The 1962 All-Atlantic Coast Conference football team consists of

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players chosen by various selectors for their All-

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("ACC") teams for the

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. Selectors in 1962 included the

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(AP) and the

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(UPI). Players who were the consensus first-team selections of both the AP and UPI are displayed in bold.

All-Atlantic Coast selections

Ends

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, North Carolina (AP-1, UPI-1) * Pete Widener, Duke (AP-2, UPI-1) * Don Montgomery, North Carolina State (AP-1) * John Caskey, South Carolina (AP-2)

Tackles

* Art Gregory, Duke (AP-1, UPI-1) *

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, North Carolina (AP-1, UPI-1) * Jim Moss, South Carolina (AP-2) * Dave Graham, Virginia (AP-2)

Guards

* Jean Berry, Duke (AP-1, UPI-1) * Walter Rock, Maryland (AP-1, UPI-1) * Bill Sullivan, North Carolina State (AP-2) * Bob Rowley, Virginia (AP-2)

Centers

* Joe Craver, North Carolina (AP-1, UPI-1) * Paul Bengel, Duke (AP-2)

Backs

* Dick Shiner, Maryland (AP-1 uarterback UPI-1 uarterback *

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, South Carolina (AP-1 alfback UPI-1 alfback * Mike Curtis, Duke (AP-1 ullback UPI-1) * Mark Leggett, Duke (AP-2, UPI-1) * Tom Brown, Maryland (AP-1 alfback *

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, South Carolina (AP-2) * Ken Willard, North Carolina (AP-2) *

Joe Scarpati Joseph Henry Scarpati, Jr. (born March 5, 1943) is a former American football safety who played seven seasons with the Philadelphia Eagles and New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). Scarpati was first drafted by the Boston P ...

, North Carolina State (AP-2)

Key

AP =

, announced by the Atlantic Coast Sports Writers Association UPI =

References

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