1962 in sports

See also: 1961 in sports, other events of 1962, 1963 in sports and the list of 'years in sports'.

Contents

1 Auto Racing 2 Baseball 3 Basketball 4 Boxing 5 Cycling 6 Field Hockey 7 Figure Skating 8 Football (American) 9 Football (Australian Rules) 10 Football (Canadian) 11 Football (Soccer) 12 Golf 13 Thoroughbred Horse Racing 14 Harness Racing 15 Ice Hockey 16 Skiing 17 Tennis 18 General sporting events 19 Births 20 Deaths

Auto Racing

• Stock car racing:
  • Fireball Roberts won the Daytona 500
  • NASCAR Championship - Joe Weatherly
• 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

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.

• World Series: New York Yankees win 4 games to 3 over the San Francisco Giants. The Series MVP was Ralph Terry, New York.

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.

• NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship:
  • Cincinnati wins 71-59 over Ohio St.

• NBA Finals:
  • Boston Celtics won 4 games to 2 over the Los Angeles Lakers

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.

Cycling

• Giro d'Italia won by Franco Balmamion of Italy
• Tour de France - Jacques Anquetil of France
• World Cycling Championship: Jean Stablinski of France

Field Hockey

• March 10,1962- In an international women's field hockey match at Wembley Stadium,England. England drew with the United States Of America 2-2.

Figure Skating

• World Figure Skating Championships:
  • Men's champion: Donald Jackson , Canada
  • Women's champion: Sjoukje Dijkstra , Netherlands
  • Pairs champions: Maria Jelinek & Otto Jelinek, Canada

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

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)

Football (Canadian)

• Grey Cup: Winnipeg Blue Bombers win 28-27 over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats

Football (Soccer)

• England - FA Cup: Tottenham Hotspur won 3-1 over Burnley

• Football World Cup in Chile: Brazil won 3-1 over Czechoslovakia

Golf

Men's Golf

• Grand Slam of golf results:
  1. May - The Masters golf tournament - Arnold Palmer
  2. June - US Open - Jack Nicklaus
  3. July - British Open - Arnold Palmer
  4. August - PGA Championship - Gary Player

• PGA tour's leading money winner for the year: Arnold Palmer - $81,448

Women's Golf

• US Women's Open - Murle Lindstrom
• LPGA Championship - Judy Kimball
• Mickey Wright: leading money winner on the LPGA tour, earning $21,641

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

• English Triple Crown Races:
  1. Two Thousand Guineas Stakes - Privy Councillor
  2. Epsom Derby - Larkspur
  3. St. Leger Stakes - Hethersett

• United States Triple Crown Races:
  1. Kentucky Derby - Decidedly
  2. Preakness Stakes - Greek Money
  3. Belmont Stakes - Jaipur

Harness Racing

• United States Pacing Triple Crown races:
  1. Cane Pace - Ranger Knight
  2. Little Brown Jug - Lehigh Hanover
  3. Messenger Stakes - Thor Hanover

• United States Trotting Triple Crown races:
  1. Hambletonian - A.C.'s Viking
  2. Yonkers Trot - A.C.'s Viking
  3. Kentucky Futurity - Safe Mission

• Australian Inter Dominion Harness Racing Championship:
  • Pacers: James Scott

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

• World Hockey Championship:
  • Men's champion: Sweden defeated Canada

Skiing

• ISF World Championships :
  • Men's combined champion: Karl Schranz , Austria
  • Women's combined champion: Marielle Goitschel , France

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:
  1. Australian Open - Rod Laver
  2. French Open - Rod Laver
  3. Wimbledon championships - Rod Laver
  4. US Open - Rod Laver

• Grand Slam in tennis women's results:
  1. Australian Open - Margaret Smith
  2. French Open - Margaret Smith
  3. Wimbledon championships - Karen Susman
  4. US Open - Margaret Smith

• Davis Cup: Australia wins 5-0 over Mexico in world tennis.

General sporting events

• British Empire and Commonwealth Games held in Perth, Australia

Births

• February 10 - Bobby Czyz, boxer
• March 3 - Jackie Joyner-Kersee, track and field athlete
• March 12 - Darryl Strawberry, former baseball player
• March 23 - Steve Redgrave, British rower, five-time Olympic gold medalist
• March 26 - John Stockton, former basketball player, all-time NBA leader in assists and steals
• April 15 - Nawal El Moutawakel, Moroccan hurdler
• April 24 - Stuart Pearce, English footballer
• August 4 - Roger Clemens, baseball pitcher, seven-time Cy Young Award winner
• August 5 - Patrick Ewing, former NBA star
• August 18 - Carina Benninga , Dutch field hockey international
• September 1 - Ruud Gullit, Dutch footballer
• September 30 - Frank Rijkaard, Dutch footballer
• October 13 - Jerry Rice, NFL star
• October 19 - Evander Holyfield, heavyweight boxer
• October 30 - Courtney Walsh, cricketer
• November 1 - Sharron Davies, swimmer
• November 24 - Karen Marsden,Australian field hockey goalkeeper
• December 12 - Tracy Austin,US tennis star
• December 13 - Kendra Slewenski,English netballer

Deaths

• June 28 - Mickey Cochrane, Major League Baseball player