1962 French presidential election referendum, Proposal and debate
Many members of the National Assembly were also very unhappy about the situation. On 4 October 1962, the Assembly voted no-confidence in the Government, resulting in the automatic resignation of the Prime Minister (Constitution, article 49-2); this was the only successful vote of no-confidence of the Fifth Republic. The vote was supported by, among others, former prime ministers Paul Reynaud and Guy Mollet, who severely criticized the referendum. Charles de Gaulle dissolved the Assembly within a few days, thus provoking legislative elections in November, and appointed Georges Pompidou again.


1962 French presidential election referendum, Aftermath
Since the referendum was positive, the mode of election of the president changed, and Charles de Gaulle remains the only president of France elected by an electoral college. Charles de Gaulle was reelected in 1965, this time by direct suffrage.


1962 French Évian Accords referendum
A referendum to approve the Évian Accords ending the Algerian War and granting self-determination to Algeria was held in France on 8 April 1962. It was approved by 90.8% of voters with a 75.3% turnout.


1962 French Évian Accords referendum
On 1 July a second referendum was held in Algeria, with the question "Do you want Algeria to become an independent state cooperating with France under the conditions defined by the 19 March 1962 declarations?" put to voters. Only people living in Algeria could participate in this referendum. This second referendum was approved by over 99.7% of voters.


1962 Fresno State Bulldogs football team
The 1962 Fresno State Bulldogs football team represented Fresno State College during the 1962 NCAA College Division football season.


1962 Fresno State Bulldogs football team
The team was led by fourth-year head coach Cecil Coleman, and played home games at Ratcliffe Stadium on the campus of Fresno City College in Fresno, California. The Bulldogs started the year ranked No. 1 in the AP Small-College Football Poll. They never dropped out of the Top 10 all season, finishing No. 7 in the final UPI poll and No. 8 in the final AP poll. They finished the season with a record of seven wins and three losses (7–3, 4–1 CCAA).


1962 Furman Paladins football team
The 1962 Furman Paladins team represented Furman University for the 1962 NCAA University Division football season and were members of the Southern Conference. The Paladins were led by fifth-year head coach Bob King and played their home games at Sirrine Stadium.


1962 Gambian legislative election
General elections were held in the Gambia between 22 and 31 May 1962. The result was a victory for the People's Progressive Party, which won 18 of the 32 elected seats. A further eight members were appointed by the Governor-general and protectorate chiefs.


1962 Gator Bowl
The 1962 Gator Bowl was a post-season college football bowl game between the Penn State Nittany Lions an independent and the Gators of the University of Florida representing the SEC. Florida upset Penn State, 17–7. To inspire the underdog Gators against a northern foe, the Confederate Battle Flag was worn on their helmets.


1962 Gator Bowl, Game summary
Quarterback Tom Shannon was the MVP for Florida, while defensive tackle Dave Robinson was the MVP for Penn State.


1962 Gent–Wevelgem
The 1962 Gent–Wevelgem was the 24th edition of the Gent–Wevelgem cycle race and was held on 25 March 1962. The race started in Ghent and finished in Wevelgem. The race was won by Rik Van Looy of the Flandria team.


1962 George Washington Colonials football team
The 1962 George Washington Colonials football team was an American football team that represented George Washington University as part of the Southern Conference during the 1962 NCAA University Division football season. In its second season under head coach Jim Camp, the team compiled a 3–7 record (1–5 in the SoCon).


1962 Georgia Bulldogs football team
The 1962 Georgia Bulldogs football team represented the Georgia Bulldogs of the University of Georgia during the 1962 NCAA University Division football season. The Bulldogs completed the season with a 3–4–3 record.


1962 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team
The 1962 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 1962 NCAA University Division football season. The Yellow Jackets were led by 18th-year head coach Bobby Dodd, and played their home games at the newly expanded Grant Field in Atlanta.


1962 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team
On November 17, 1962, Georgia Tech pulled off a huge upset over defending national champions Alabama, ending their 27-game undefeated streak. The Yellow Jackets stopped a go-ahead two point conversion from Alabama and then intercepted a pass from Joe Namath deep in Georgia Tech territory late in the fourth quarter to seal the deal. Georgia Tech finished the regular season fourth in the Southeastern Conference, with a 7–2–1 overall record and ranked 11th in the final Coaches' Poll. They were invited to the 1962 Bluebonnet Bowl, where they lost to Missouri.


1962 Georgia gubernatorial election
The 1962 Georgia gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1962.


1962 Georgia gubernatorial election
Carl Sanders won the Democratic primary on September 12 with 58.07% of the vote, defeating former Governor Marvin Griffin. At this time, Georgia was a one-party state, and the Democratic nomination was tantamount to victory. Sanders won the November general election without an opponent.


1962 Georgia gubernatorial election
This election was notable for a number of reasons. First, it was the last Georgia gubernatorial election to date where the Republican Party did not field a candidate. Second, the primary election was the first that took place under a winner-take-all system, as the previously used County Unit System had been struck down by the US Supreme Court in Gray v. Sanders. Finally, upon election, Carl Sanders became the youngest governor of a state at the time (aged 37) and the first governor from an urban area since the 1920s. He beat former Governor Marvin Griffin in the Democratic primary.


