drew Roberts Humboldt State T Buck Buchanan Grambling Richard Peter Whittier G Ralph Soffredine Central Michigan Don Hunt Wittenberg C Douglas Harvey Texas A&I Second team Position Player Team B Jerry Linton Panhandle A&M Nat Craddock Parsons Jimmy Baker East Tennessee State Ron Deveaux Tufts E Jan Barrett Fresno State Howard Hartman Southern Oregon T Paul Chesmore Delaware Richard Koblin John Carroll G Wayne Farmer Chattanooga Harold Gray Los Angeles State C Harold Hays Southern Miss Third team Position Player Team B John Murlo Whitworth Dan Boals State College of Iowa Larry Kerstetter Susquehanna Bobby Hidalgo Adams State E Buddy Bozeman Howard (AL) Paul Blazevich Omaha T Kindley King Lamar Tech John Contoulis Connecticut G William Bryant Emory & Henry Jim Edmiston Lenoir–Rhyne C J. R. Williams Fresno State See also 1962 College Football All-America Team References Little All-America college football team Little All-America college football team Category:Little All-America college football teams