Terry Baker, Oregon State's quarterback, established an amazing record in total offense, running and passing for 4,980 yards, including 15 touchdown passes. In including 15 touchdown passes. He led his team in net yards gained rushing, averaging 4.5 yards per carry. He kicked 33 of his team's winner to come from the West Coast. Terry graduated with a degree in Mechanical Engineering in 1963, then played pro ball with the Rams and the Edmonton Eskimos. Baker attended law school at U.S.C, received his juris doctorate in 1968 and was admitted to the Oregon State Bar. Baker served on the staff of the President's Commission on Campus Unrest and Kent State Task Force in 1970. He is a partner in the law firm of Tonkon Torp LLP. Terry received the NCAA Silver Anniversary Award in 1988 and was elected to the GTE Academic All-American Hall of Fame in 1991. He also serves as a director of the AAA (American Automobile Association).

Elected to the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame in 1982.

The Voting

					Points
Place	Name	School	Class	Position	1	2	3	Total
1	Terry Baker	Oregon State	Sr.	QB	172	74	43	707
2	Jerry Stovall	Louisiana State	Sr.	HB	112	100	82	618
3	Bob Bell	Minnesota	Sr.	T	56	95	71	429
4	Lee Roy Jordan	Alabama	Sr.	LB	70	35	41	321
5	George Mira	Miami (Florida)	Jr.	QB	41	53	55	284
6	Pat Richter	Wisconsin	Sr.	E	55	40	31	276
7	George Saimes	Michigan State	Sr.	HB	48	36	38	254
8	Billy Lothridge	Georgia Tech	Jr.	QB	24	35	20	162
9	Ron VanderKelen	Wisconsin	Sr.	QB	23	22	26	139
10	Eldon Fortie	Brigham Young	Sr.	TB	25	22	17	136

Terry Baker, the left-hander from Oregon State, was Sports Illustrated's Sportsman of the Year in 1961 and won on both coasts, capturing the West and the East. LSU's Jerry Stovall took the South and Minnesota mammoth tackle Bob Bell won the Midwest. The surprise was in the Southwest, where Billy Moore of Arkansas won the region but received little support elsewhere and did not finish in the top 10.

No. of registered electors: 1,109
Date of announcement: 27 November 1962
Date of dinner: 5 December 1962

The positions within each region:

Place	East	South	Midwest	Southwest	Far West
1	Baker	Stovall	Bell	Moore	Baker
2	Stovall	Jordan	Richter	Stovall	Fortie
3	King	Lothridge	Saimes	Baker	Bedsole
4	Mira	Mira	Baker	Mira	Bell
5	Bell	Griffing	VanderKelen	Fortie	Mira