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Jerry Stovall, 1962
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Running back, LSU, 1960–⁠62

Jerry Stovall

Born
Apr 30, 1941, in West Monroe, Louisiana
Died
Aug 31, 2026

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Jerry Stovall played running back at LSU (1960–⁠62). He finished second in the 1962 Heisman vote and was a consensus All‑American in 1962. The St. Louis Cardinals took Stovall in the first round, No. 2 overall in the 1963 NFL Draft. The New York Jets also took him in the first round, No. 3 overall in the 1963 AFL Draft. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2008.

Best season
1962
Consensus All-American, SEC Player of the Year and 1 more
Heisman vote
2nd
In the 1962 vote
Drafted
No. 2
Overall, 1963 NFL Draft (St. Louis Cardinals)

Honors

Team titles: SEC champions, 1961

Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.

The teams in those years

Our player records start in 2004; before that they hold the honors, the Heisman vote and the draft (from 1936), with college years from the player’s Wikipedia article where it gives them.

In the NFL

Pro Bowls: 3 (1966–⁠67, 1969)

Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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