The 1962 All-Southwest 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 Southwest selections

Backs

* Billy Moore, Arkansas (AP-1; UPI-1) * Ronnie Goodwin, Baylor (AP-1; UPI-1) * Tommy Ford, Texas (AP-1; UPI-1) *

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, Arkansas (AP-2; UPI-1) * Danny Brabham, Arkansas (AP-1; UPI-2) *

Don Trull Donald Dean Trull (born October 20, 1941) is a former American football quarterback in the American Football League. Trull played football collegiately at Baylor University, where he was an All-American and twice won the Sammy Baugh Trophy as t ...

, Baylor (AP-2; UPI-2) *

Ray Poage Raymond Coy Poage Jr. (November 14, 1940 – September 23, 1997) was an American football tight end in the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted out of the University of Texas by the Vikings in the 1963 NFL Draft. Poage played port ...

, Texas (AP-2; UPI-2) *

Pat Culpepper John Patrick Culpepper Jr. (born 1941) is a former American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Northern Illinois University from 1976 to 1979, compiling a record of 14–29–1. A native of Johnson County, Texas, ...

, Texas (AP-2; UPI-2)

Ends

Dave Parks David Wayne Parks (December 25, 1941 – August 8, 2019) was an American football wide receiver and tight end in the NFL. He was the first overall selection in the 1964 NFL Draft out of Texas Technological College (now Texas Tech University). P ...

, Texas Tech (AP-1; UPI-1) * Gene Raesz, Rice (AP-1; UPI-1) * Tommy Lucas, Texas (AP-2; UPI-2) * Tom Magoffin, Texas Christian (AP-2; UPI-2)

Tackles

* Jerry Mazzanti, Arkansas (AP-1; UPI-1) *

Scott Appleton Gordon Scott Appleton (February 20, 1942 – March 2, 1992) was an American football defensive tackle in the American Football League (AFL) for the Houston Oilers, San Diego Chargers and Oakland Raiders. He played college football at the Universi ...

, Texas (AP-2; UPI-1) * Ray Schoenke, SMU (AP-1; UPI-2) * Melvin Simmons, Texas A&M (AP-2; UPI-2)

Guards

* Johnny Treadwell, Texas (AP-1; UPI-1) * Ray Trail, Arkansas (AP-2; UPI-1) * Robert Burk, Baylor (AP-1; UPI-2) * Robert Mangum, Texas Christian (AP-2; UPI-2)

Centers

* Jerry Hopkins, Texas A&M (AP-1; UPI-1) * John Hughes, SMU (AP-2; UPI-2)

Key

AP =

UPI =

Bold = Consensus first-team selection of both the AP and UP

References

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