1962 German Grand Prix
The 1962 German Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Nürburgring on 5 August 1962. It was race 6 of 9 in both the 1962 World Championship of Drivers and the 1962 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. The 15-lap race was won by BRM driver Graham Hill after he started from second position. John Surtees finished second for the Lola team and Porsche driver Dan Gurney came in third. The race was notable for having six different constructors taking the first six positions.


1962 German Grand Prix, Race
After a heavy midday downpour, the race was delayed by over an hour as streams of water and mud covered parts of the track. It never dried fully, and the race was run in wet conditions. Graham Hill drove masterfully in the wet conditions, followed by John Surtees who was gradually proving himself a great driver. He reached third position in the championship with this race, but was not to score any more points in 1962.


1962 German Grand Prix, Race
Gurney's Porsche had less than impressive handling but he finished third after having passed Phil Hill, whose Ferrari was doing much better than at Aintree. Hill, however, had to pit with oil on his visor and retired with a broken rear suspension soon thereafter. Back after a disastrous strike had kept them out of the last two races Ferrari had shown up in force with four 156s built to different specifications. Hill had the newest version, with a six-speed transmission mounted fore of the engine.


1962 German Grand Prix, Race
Giancarlo Baghetti drove a car with the usual transmission and finished tenth, whereas Ricardo Rodríguez drove last year's model with the 65 degree Tipo 188 engine - and got the best result of the team, with a sixth. Lorenzo Bandini used a development car, with a regular nosecone, smaller radiator, and modified front and rear suspension. He crashed on the third lap, while in eleventh position.


1962 German Grand Prix, Race
Jim Clark absentmindedly forgot to turn on the fuel pump at the start, losing thirteen seconds and being in 26th place after the start. A rapid climb began, and he passed no less than seventeen cars on the opening lap. He was closing in to the leaders with three to four seconds per lap, but after a few near crashes near the middle of the race he chose to ease off the pace a bit. Clark finished fourth, ahead of Bruce McLaren in a V8 Cooper.


1962 German Grand Prix, Race
The other V8-engined Cooper was driven in practice by Tony Maggs, but a German TV-company's camera fell off de Beaufort's Porsche in practice, causing Graham Hill and Maggs to crash and total their cars. Maggs ran a Climax-engined backup car and finished ninth. The Grand Prix Drivers' Association's policy was to not carry cameras due to the safety risks, but de Beaufort was not a member.


1962 German Grand Prix, Race
Three new cars appeared - the new BRM V8-engined Gilby, driven by Keith Greene, retired after about half the race with gearbox problems. The Belgian Maserati-engined ENB finished last; this car was a hodgepodge of parts from three old Emerysons equipped with a sharknose-style front end. This was its only appearance, and a hard worked Lucien Bianchi was only allowed to start thanks to the fact that several faster racers had not finished the minimum-required five laps. Gurney's fastest qualifying lap was 8:47.2; the ENB's fastest lap was 10:40.7, nearly two minutes slower.


1962 German Grand Prix, Race
Most importantly, Jack Brabham's new BT3 finally appeared after a marathon effort by his mechanics. He spun the main bearings on the first day practice, and qualified with an engine built using parts from Trevor Taylor's car (his engine bent a valve). He started the race from the rear of the field, with the Climax engine from his Lotus 24. He climbed to ninth place by the end of the first lap, but then his throttle broke and he had to retire after nine laps. Nonetheless, Brabham was happy with the car, particularly the handling.


1962 German football championship
The 1962 German football championship was the culmination of the football season in the Federal Republic of Germany in 1961–62. 1. FC Köln were crowned champions for the first time after a group stage and a final, having previously reached the final in 1960, where they lost to Hamburger SV.


1962 German football championship
On the strength of this title, the club participated in the 1962–63 European Cup, where Köln lost to Dundee F.C. in the preliminary round.


1962 German football championship
Runners-up 1. FC Nürnberg made its twelfth and last appearance in the national title game, having won the previous years championship.


1962 German football championship
The format used to determine the German champion was similar to the one used in the 1961 season. Nine clubs qualified for the tournament, with the runners-up of West and North having to play a qualifying match. The remaining eight clubs then played a single round in two groups of four, with the two group winners entering the final. In previous years, a home-and-away round had been played in the group stages but because of the 1962 FIFA World Cup, where Germany participated in, the schedule was reduced, as had been the case in previous world cup years.


1962 Giro d'Italia
The 1962 Giro d'Italia was the 45th running of the Giro d'Italia, one of cycling's Grand Tour races. The Giro started in Milan, on 19 May, with a 185 km (115.0 mi) stage and concluded back in Milan, on 9 June, with a 160 km (99.4 mi) leg. A total of 130 riders from 13 teams entered the 21-stage race, which was won by Italian Franco Balmamion of the Carpano team. The second and third places were taken by Italian riders Imerio Massignan and Nino Defilippis, respectively.


1962 Giro d'Italia, Teams
A total of 13 teams were invited to participate in the 1962 Giro d'Italia. Each team sent a squad of ten riders, so the Giro began with a peloton of 130 cyclists. Out of the 130 riders that started this edition of the Giro d'Italia, a total of 47 riders made it to the finish in Milan.


