1962 Minnesota Vikings Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 2-11-1
Finishing 6th in the NFL's West Division
Coach: Norm Van Brocklin (2-11-1)
Location: Bloomington, Minnesota
1962 Minnesota Vikings StatisticsTeam Record: 2-11-1
Finishing 6th in the NFL's West Division
Coach: Norm Van Brocklin (2-11-1)
Location: Bloomington, Minnesota
1962 Minnesota Vikings Results
The Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League ended the 1962 season with a record of 2 wins and 11 losses and 1 ties, finishing sixth in the NFL's West Division.
The Vikings labored to change the scoreboard with just 254 points, and the shaky defensive squad allowed 410, most in the circuit. Tommy Mason carried the ball for a team-best 740 yards for Minnesota.
Fran Tarkenton passed for 2,595 yards. Jerry Reichow paced pass catchers, snagging 39 passes, while Tommy Mason accumulated 603 receiving yards.
Ed Sharockman intercepted 6 opponent throws.
Norm Van Brocklin coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 85 | Tom Adams | WR | April 26, 1940 | 6'5" | 215 | Minnesota-Duluth | Keewatin, MN USA | 6 | 0 |
| 67 | Grady Alderman | LT | December 10, 1938 | 6'2" | 247 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit, MI USA | 14 | 14 |
| 61 | Larry Bowie | G | October 13, 1939 | 6'2" | 245 | Purdue | Pike, WV USA | 14 | 0 |
| 30 | Bill Brown | RB | June 29, 1938 | 5'11" | 228 | Illinois | Mendota, IL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 22 | Bill Butler | KR | July 10, 1937 | 5'10" | 189 | Tenn-Chattanooga | Berlin, WI USA | 14 | 12 |
| 36 | Jim Christopherson | K | February 17, 1938 | 6'0" | 218 | Concordia (MN) | Wadena, MN USA | 14 | 0 |
| 62 | Bob Denton | DE-T | July 24, 1934 | 6'3" | 244 | Pacific | Fresno, CA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 25 | Dean Derby | LCB | June 11, 1935 | 6'0" | 185 | Washington | Leavenworth, WA USA | 11 | 11 |
| 76 | Paul Dickson | RDT | February 26, 1937 | 6'5" | 252 | Baylor | Waco, TX USA | 14 | 14 |
| 84 | Oscar Donahue | WR | June 7, 1937 | 6'3" | 195 | San Jose St. | 13 | 0 | |
| 88 | Charley Ferguson | WR | November 13, 1939 | 6'5" | 217 | Tennessee St. | Dallas, TX USA | 10 | 9 |
| 40 | Tom Franckhauser | DB | May 26, 1937 | 6'0" | 195 | Purdue | Steubenville, OH USA | 14 | 0 |
| 58 | Rip Hawkins | MLB | April 21, 1939 | 6'3" | 235 | North Carolina | Winchester, TN USA | 14 | 11 |
| 65 | Jerry Huth | LG | July 23, 1933 | 6'0" | 226 | Wake Forest | Floyds Knobs, IN USA | 14 | 12 |
| 21 | Chuck Lamson | LS | March 14, 1939 | 6'0" | 190 | Iowa St. | Webster City, IA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 51 | Jim Leo | LDE | June 18, 1937 | 6'1" | 225 | Cincinnati | Niagara Falls, NY USA | 14 | 14 |
| 73 | Errol Linden | T | October 21, 1937 | 6'5" | 258 | Houston | New Orleans, LA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 55 | Cliff Livingston | LLB | July 2, 1930 | 6'3" | 218 | UCLA | Compton, CA USA | 12 | 11 |
| 70 | Jim Marshall | RDE | December 30, 1937 | 6'4" | 248 | Ohio St. | Danville, KY USA | 14 | 14 |
| 20 | Tommy Mason | HB | July 8, 1939 | 6'1" | 196 | Tulane | Lake Charles, LA USA | 14 | 11 |
| 35 | Doug Mayberry | FB | March 23, 1937 | 6'1" | 220 | California | Arbuckle, CA USA | 13 | 10 |
| 15 | John McCormick | P | May 26, 1937 | 6'1" | 208 | Boston Col. | Boston, MA USA | 13 | 0 |
| 39 | Hugh McElhenny | HB | December 31, 1928 | 6'1" | 195 | Washington | Los Angeles, CA USA | 11 | 0 |
| 18 | Mike Mercer | K | November 21, 1935 | 6'0" | 220 | Minnesota | Algona, IA USA | 4 | 0 |
| 31 | Clancy Osborne | RLB | November 23, 1934 | 6'3" | 218 | Arizona St. | Lubbock, TX USA | 14 | 11 |
| 79 | Jim Prestel | LDT | June 28, 1937 | 6'5" | 275 | Idaho | Indianapolis, IN USA | 14 | 14 |
| 64 | Mike Rabold | RG | March 12, 1937 | 6'2" | 239 | Indiana | Chicago, IL USA | 14 | 14 |
| 27 | Bobby Reed | HB | November 14, 1939 | 5'11" | 187 | Pacific | New Orleans, LA USA | 6 | 0 |
| 89 | Jerry Reichow | WR | May 19, 1934 | 6'2" | 217 | Iowa | Decorah, IA USA | 12 | 12 |
| 45 | Ed Sharockman | RCB | November 4, 1939 | 6'0" | 200 | Pittsburgh | St. Clair, PA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 87 | Gordie Smith | TE | April 9, 1939 | 6'2" | 220 | Arizona St. | Douglas, AZ USA | 5 | 0 |
| 82 | Steve Stonebreaker | TE | October 28, 1938 | 6'3" | 223 | Detroit Mercy | Moline, IL USA | 14 | 9 |
| 26 | Charlie Sumner | DB | October 19, 1930 | 6'1" | 194 | William & Mary | Radford, VA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 10 | Fran Tarkenton | QB | February 3, 1940 | 6'0" | 190 | Georgia | Richmond, VA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 53 | Mick Tingelhoff | C | May 22, 1940 | 6'2" | 237 | Nebraska | Lexington, NE USA | 14 | 14 |
| 33 | Mel Triplett | FB | December 24, 1931 | 6'1" | 215 | Toledo | Indianola, MS USA | 14 | 0 |
| 60 | Roy Winston | LB | September 15, 1940 | 5'11" | 222 | LSU | Baton Rouge, LA USA | 13 | 0 |
| 72 | Frank Youso | RT | July 5, 1936 | 6'4" | 257 | Minnesota | International Falls, MN USA | 13 | 13 |
