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1962 All-SEC Football Team
The 1962 All-SEC football team consists of American football players selected to the All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) chosen by various selectors for the 1962 NCAA University Division football season. All-SEC selections Ends * Tom Hutchinson, Kentucky (AP-1, UPI-1) * Johnny Baker, Miss. St. (AP-1, UPI-2) *Billy Martin, Georgia Tech (UPI-1) *Mickey Babb, Georgia (UPI-2) * Richard Williamson, Alabama (UPI-3) *Ted Davis, Georgia Tech (UPI-3) Tackles * Fred Miller, LSU (AP-1, UPI-1) *Junior Hawthorne, Kentucky (AP-1, UPI-2) *Jim Dunaway, Ole Miss (UPI-1) *Anton Peters, Florida (UPI-2) *Don Estes, LSU (UPI-3) *Joe Baughan, Auburn (UPI-3) Guards *Rufus Guthrie, Georgia Tech (AP-1, UPI-1) *Don Dickson, Ole Miss (AP-1, UPI-2) *Dave Watson, Georgia Tech (UPI-1) *Bill Van Dyke, Auburn (UPI-2) *Larry Travis, Florida (UPI-3) *Pat Watson, Miss. St. (UPI-3) Centers *Lee Roy Jordan, Alabama (AP-1, UPI-1) *Dennis Gaubatz, LSU (UPI-2) *Jim Price, Auburn (UPI-3) Quarterbacks *Billy Lothridge, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Football
American football (referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada), also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, the team with possession of the oval-shaped football, attempts to advance down the field by running with the ball or passing it, while the defense, the team without possession of the ball, aims to stop the offense's advance and to take control of the ball for themselves. The offense must advance at least ten yards in four downs or plays; if they fail, they turn over the football to the defense, but if they succeed, they are given a new set of four downs to continue the drive. Points are scored primarily by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone for a touchdown or kicking the ball through the opponent's goalposts for a field goal. The team with the most points at the end of a game wins. American football evolved in the United States, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jerry Stovall
Jerry Lane Stovall (born April 30, 1941) is a former American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He played college football at Louisiana State University (LSU), where he was a unanimous selection to the 1962 College Football All-America Team as a halfback. Stovall played professionally as a defensive back and punter in the National Football League (NFL) with the St. Louis Cardinals from 1963 to 1971. Stovall served as the head football coach at his alma mater, LSU, from 1980 to 1983, compiling a record of 22–21–2 in four seasons and leading the 1982 team to an appearance in the 1983 Orange Bowl. He was the athletic director at Louisiana Tech University from 1990 to 1993. He is the only player in LSU history to be named a Unanimous All-American (1962), be selected to the college football hall of fame (2010), be selected as a first round pick (1963), and to be selected to the pro bowl (1966, 1967, and 1969). Early life and college Born and ra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