1962 Giro d'Italia, Teams
The 13 teams that took part in the race were:


1962 Giro d'Italia, Route and stages
The race route was revealed on 19 April 1962 by race director Vincenzo Torriani in Rome.


1962 Giro d'Italia, Classification leadership
One jersey was worn during the 1962 Giro d'Italia. The leader of the general classification – calculated by adding the stage finish times of each rider – wore a pink jersey. This classification is the most important of the race, and its winner is considered as the winner of the Giro.


1962 Giro d'Italia, Classification leadership
The mountains classification leader. The climbs were ranked in first and second categories. In this ranking, points were won by reaching the summit of a climb ahead of other cyclists. There were three categories of mountains. The first category awarded 50, 30, and 20 points, while the second distributed 40, 30, 20, and 10 points. Although no jersey was awarded, there was also one classification for the teams, in which the teams were awarded points for their rider's performance during the stages.


1962 Giro di Lombardia
The 1962 Giro di Lombardia was the 56th edition of the Giro di Lombardia cycle race and was held on 20 October 1962. The race started in Milan and finished in Como. The race was won by Jo de Roo of the Saint-Raphaël team.


1962 Glasgow Woodside by-election
The 1962 Glasgow Woodside by-election was held on 22 November 1962 when the incumbent Unionist MP, William Grant was appointed as Lord Justice Clerk. It was won by the Labour candidate Neil Carmichael, who retained the gain in the subsequent General Election.


1962 Glover Trophy
The 10th Glover Trophy was a motor race, run to Formula One rules, held on 23 April 1962 at Goodwood Circuit, England. The race was run over 42 laps of the circuit, and was won by British driver Graham Hill in a BRM P57.


1962 Glover Trophy
This race was held directly after the 1962 Lavant Cup, on the same day at the same circuit. Bruce McLaren, who had won the Lavant Cup, finished second in this race. Another Formula One race, the 1962 Pau Grand Prix, was also held on the same day.


1962 Glover Trophy
This event was particularly notable for the serious accident suffered by Stirling Moss, which ended his Formula One career.


1962 Godthab Catalina crash
On 12 May 1962, an Eastern Provincial Airways Canso amphibian flying boat sank at Godthåb (now Nuuk) in Greenland, causing the death of 15 passengers.


1962 Godthab Catalina crash, Accident
The Catalina was operating a scheduled flight from Kangerlussuaq Airport to Godthåb for Greenlandair with 21 on board, while landing on the water at Goodthab harbour it sank with 15 passengers being killed. Initial reports were that the aircraft had hit debris on the water.


1962 Godthab Catalina crash, Aircraft
The aircraft CF-IHA was a Canadian-built variant of the Consolidated Catalina built by Canadian-Vickers in 1944. It was built for the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) with serial number 11058 until it was sold in 1947.


1962 Godthab Catalina crash, Investigation
A technical investigation concluded that the nose wheel doors had not closed properly probably due to mechanical failure. With a gap of 70mm, the doors were torn off on landing letting water into the nose wheel bay, the pressure of water caused a bulkhead to fail and the aircraft to sink.


1962 Golden Helmet (Poland)
The Golden Helmet (Polish: Turniej o Złoty Kask, ZK) is an annual motorcycle speedway event, and has been organized by the Polish Motor Union (PZM) since 1961. Currently the race is held in PC Team 3rd from last season (previously Wrocław), with the top twelve riders in the Extraleague and the top four riders in the First League.


1962 Golden Helmet (Poland)
1962 Golden Helmet season was the 2nd since its establishment.


1962 Golden Helmet (Poland), Final classification
Note: Result from final score was subtracted with two the weakest events.


1962 Gotham Bowl
The 1962 Gotham Bowl was the second and final edition of the college football bowl game, played at Yankee Stadium in New York City on Saturday, December 15. Part of the 1962–63 bowl game season, it matched the Nebraska Cornhuskers of the Big Eight Conference and the independent Miami Hurricanes.


1962 Gotham Bowl, Teams, Nebraska
The Cornhuskers finished third in the Big Eight Conference under first-year head coach Bob Devaney, but were in a bowl game for the first time in eight years.


1962 Gotham Bowl, Teams, Miami
It was the second straight bowl appearance for the Hurricanes; they lost fell by one point to Syracuse in the Liberty Bowl the previous year.


1962 Gotham Bowl, Background
A week before the game, most newspaper workers in New York City went on strike, which limited coverage of the game in the city.


1962 Gotham Bowl, Background
The invitation process was also poorly handled. Nebraska only agreed to play 11 days before the game was to be played. Even then, the game almost didn't happen. The pilot of the Cornhuskers' team plane refused to take off until he received word that the expenditures check cleared. The temperature at kickoff was a damp 14 °F (−10 °C). While attendance was officially announced as 6,166, only a couple of thousand people were actually in the stadium.


1962 Gotham Bowl, Scoring
Mira was driving his team for the win in the closing minutes, but was intercepted by Bob Brown; the Huskers held on to win the second and last Gotham Bowl.


