The 1962 All-SEC football team consists of

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players selected to the All-

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(SEC) chosen by various selectors for the

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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 James Kenneth Dunaway (September 3, 1941 – May 12, 2018) was an American football player. A defensive tackle, he played college football at the University of Mississippi, and played professionally in the American Football League for the Buffal ...

, Ole Miss (UPI-1) *Anton Peters, Florida (UPI-2) *Don Estes, LSU (UPI-3) *Joe Baughan, Auburn (UPI-3)

Guards

Rufus Guthrie Dallas Rufus Guthrie (c. 1942 – 2000) was an American football player who played for the Georgia Institute of Technology (a.k.a. Georgia Tech). He played collegiately for the Georgia Tech football team. He was inducted into the Georgia Tech ...

, Georgia Tech (AP-1, UPI-1) *Don Dickson, Ole Miss (AP-1, UPI-2) *

Dave Watson David Watson (born 20 November 1961) is an English football manager and former professional footballer. As a player, he was a defender from 1980 to 2001. He played his entire career for Norwich City and Everton. With the Toffees he played in ...

, 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 Lee Roy Jordan (born April 27, 1941) is a former American football linebacker. After attending the University of Alabama, playing under head coach Paul "Bear" Bryant, he played 14 years in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys from ...

, Alabama (AP-1, UPI-1) *Dennis Gaubatz, LSU (UPI-2) *Jim Price, Auburn (UPI-3)

Quarterbacks

Billy Lothridge William Lamar Lothridge (January 1, 1942 – February 23, 1996) was an American football Punter, Safety and Quarterback in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys, Los Angeles Rams, Atlanta Falcons and Miami Dolphins. He play ...

, Georgia Tech (AP-1, UPI-1) *

Joe Namath Joseph William Namath (; ; born May 31, 1943) is a former American football quarterback who played in the American Football League (AFL) and National Football League (NFL) for 13 seasons, primarily with the New York Jets. He played college foot ...

, Alabama (UPI-2)

Halfbacks

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 F ...

, LSU (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-1, UPI-1) *

Glynn Griffing Wilburn Glynn Griffing (born December 1, 1940 in Bentonia, Mississippi) is a former American football quarterback who played one season for the New York Giants in the National Football League. He played college football at the University of M ...

, Ole Miss (AP-1, UPI-1) *

Larry Dupree Lawrence Wallace Dupree (December 22, 1943 – June 15, 2014) was an American college football player. He played at the halfback and fullback positions for the Florida Gators football team of the University of Florida. In 1964, he became the ...

, Florida (AP-1, UPI-1) *Cotton Clark, Alabama (UPI-2) *

Larry Rakestraw Larry Clyde Rakestraw (April 22, 1942 – August 4, 2019) was an American football quarterback in the NFL. He played three seasons for the Chicago Bears. Rakestraw attended the University of Georgia where he was a three-year starter at quarter ...

, Florida (UPI-2) *Mallon Faircloth, Tennessee (UPI-2) *Mike McNames, Georgia Tech (UPI-3) *Darrell Cox, Kentucky (UPI-3) *

Louis Guy Louis Guy (June 27, 1768 – February 17, 1850) was a notary and political figure in Lower Canada. He was born in Montreal in 1768, the son of a merchant there. Guy studied to be a land surveyor and learned English at the College of New ...

, Ole Miss (UPI-3) *

Jimmy Burson James Oertell Burson (October 13, 1940 – August 2, 2022) was an American football player from LaGrange, Georgia. Burson played college football at Auburn and was selected in the eleventh round of the 1963 NFL Draft by the St. Louis Cardina ...

, Auburn (UPI-3)

Key

AP =

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UPI =

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Bold = Consensus first-team selection by both AP and UPI

References

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