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1962 in sports
See also:
1961 in sports
,
other events of 1962
,
1963 in sports
and the
list of 'years in sports'
.
Table of contents
1
Auto Racing
2
Baseball
3
Basketball
4
Boxing
5
Cycling
6 Figure Skating
7
Football (Soccer)
8
Football (American)
9
Canadian Football League
10
Golf
11
Thoroughbred Horse Racing
12
Harness Racing
13
Ice Hockey
14
Skiing
15
Tennis
16
General sporting events
17 Births
18 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
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 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.
Cycling
Giro d'Italia
won by Franco Balmamion of
Italy
Tour de France
-
Jacques Anquetil
of
France
World Cycling Championship
: Jean Stablinski of
France
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 (Soccer)
England - FA Cup
:
Tottenham Hotspur
won 3-1 over
Burnley
Football World Cup
:
Brazil
won 3-1 over
Czechoslovakia
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
Canadian Football League
Grey Cup
:
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
win 28-27 over the
Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Golf
Men's 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
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:
Two Thousand Guineas Stakes
-
Privy Councillor
Epsom Derby
-
Larkspur
St. Leger Stakes
- Hethersett
United States Triple Crown Races:
Kentucky Derby
- Decidedly
Preakness Stakes
- Greek Money
Belmont Stakes
- Jaipur
Harness Racing
United States Pacing Triple Crown races
:
Cane Pace
- Ranger Knight
Little Brown Jug
- Lehigh Hanover
Messenger Stakes
- Thor Hanover
United States Trotting Triple Crown races
:
Hambletonian
- A.C.'s Viking
Yonkers Trot
- A.C.'s Viking
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:
Australian Open
-
Rod Laver
French Open
-
Rod Laver
Wimbledon championships
-
Rod Laver
US Open
-
Rod Laver
Grand Slam in tennis
women's results:
Australian Open
-
Margaret Smith
French Open
-
Margaret Smith
Wimbledon championships
- Karen Susman
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
August 4
-
Roger Clemens
, former
baseball
pitcher, six-time
Cy Young Award
winner
August 5
-
Patrick Ewing
, former
NBA
star
September 1
-
Ruud Gullit
,
Dutch
footballerer
September 30
- Frank Rijkaard,
Dutch
footballerer
October 13
-
Jerry Rice
,
NFL
star
October 19
-
Evander Holyfield
, heavyweight boxer
Deaths
June 28
-
Mickey Cochrane
,
Major League Baseball
player