1962 Gotham Bowl, Aftermath
Though the Gotham Bowl was disbanded, postseason football returned to New York with the advent of the Pinstripe Bowl, in 2010. Nebraska returned to bowl action the following year in the Orange Bowl. Miami returned to bowl action in 1966. The two teams would meet up five more times (1984, 1989, 1992, 1995, & 2002) over the next four decades, with all those games helping to determine the national champion.


1962 Gotham Bowl, Aftermath
Both final polls were released in early December, prior to the bowls.


1962 Governor General's Awards
Each winner of the 1962 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit was selected by a panel of judges administered by the Canada Council for the Arts.


1962 Grand National
The 1962 Grand National was the 116th renewal of the Grand National horse race that took place at Aintree Racecourse near Liverpool, England, on 31 March 1962.


1962 Grand National
The race was won by Kilmore, a 28/1 shot ridden by jockey Fred Winter. The 12-year-old horse was trained by Ryan Price. Wyndburgh was second, and Mr. What finished third. Thirty-two horses ran and all returned safely to the stables.


1962 Grand National, Media coverage
The BBC covered its third Grand National with David Coleman again at the helm on Grand National Grandstand. Peter O'Sullevan, Bob Haynes and Peter Montague-Evans provided the commentary.


1962 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
The 1962 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 14th F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship Grand Prix season. The season consisted of eleven Grand Prix races in six classes: 500cc, 350cc, 250cc, 125cc, 50cc and Sidecars 500cc. It began on 6 May, with Spanish Grand Prix and ended with Argentine Grand Prix on 14 October. Defending 350cc and 500cc world champion Gary Hocking was deeply affected by the death of his friend, Tom Phillis at the 1962 Isle of Man TT and, announced his retirement from motorcycle racing after winning the 1962 Senior TT. Hocking's MV Agusta teammate, Mike Hailwood went on to win his first 500cc world championship.


1962 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season, Standings, Scoring system
Points were awarded to the top six finishers in each race. Only the best of six races were counted in 50cc, 125cc, 250cc championships, best of five in 350cc and 500cc championships, while in the Sidecars, the best of four races were counted.


1962 Green Bay Packers season
The 1962 Green Bay Packers season was their 44th season overall and their 42nd season in the National Football League. The team finished with a 13–1 record under coach Vince Lombardi, earning them a first-place finish in the Western Conference. The Packers ended the season by defeating the New York Giants 16–7 in the NFL Championship Game, the Packers second consecutive defeat of the Giants in the championship game. This marked the Packers' eighth NFL World Championship.


1962 Green Bay Packers season
In 2007, ESPN.com ranked the 1962 Packers as the fifth-greatest defense in NFL history, noting, "The great 1962 Packers had a rock-solid defense front to back, with five Hall of Famers: defensive linemen Willie Davis and Henry Jordan, linebacker Ray Nitschke, cornerback Herb Adderley, and safety Willie Wood. (They also had 1962 All-Pro linebackers Dan Currie and Bill Forester.) Green Bay gave up just 10.8 points per game, shutting out opponents three times. The Packers held opposing QBs to a 43.5 rating, due, in part, to Wood's league-leading nine interceptions. The Packers' defense allowed the Giants 291 yards in the NFL championship game, but held the Giants offense scoreless as the Packers won, 16–7 (New York scored on a blocked punt)."


1962 Green Bay Packers season
The Packers' +267 point differential (points scored vs. points against) in 1962 is the best total of any NFL team in the 1960s. Cold Hard Football Facts says that the 1962 Packers "may have been the best rushing team in the history of football. And that team etched in historic stone the image of Lombardi's three-yards-and-a-cloud-of-dust Packers that is still so powerful today."


1962 Green Bay Packers season, Regular season
The team was 7–0 at home and 6–1 on the road. It was the first time since 1944 that the club went undefeated at home.


1962 Green Bay Packers season, Standings
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.


1962 Grenadian general election
General elections were held in Grenada on 13 September 1962. Herbert Blaize's Grenada National Party won six of the ten seats and Blaize was appointed Chief Minister for the second time. Blaize served as Head of Government until the next general election in August 1967, initially as Chief Minister until March 1967, and subsequently when Grenada became a fully internally autonomous Associated State, as Grenada's first Premier. Voter turnout was 72.6.


1962 Grenadian general election, Background
Grenada's Administrator, the Queens representative on the island, James Lloyd suspended the constitution, dissolved the Legislative Council, and removed Eric Gairy as Chief Minister in April 1962, following allegations concerning the Gairy's financial impropriety. Gairy had been Chief Minister for 10 months since August 1961 and his party the Grenada United Labour Party held a majority in the Legislative Council following the 1961 elections. The negative publicity surrounding the removal of Gairy led to a significant fall in support for GULP.


1962 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election
The 2nd Gujarat Legislative Assembly election was held in 1962. It was the first election after forming of two states Gujarat and Maharastra following split of Bombay State. Indian National Congress won 113 seats out of 154 seats. While, Swatantra Party won 26 seats and Praja Socialist Party won seven seats.


1962 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election
A total of 500 men and 19 women contested the election. Total 143 men and 11 women won in the elections. The number of polling stations was 10,960 and the number of electors per polling station was 870.


