====== December 19, 1962 ======

===== News =====

•	//Pro Football Illustrated// named tackle [[Charles Brown]], defensive tackle [[Joe Novsek]], and linebacker [[Charlie Rieves]] to their AFL All-Rookie team and gave Rieves honorable mention in their Rookie of the Year balloting.

•	General manager [[Wes Fry]] said the team had signed a number of their draft picks but was not ready to announce names.

===== Transactions =====

•	The team signed their 24th-round draft pick, Whittier College tackle [[Richard Peter]].

=====AFL Standings=====
|<25%>|
|  **Eastern Division**  |||| |
|[[Titans|Houston]]|  11|  3|  0| |
|[[Patriots|Boston]]|  9|  4|  1| |
|[[Bills|Buffalo]]|  7|  6|  1| |
|[[Jets|New York]]|  5|  9|  0| |
| | | | | |
|  **Western Division**  |||| |
|[[Chiefs|Dallas]]|  11|  3|  0| |
|[[Broncos|Denver]]|  7|  7|  0| |
|[[Chargers|San Diego]]|  4|  10|  0| |
|Oakland|  1|  13|  0| |

=====Coaching Staff=====

|[[Red Conkright]]|Head coach| |
|[[Walt Michaels]]|Linebackers and defensive backs| |
|[[Ollie Spencer]]|Offensive line| |



=====Roster=====

|  **Name**  |  **Pos**  |  **Ht**  |  **Wt**  |  **School**  | |
|[[Dalva Allen]]|  DE  |  6'4"  |  240  |Houston  | |
|[[Dan Birdwell]]|  LB  |  6'3"  |  235  |Houston  | |
|[[George Boynton]]|  DB  |  5'11"  |  190  |East Texas State  | |
|[[Charles Brown]]|  T  |  6'4"  |  240  |Houston  | |
|[[Stan Campbell]]|  G  |  6'2"  |  230  |Iowa State  | |
|[[Bob Coolbaugh]]|  TE  |  6'3"  |  200  |Richmond  | |
|[[Dobie Craig]]|  WR  |  6'3"  |  190  |Howard Payne  | |
|[[Clem Daniels]]|  HB  |  6'1"  |  215  |North Texas State  | |
|[[Cotton Davidson]]|  QB  |  6'1"  |  180  |Baylor  | |
|[[Dick Dorsey]]|  WR  |  6'3"  |  195  |Oklahoma  | |
|[[Bob Dougherty]]|  LB  |  6'1"  |  235  |Kentucky  | |
|[[Hunter Enis]]|  QB  |  6'0"  |  195  |Texas Christian  | |
|[[Dan Ficca]]|  T  |  6'1"  |  230  |USC  | |
|[[Tom Flores]]|  QB  |  6'1"  |  190  |Pacific  | |
|[[Bob Garner]]|  WR  |  5'10"  |  180  |Fresno State  | |
|[[Wayne Hawkins]]|  G  |  5'11"  |  235  |Pacific  | |
|[[Jon Jelacic]]|  DE  |  6'3"  |  245  |Minnesota  | |
|[[Chuck McMurtry]]|  DT  |  6'0"  |  280  |Whittier  | |
|[[Alan Miller]]|  FB  |  6'0"  |  195  |Boston College  | |
|[[Riley Morris]]|  DE  |  6'2"  |  220  |Florida A&M  | |
|[[Tommy Morrow]]|  CB  |  5'11  |  180  |Mississippi Southern  | |
|[[Pete Nicklas]]|  T  |  6'4"  |  240  |Baylor  | |
|[[Jim Norris]]|  T  |  6'4"  |  240  |Houston  | |
|[[Joe Novsek]]|  DL  |  6'4"  |  240  |Tulsa  | |
|[[Jim Otto]]|  C  |  6'2"  |  225  |Miami (FL)  | |
|[[Richard Peter]]|  T  |  6'4"  |  250  |Whittier  | |
|[[Charlie Rieves]]|  FB  |  5'11"  |  210  |Houston  | |
|[[Hank Rivera]]|  DB  |  5'11"  |  180  |Oregon State  | |
|[[Bo Roberson]]|  HB  |  6'1"  |  200  |Cornell  | |
|[[Drew Roberts]]|  WR  |  6'1"  |  205  |Humboldt State  | |
|[[George Shirkey]]|  DT  |  6'5"  |  255  |Stephen F Austin  | |
|[[Jackie Simpson]]|  LB  |  6'1"  |  225  |Mississippi  | |
|[[Willie Simpson]]|  FB  |  6'2"  |  220  |San Francisco State  | |
|[[Jack Stone]]|  T  |  6'2"  |  245  |Oregon  | |
|[[Herm Urenda]]|  WR  |  5'10"  |  180  |Pacific  | |
|[[Vern Valdez]]|  CB  |  6'0"  |  190  |San Diego  | |
|[[Gene White]]|  HB  |  6'1"  |  195  |Florida A&M  | |
|[[Fred Williamson]]|  CB  |  6'3"  |  210  |Northwestern  | |


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