Jordan Voted Top Lineman From Alabama in AP Poll
Alabama center Lee Roy Jordan was named the nation’s outstanding college football lineman of 1962 by the AP in a nationwide poll of writers and broadcasters. He weighed 207 pounds and hopes for a pro football career, finishing with four votes behind Minnesota’s tackle Bobby Bell.
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Bob Green
New York
Lee Roy Jordan
Alabama
Associated Press
Jordan
Bobby Bell
Minnesota
Bell
Terry Baker
Oregon State
Dallas Cowboys
National Football League
Boston
Bear Bryant
Bryant
Southern California
Hal Bedsole
Texas
Johnny Treadwell
Dartmouth
Don McKinnon
Northwestern
Jack Cvereko
Washington
Ray Mansfield
Washington State
Hugh Campbell
Aussies Face Tough Choice For Davis Cup Team
Australian selectors meet in Brisbane to pick four players for the Davis Cup defense. Rod Laver and Roy Emerson struggle for form in Melbourne as Ken Fletcher rises by defeating Bob Hewitt to enter the semi finals. Fletcher and Laver later split votes with Neale Fraser and Hewitt in contention.
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Sydney
Australia
UPI
Mexico
Brisbane
Rod Laver
Roy Emerson
Melbourne
Ken Fletcher
Bob Hewitt
Fletcher
Hewitt
Laver
Emerson
Neale Fraser
Hamm Paces Tigers To ABC Cage Win
Jerry Hamm scored 11 points to lead the Tigers past the Irishmen 26 to 6 in an ABC midget league basketball game. Rick Gray had 4 for the Irishmen while Chuck Lackey Dudley Duckworth and Johnny Mincey each added 2 points to account for all scoring.
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Jerry Hamm
Tigers
Rick Gray
Chuck Lackey
Dudley Duckworth
Johnny Mincey
Red Swords
Yellowjackets
Jerry Frankin
Wilson Wins Pair From Slaton Teams
Smylie Wilson, paced by Rodney Roberts 17 points, defeated O. L. Slaton 49 to 47 Thursday night. David Reed added 16 for Wilson. In an eighth grade game Greg Vaughn scored 13 to lead Wilson past Slaton. Richard Morrell had 5 for Slaton.
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Smylie Wilson
Rodney Roberts
O. L. Slaton
David Reed
Wilson
Greg Vaughn
Pace Wilson
Slaton
Richard Morrell
Thirty Clovis Wildcats Box 1962 Lettermen List
Clovis High School announces that 30 Wildcats football players earned letters for the 1962 season. Named lettermen include Robert Ball Richard Osburn John Stewart Frank Boling Dewey Hardin Terry Gee Bill Spinks and others with Scott Fisher Jackie Rumbaugh and James Reeves listed as managers.
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Clovis
Steve Graham
Clovis Wildcat
Robert Ball
Richard Osburn
John Stewart
Frank Boling
Dewey Hardin
Terry Gee
Bill Spinks
Don Tucker
Mike Hare
Joe Bert House
George Keenan
Johnny Cook
Jim Carmack
Steve Gray
Bob Green
Guerry Byers
Jim Rumbaugh
Mike Rowley
Jeff Hilliard
Jerry May
Dwain Lockmiller
Doug Self
Jimmy Cameron
Ray Hall Mark
Duncan Hudnall
Jim Martin
Jimmy Curry
Jay King
Joe Griego
Johnny Pierce
Scott Fisher
Jackie Rumbaugh
James Reeves
Wildcats
Treadwell weighs in on pro football vs medical school
Texas guard Johnny Treadwell, 21, six feet one inch and 195 pounds, says education will win out over pro football. A consensus All-America scholar from Austin with a B plus average plans medical studies after a final year of pre med work. Scouts contacted him but he believes he is not big enough for the pros and aims for medical school.
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John Knaggs
Austin
UPI
Johnny Treadwell
University of Texas
Treadwell
College Football Attendance Reaches 21 Million For 1962
Attendance across 610 colleges and universities topped 21.29 million in 1962, up 2.66 percent from 1961 despite six fewer schools. Ohio State led all programs with 497,644 total fans over six games, averaging 82,941 per game. Pacific Coast teams showed the largest gains while ACC schools saw the steepest declines.
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New York
Pacific Coast
Southern California
California
Stanford
UCLA
Washington State
Washington
Coast
Clemson
Duke
Maryland
North Carolina State
North Carolina
South Carolina
Virginia
the Forest
Ohio State
Buckeyes
SWC Attendance Dips Slightly In 1962 Football Season
Attendance at Southwest Conference games fell about three percent to an average 32 407 per game across 42 contests. Texas boosted the region with six games and 345 413 total plus 57 569 per game as Texas, Texas Christian and Baylor posted gains.
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United Press International
National Collegiate Athletic Association
Southwest
University of Texas
Longhorns
Texas
Texas Christian
Baylor
University of Houston
West Texas State
Woodeshick Moss Sign With Bills And Eagles In Draft Saga
West Virginia halfback Tom Woodeshick and South Carolina linebacker Jim Moss signed with both the Buffalo Bills and NFL clubs, triggering a conflict over which league controls their rights. AFL and NFL commissioners weigh contracts as a college-season rule dispute surfaces alongside a Burma trade reform note.
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Murray Rose
NEW York
Tom Woodeshick
West Virginia
Buffalo Bills
AFL
Philadelphia Eagles
NFL
Jim Moss
South Carolina
Buffalo
St. Louis Cardinals
Bills
Philadelphia
Pete Rozelle
Joe Foss
Woodeshick
Moss
Dallas
Chicago
Louis
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Shreveport
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