1962 Hardin–Simmons Cowboys football team
The 1962 Hardin–Simmons Cowboys football team was an American football team that represented Hardin–Simmons University as an independent during the 1962 NCAA University Division football season. In its first and only season under head coach Jack Thomas, the team compiled a 1–9 record and was outscored by a total of 206 to 72.


1962 Harelbeke–Antwerp–Harelbeke
The 1962 Harelbeke–Antwerp–Harelbeke was the fifth edition of the E3 Harelbeke cycle race and was held on 17 March 1962. The race started and finished in Harelbeke. The race was won by André Messelis.


1962 Harvard Crimson football team
The 1962 Harvard Crimson football team was an American football team that represented Harvard University during the 1962 NCAA University Division football season. Harvard finished second in the Ivy League.


1962 Harvard Crimson football team
In their sixth year under head coach John Yovicsin, the Crimson compiled a 6–3 record and outscored opponents 202 to 118. Richard C. Diehl was the team captain.


1962 Harvard Crimson football team
Harvard's 5–2 conference record was the second-best in the Ivy League standings. The Crimson outscored Ivy opponents 155 to 77.


1962 Harvard Crimson football team
Harvard played its home games at Harvard Stadium in the Allston neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts.


1962 Hawaii Rainbows football team
The 1962 Hawaii Rainbows football team represented the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa as an independent during the 1962 NCAA College Division football season. In their first season under head coach Jim Asato, the Rainbows compiled a 6–2 record. This marked the return of varsity football at the university after a team was not fielded for the 1961 season.


1962 Hawaii gubernatorial election
The 1962 Hawaii gubernatorial election was Hawaii's second gubernatorial election. The election was held on November 6, 1962, and resulted in a victory for the Democratic candidate, former Territorial Delegate John A. Burns over Republican William F. Quinn, the incumbent Governor of Hawaii. The election was a rematch between the candidates of the previous election, with the outcome reversed. Burns received more votes than Quinn in every county in the state.


1962 Hawaii gubernatorial election, Primaries
William F. Quinn experienced a contested Republican primary against Lt. Gov. James Kealoha, winning 57.06%-42.94%. Burns faced only nominal opposition in the Democratic primary, receiving 90.19% of the vote.


1962 Hawthorn Football Club season
The 1962 season was the Hawthorn Football Club's 38th season in the Victorian Football League and 61st overall. Hawthorn entered the season as the defending VFL premiers.


1962 Hofstra Flying Dutchmen football team
The 1962 Hofstra Flying Dutchmen football team represented Hofstra College during the 1962 NCAA College Division football season. Hofstra finished with an overall record of 8–2 in its 22nd season of varsity play. After a successful regular season in which Hofstra went 8–1 (1–0 in conference play) and outscored its opponents 175 to 83, the Flying Dutchmen were invited to their first (and program's only) bowl game – the Cement Bowl, played in Allentown, Pennsylvania. They lost the bowl game to West Chester, 46–12. Their head coach was Howdy Myers and their captains were Dick Caproni and Ron Zoia.


1962 Holy Cross Crusaders football team
The 1962 Holy Cross Crusaders football team was an American football team that represented the College of the Holy Cross as an independent during the 1962 NCAA University Division football season. Eddie Anderson returned for the 13th consecutive year as head coach, his 19th year overall. The team compiled a record of 6–4.


1962 Holy Cross Crusaders football team
All home games were played at Fitton Field on the Holy Cross campus in Worcester, Massachusetts.


1962 Honduran Amateur League
The 1962 Honduran football season was the fifteenth edition of the Honduran Amateur League, won by C.D.S. Vida, after defeating Salamar from San Lorenzo in a final match played in Tegucigalpa.


1962 Honduran Amateur League, Second round
Played in two sub-groups of three teams each between the regional champions where the winners advanced to the Final.


1962 Houston Colt .45s season
The 1962 Houston Colt .45s were an expansion team in American Major League Baseball's National League, and 1962 was the first season in franchise history. Harry Craft was Houston's first manager. The .45s finished eighth among the National League's ten teams with a record of 64–96, 36½ games behind the league champion San Francisco Giants.


1962 Houston Colt .45s season, Offseason, Expansion draft
The Colt .45s were one of two teams added to the National League before the 1962 season, the other being the New York Mets. This brought the number of teams in the NL to ten, matching the 1961 expansion of the American League.


1962 Houston Colt .45s season, Offseason, 1961 minor league affiliates
The Colt .45s and Mets were established on October 17, 1960, giving them time to acquire professional minor-league players, sign amateur free agents (there was no MLB first-year player draft until 1965) and enter into working agreements with minor league affiliates during the 1961 season. Houston had formal working agreements with two minor league baseball teams in 1961:


1962 Houston Colt .45s season, Regular season
The Colt .45s started their inaugural season on April 10, 1962, with an 11–2 win against the Chicago Cubs, highlighted by a three-run home run in the bottom of the third inning by Román Mejías. The .45s would go on to sweep the Cubs in their first three-game series at Colt Stadium. The team finished April with a 7–8 record, 4 games in front of the expansion Mets and only 5 games behind the National League leading Pirates and Giants.


