The 1962 All-Big Eight Conference football team consists of

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players chosen by various organizations for All-

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teams for the

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. The selectors for the 1962 season included the

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(AP) and the

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(UPI). Players selected as first-team players by both the AP and UPI are designated in bold.

All-Big Eight selections

Backs

* Dave Hoppmann, Iowa State (AP-1; UPI-1) *

Gale Sayers Gale Eugene Sayers (May 30, 1943September 23, 2020) was an American professional football player who was both a halfback and return specialist in the National Football League (NFL). In a relatively brief but highly productive NFL career, Saye ...

, Kansas (AP-1; UPI-1) *

Johnny Roland Johnny Earl Roland (born May 21, 1943) is a former American football player and coach. He played as a running back in the National Football League (NFL) for the St. Louis Cardinals from 1966 to 1972 and the New York Giants in 1973. Roland playe ...

, Missouri (AP-1) *

Jim Grisham Jim Grisham (December 4, 1942 – July 30, 2012) was an American football fullback and linebacker, who played at the University of Oklahoma from 1961 to 1964. Early years Grisham attended Olney High School, where he played quarterback, End, ha ...

, Oklahoma (AP-1) *

Joe Don Looney Joe Don Looney (October 10, 1942 – September 24, 1988) was an American football fullback and halfback who played professionally in the National Football League (NFL) for the New York Giants, Baltimore Colts, Detroit Lions, Washington Redsk ...

, Oklahoma (UPI-1) *

Dennis Claridge Dennis Bert Claridge (August 18, 1941 – May 1, 2018) was an American football player, a quarterback in the National Football League for the Green Bay Packers and Atlanta Falcons. He played college football at the University of Nebraska under he ...

, Nebraska (UPI-1)

Ends

* Conrad Hitchler, Missouri (AP-1; UPI-1) * Ken Blair, Colorado (AP-1; UPI-1)

Tackles

* Dennis Ward, Oklahoma (AP-1; UPI-1) * Tyrone Robertson, Nebraska (AP-1) * Jerry Wallach, Missouri (UPI-1)

Guards

* Leon Cross, Oklahoma (AP-1; UPI-1) * Tom Hertz, Missouri (AP-1; UPI-1)

Centers

* Wayne Lee, Oklahoma (AP-1; UPI-1)

Key

AP =

UPI =

References

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