1962
Recap of the year 1962 in sports.
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[edit] Auto Racing
- Stock car racing:
- Indianapolis 500 - Rodger Ward
- USAC Racing - Rodger Ward won the season championship
- Formula One Championship - Graham Hill of Great Britain
- 24 hours of Le Mans: won by the team of Olivier Gendebien / Phil Hill driving a Ferrari 330LM
- Rally racing - the team of Erik Carlsson / Gunnar Haggbom won the Monte Carlo Rally driving a Saab 96
- Drag racing - Jack Chrisman won Top Eliminator at the NHRA Nationals
[edit] Baseball
- January 23: Bob Feller and Jackie Robinson are selected for the Baseball Hall of Fame in their first years of eligibility.
- October: National League pennant playoff: After finishing tied for the league lead, the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Francisco Giants played-off for the title. The Giants won the series 2 games to 1, thereby winning the National League championship.
[edit] 1962 World Series:
- New York Yankees win 4 games to 3 over the San Francisco Giants. The Series MVP was Ralph Terry, New York.
[edit] Basketball
- March 2 - In Hershey, Pennsylvania, Wilt Chamberlain of the Philadelphia Warriors scored 100 points against the New York Knicks, breaking several National Basketball Association records.
[edit] 1962 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament:
- Cincinnati wins 71-59 over Ohio St.
[edit] NBA Finals:
- The Boston Celtics won the series 4-3 over the Los Angeles Lakers. This win marked their 4th consecutive championship and 5th in 6 years.
[edit] Boxing
- March 24, 1962 - Emile Griffith regained the World Welterweight Championship by knocking out Benny the "Kid" Paret in the 12th round. Paret died ten days later on April 3, 1962 as a result of severe head injuries sustained in the fight.
- September 25, 1962 - Sonny Liston knocks out Floyd Patterson, two minutes and six seconds into the first round, to become World Heavyweight Champion.
[edit] Football (American)
- AFL Championship: Dallas Texans won 20-17 over the Houston Oilers in double overtime
- NFL Championship: Green Bay Packers won 16-7 over the New York Giants
[edit] Football (Australian Rules)
- Victorian Football League
- Essendon wins the 66th VFL Premiership (13.12 (90) d Carlton 8.10 (58))
- Brownlow Medal awarded to Alistair Lord (Geelong)
[edit] Football (Canadian)
- Grey Cup: Winnipeg Blue Bombers win 28-27 over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats
[edit] Football (Soccer)
- England - FA Cup: Tottenham Hotspur won 3-1 over Burnley
- Football World Cup in Chile: Brazil won 3-1 over Czechoslovakia
[edit] Golf
- Grand Slam of golf results:
- May - The Masters golf tournament - Arnold Palmer
- June - US Open - Jack Nicklaus
- July - British Open - Arnold Palmer
- August - PGA Championship - Gary Player
- Professional Golfers Association of America|PGA tour's leading money winner for the year: Arnold Palmer - $81,448
- US Women's Open - Murle Lindstrom
- LPGA Championship - Judy Kimball
- Mickey Wright: leading money winner on the LPGA tour, earning $21,641
[edit] Thoroughbred Horse Racing
- Australia - Melbourne Cup - Even Stevens
- Canada - Queen's Plate - Flaming Page
- France - Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe - Soltikoff
- Ireland - Irish Derby Stakes - Tambourine
[edit] Ice Hockey
- Art Ross Memorial Trophy as the NHL's leading scorer during the regular season: Bobby Hull, Chicago Blackhawks
- Hart Memorial Trophy for the NHL's Most Valuable Player: Jacques Plante, Montreal Canadiens
- Stanley Cup: Toronto Maple Leafs won 4 games to 2 over the Chicago Blackhawks
[edit] Skiing
- ISF World Championships:
- Men's combined champion: Karl Schranz, Austria
- Women's combined champion: Marielle Goitschel, France
[edit] Tennis
- Rod Laver becomes only the second man in tennis history to win the Grand Slam in tennis.
- Grand Slam in tennis men's results:
- Grand Slam in tennis women's results:
[edit] General sporting events
- Asian Games held in Jakarta, Indonesia
- British Empire and Commonwealth Games held in Perth, Western Australia
- Second Winter Universiade held in Villars, Switzerland
[edit] Births
- January 18 — Laurie Gallen, New Zealand field hockey player
- February 2 — Andy Fordham, English darts player
- February 2 — Pedro Nolasco, Dominican boxer
- February 7 — Salvatore Antibo, Italian long distance runner
- February 10 — Bobby Czyz, Polish-American boxer
- February 14 — Philippe Sella, French rugby union player
- February 19 — Hana Mandlíková, Czech tennis player
- March 1 — Russell Coutts, New Zealand-born competitive sailor
- March 3 — Jackie Joyner-Kersee, US track and field athlete
- March 7 — Peter Manley, English darts player
- March 12 — Darryl Strawberry, baseball player
- March 13 — Liane Tooth, Australian field hockey forward
- March 22 — Juan Aguilera, Spanish tennis player
- March 23 — Steve Redgrave, British rower, five-time Olympic gold medalist
- March 26 — Paul Chamberlin, American tennis player
- March 26 — John Stockton, American basketball player, all-time NBA leader in assists and steals
- April 15 — Nawal El Moutawakel, Moroccan hurdler
- April 24 — Stuart Pearce, English footballer and manager
- May 30 — Jan Gunnarsson, Swedish tennis player
- June 19 — Jeremy Bates, British tennis player
- July 12 — Jin-Sun Yoo, South Korean tennis player
- July 27 — Neil Brooks, Australian swimmer
- August 1 — Robert Clift, British field hockey player
- August 1 — Jacob "Baby Jakes" Matlala , South African boxer
- August 2 — Mercedes Coghen, Spanish field hockey player
- August 4 — Roger Clemens, baseball pitcher, seven-time Cy Young Award winner
- August 5 — Patrick Ewing, American NBA player
- August 18 — Carina Benninga, Dutch field hockey international
- August 20 — Dong-Wook Song, South Korean tennis player
- September 1 — Ruud Gullit, Dutch football player and manager
- September 21 — Kelly Evernden, New Zealand tennis player
- September 30 — Frank Rijkaard, Dutch football (soccer) player and manager
- October 9 — Jorge Luis Burruchaga, Argentine football (soccer) player and coach
- October 13 — Jerry Rice, NFL player
- October 19 — Evander Holyfield, American heavyweight boxer
- October 30 — Courtney Walsh, cricketer
- October 31 — Hiroshi Yamamoto, Japanese archer
- November 1 — Sharron Davies, swimmer
- November 24 — Karen Marsden, Australian field hockey goalkeeper
- November 30 — Bong-Soo Kim, South Korean tennis player
- December 12 — Tracy Austin, American tennis player
- December 13 — Kendra Slawinski, English netballer
- December 24 — Juan Hernández, Cuban boxer
- December 27 — Mark Few, American college basketball coach
[edit] Deaths
- April 14 — Iuliu Baratky, Romanian football player (b. 1910)
- June 28 — Mickey Cochrane, Major League Baseball player