1962 Houston Colt .45s season, Regular season
By June 2, with the second loss to the Pirates in Pittsburgh, the Colt .45s had fallen to 16 games behind eventual National League Champion Giants, a deficit that no pre-wild card team had recovered from to make the post season. And, with an August 21 loss at the hands of the Phillies, the Houston Colt .45s were mathematically eliminated from the postseason with a 37-game deficit to the Dodgers with 37 games left.


1962 Houston Colt .45s season, Regular season
To get an idea of how the first season was for Houston, look at the team's best pitcher, Richard "Turk" Farrell. A starter for the Colt .45s, he was primarily a relief pitcher when he was with the Los Angeles Dodgers and Philadelphia Phillies. Turk lost 20 games in 1962, but had an ERA of 3.02. Turk was selected to both All-Star games that year.


1962 Houston Colt .45s season, Regular season
There was a bright spot in the line up in 1962. Román Mejías, who was acquired from the Pittsburgh Pirates in the expansion draft, was named the Colt .45s starting right fielder. It was in Houston that Mejías would play the best season of his career. While he played better the first half of the season, an injury slowed him the second half of the season. However, he still finished with a .286 batting average, 24 home runs, and 76 RBIs. His modesty and his hard play made him a fan favorite that year. Despite his good year, Mejías was traded to the Boston Red Sox in the fall of 1962.


1962 Houston Colt .45s season, Player stats, Batting, Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen basesPositional abbreviations: C = Catcher; 1B = First base; 2B = Second base; 3B = Third base; SS = Shortstop; LF = Left field; CF = Center field; RF = Right field


1962 Houston Colt .45s season, Player stats, Batting, Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases


1962 Houston Colt .45s season, Player stats, Pitching, Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts


1962 Houston Colt .45s season, Player stats, Pitching, Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts


1962 Houston Colt .45s season, Player stats, Pitching, Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts


1962 Houston Cougars football team
The 1962 Houston Cougars football team was an American football team that represented the University of Houston as an independent during the 1962 NCAA University Division football season. In its first season under head coach Bill Yeoman, the team compiled a 7–4 record and defeated Miami (OH) in the 1962 Tangerine Bowl. Billy Roland and Bobby Brezina were the team captains. The team played its home games at Rice Stadium in Houston.


1962 Houston Oilers season
The 1962 Houston Oilers season was the third season for the Houston Oilers as a professional American football franchise; For the third consecutive season, the Oilers appeared in the AFL Championship Game, only to lose 20–17 in double overtime to the Dallas Texans.


1962 Houston Oilers season, Standings
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.


1962 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team
The 1962 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team represented Humboldt State College during the 1962 NCAA College Division football season. Humboldt State competed in the Far Western Conference (FWC).


1962 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team
The 1962 Lumberjacks were led by head coach Phil Sarboe in his twelfth year at the helm. They played home games at the Redwood Bowl in Arcata, California. Humboldt State finished with a record of seven wins and two losses (7–2, 3–2 FWC). The Lumberjacks outscored their opponents 217–56 for the season.


1962 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team, Team players in the NFL
The following Humboldt State players were selected in the 1963 NFL Draft.


1962 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team, Team players in the NFL
The following finished their college career in 1962, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.


1962 ISSF World Shooting Championships
The 38th UIT World Shooting Championships was the contemporary name of the ISSF World Shooting Championships in all ISSF shooting events that were held in Cairo, Egypt in 1962.


1962 Ibero-American Games
The 1962 Ibero-American Games were held at the Estadio de Vallehermoso in Madrid, Spain, between October 7–12, 1962.


1962 Ibero-American Games
A total of 31 events were contested, 22 by men and 9 by women.


1962 Ibero-American Games, Team trophies
The placing table for team trophy awarded to the 1st place overall team (men and women) was published. Overall winner was  Argentina, winner at the men's competition was  Venezuela, and  Brazil won the title in the women's category.


1962 Ibero-American Games, Participation
A total number of 349 athletes (287 men and 62 women) from 17 countries was reported to participate in the event.


1962 Ice Hockey World Championships
The 1962 Ice Hockey World Championships was the 29th edition of the Ice Hockey World Championships. The tournament was held in Colorado Springs and Denver, United States from March 8 to March 18, 1962. This was the first World Championship hosted in North America that was not part of ice hockey at the Olympic Games.


1962 Ice Hockey World Championships
The World Championships were in jeopardy of being cancelled to the political situation in Europe and the Berlin Wall. Sweden won their third World, and their ninth European title. Canada, represented by the Galt Terriers, lost only to the Swedes finishing second, followed by the host Americans. In the 'B' pool the Australian team defeated Denmark for their first victory ever.


1962 Ice Hockey World Championships, Political issues
The World Championships were scheduled to be hosted in Colorado Springs, Colorado, but the event was placed in jeopardy due to the political situation in Europe. When the Berlin Wall was constructed in 1961 by East Germany to prevent its citizens from fleeing to the West, NATO responded with travel restrictions which prevented the East Germany national ice hockey team from attending the World Championships. Canadian Amateur Hockey Association president Jack Roxburgh felt that politics should not affect sports, and the decision went against the goodwill and relations established by teams traveling behind the Iron Curtain. He called for the International Ice Hockey Federation to unite in opposition to the NATO decision. Teams from the Soviet Union and other communist countries ultimately chose to withdraw in protest of the NATO decision.


1962 Ice Hockey World Championships, Qualifying Round (A/B)
With the absences of the USSR, Czechoslovakia, and East Germany, the top two nations from the 1961 'B' pool were elevated (Norway and Great Britain). The third and final spot was filled by a qualifying game between the only remaining 'B' pool nations.


1962 Ice Hockey World Championships, Ranking and statistics, European championships final standings
The final standings of the European championships according to IIHF:


1962 Icelandic Cup
The 1962 Icelandic Cup was the third edition of the National Football Cup.


1962 Icelandic Cup
It took place between 12 August 1962 and 21 October 1961, with the final played at Melavöllur in Reykjavik between KR Reykjavik and IA Akranes. Teams from the Úrvalsdeild karla (1st division) did not enter until the quarter finals. In prior rounds, teams from the 2. Deild (2nd division), as well as reserve teams, played in one-legged matches. In case of a draw, the match was replayed.


1962 Icelandic Cup
For the third consecutive year, KR Reykjavik reached the final, beating Fram Reykjavik 3 - 0.


1962 Idaho Vandals football team
The 1962 Idaho Vandals football team represented the University of Idaho in the 1962 NCAA University Division football season. The Vandals were led by first-year head coach Dee Andros and were an independent in the NCAA's University Division. Home games were played on campus at Neale Stadium in Moscow, with one in Boise at old Bronco Stadium at Boise Junior College.


1962 Idaho Vandals football team
The Vandals suffered an eighth straight loss in the Battle of the Palouse with neighbor Washington State, falling 14–22 in the wet snow at Neale Stadium in Moscow in the season finale on November 17. The rivalry game with Montana for the Little Brown Stein was played in Missoula and won by the Grizzlies.


1962 Idaho Vandals football team
Although Idaho was a charter member of the new Big Sky Conference the following year, it did not participate in football until 1965, and was an independent from 1959 through 1964. Three of the four future Big Sky opponents were on the schedule in 1962: Montana, Montana State, and Idaho State.


1962 Idaho Vandals football team
This was the last Vandal football season with only nine games scheduled. The following year had ten, but the last was canceled due to the assassination of President Kennedy. Idaho first played a ten-game schedule in 1959, and it resumed in 1964.


1962 Idaho Vandals football team
Andros, the line coach at Illinois, played and coached under Bud Wilkinson at Oklahoma after serving in the U.S. Marine Corps in World War II. He was named head coach at age 37 in February and took over for Skip Stahley, who stepped down after eight seasons and remained as athletic director. Andros' starting annual salary at Idaho was just under $12,500.


1962 Idaho Vandals football team, All-Coast
No Vandals made the All-Coast team or the second team; honorable mention was guard Denny Almquist.


1962 Idaho gubernatorial election
The 1962 Idaho gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1962. Incumbent Republican Robert E. Smylie defeated Democratic nominee Vernon K. Smith with 54.64% of the vote.


1962 Illinois Fighting Illini football team
The 1962 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois during the 1962 Big Ten Conference football season. In their third year under head coach Pete Elliott, the Illini compiled a 2–7 record and finished in eighth place in the Big Ten Conference. Halfback Ken Zimmerman was selected as the team's most valuable player.


1962 Illinois elections
Elections were held in Illinois on Tuesday, November 6, 1962.


1962 Illinois elections, Election information
1962 was a midterm election year in the United States.


1962 Illinois elections, Election information, Turnout
In the primary election, turnout was 38.76% with 2,109,975 ballots cast (1,171,443 Democratic and 938,532 Republican).


1962 Illinois elections, Election information, Turnout
In the general election, turnout was 74.67% with 3,812,120 ballots cast.


1962 Illinois elections, Federal elections, United States Senate
Incumbent Republican Everett M. Dirksen won reelection to a third term


1962 Illinois elections, Federal elections, United States House
Illinois had redistricted. It had lost one congressional seat as a result of reapportionment following the 1960 United States Census. The remaining 24 Illinois seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election in 1962.


1962 Illinois elections, Federal elections, United States House
Before the election, Illinois had 14 Democratic seats and 11 Republican seats. In 1962, 12 Democrats and 12 Republicans were elected in Illinois.


1962 Illinois elections, State elections, Treasurer
Incumbent Treasurer Francis S. Lorenz, a Democrat appointed in 1961, lost reelection to Republican William J. Scott.


1962 Illinois elections, State elections, Superintendent of Public Instruction
Incumbent  Superintendent of Public Instruction George T. Wilkins, a Democrat seeking a second term, was defeated by Republican Ray Page.


1962 Illinois elections, State elections, Clerk of the Supreme Court
Incumbent Clerk of the Supreme Court Fae Searcy, a Republican, won reelection to a second full term.


1962 Illinois elections, State elections, Clerk of the Supreme Court
Instead of being listed by her own name, Searcy opted to be listed on the ballot in both the primary and general election as "Ms. Earle Benjamin Searcy".


1962 Illinois elections, State elections, State Senate
Seats in the Illinois Senate were up for election in 1962. Republicans retained control of the chamber.


1962 Illinois elections, State elections, State House of Representatives
Seats in the Illinois House of Representatives were up for election in 1962. Republicans retained control of the chamber.


1962 Illinois elections, State elections, Trustees of University of Illinois
An election was held for three of nine seats for Trustees of University of Illinois.


1962 Illinois elections, State elections, Trustees of University of Illinois
The election saw the reelection of incumbent second-term Republican Wayne A. Johnston, first-term Republican Earl M. Hughes, and fellow Republican Timothy W. Swain (who had been appointed in 1955, and elected to his first full term in 1956).


1962 Illinois elections, State elections, Judicial elections
Special judicial elections were held April 10 to fill vacancies. Additionally, the Superior Court of Cook County held elections on November 6.


1962 Illinois elections, State elections, Judicial elections, Lower courts
Elections were held to fill seven vacancies on the Superior Court of Cook County. Democratic nominees defeated their Republican opponents in all seven elections. The Superior Court of Cook County also held regularly-scheduled elections on November 6.


1962 Illinois elections, State elections, Ballot measures
Two ballot measures were put before voters in 1962. One was a legislatively referred state statute and one was a legislatively referred constitutional amendment.


1962 Illinois elections, State elections, Ballot measures
In order to be approved, legislatively referred state statues required the support of a majority of those voting on the statute. In order to be placed on the ballot, proposed legislatively referred constitutional amendments needed to be approved by two-thirds of each house of the Illinois General Assembly. In order to be approved, they required approval of either two-thirds of those voting on the amendment itself or a majority of all ballots cast in the general elections.


1962 Illinois elections, State elections, Ballot measures, General Banking Law Amendment
The General Banking Law Amendment was approved by voters as a legislatively referred state statute. It made modified the state's banking law.


1962 Illinois elections, State elections, Ballot measures, Judicial Article Amendment
Voters approved the Judicial Article Amendment, which amended Article VI of the 1870 Constitution of Illinois.


1962 Illinois elections, State elections, Ballot measures, Judicial Article Amendment
In order for constitutional amendments to be passed by voters, they required either two-thirds support among those specifically voting on the measure or 50% support among all ballots cast in the elections.


1962 Indian Rajya Sabha elections
Rajya Sabha elections were held in 1962 to elect members of the Rajya Sabha, Indian Parliament's upper chamber.


1962 Indian Rajya Sabha elections, Elections
Elections were held in 1962 to elect members from various states. The list is incomplete.


1962 Indian Rajya Sabha elections, Elections, Members elected
The following members were elected in the elections held in 1962. They were members for the term 1962-68 and retired in year 1968, except in case of the resignation or death before the term.


1962 Indian Rajya Sabha elections, Bye-elections
The following bye elections were held in the year 1962.


1962 Indian general election
General elections were held in India between 19 and 25 February 1962 to elect members of the 3rd Lok Sabha. Unlike the previous two elections, each constituency elected a single member.


1962 Indian general election
Jawaharlal Nehru won another landslide victory in his third and final election campaign. The Indian National Congress received 44.7% of the vote and won 361 of the 494 elected seats. This was only slightly lower than in the previous two elections and they still held over 70% of the seats in the Lok Sabha.


1962 Indian general election in Andhra Pradesh
The 1962 Indian general election polls in Andhra Pradesh were held for 43 seats in the state. The result was a victory for the Indian National Congress which won 34 out of 43 seats.


1962 Indian general election in Gujarat
The Indian general election of 1962 elected the 3rd Lok Sabha of India and first election after formation of "Gujrat", was held from 19 to 25 February. Unlike the previous two elections but as with all subsequent elections, each constituency elected a single member. Jawaharlal Nehru won another landslide victory in his third and final election campaign. The Indian National Congress took 44.7% of the vote and won 361 of the 494 seats. In Gujrat, INC wins 16 seat out of total 22 seat.


1962 Indian general election in Madras
The 1962 Indian general election polls in Tamil Nadu were held for 41 seats in the state. The result was a victory for Indian National Congress winning 31 out of 41 seats. This would mark the last time, that Congress has won more than 30 seats in this state, without the help of allies. After the defeat of Congress, in Madras, in 1967, Congress sought help and allied with local parties, to get seats in Madras/Tamil Nadu.


1962 Indian parliamentary resolution on China
The 1962 Indian parliamentary resolution on China is the resolution passed by the Parliament of India on 14 November 1962. The unanimous resolution adopted during Sino-Indian War pledged to get back the territory occupied by Chinese  to the last inch. The full text of the resolution is :


1962 Indian parliamentary resolution on China
"This House notes with deep regret that, in spite of the uniform gestures of goodwill and friendship by India towards the People's Government of China on the basis of recognition of each other's independence, non-aggression and non-interference, and peaceful co-existence, China has betrayed this goodwill and friendship and the principles of [[Five Principles of Peaceful CoexistenceThe panchsheel|Panchsheel]] which had been agreed to between the two countries and has committed aggression and initiated a massive invasion of India by her armed forces.


1962 Indian parliamentary resolution on China
"This House places on record its high appreciation of the valiant struggle of man and officers of our armed forces while defending our frontiers and pays its respectful homage to the martyrs who have laid down their lives in defending the honour and integrity of our motherland.


1962 Indian parliamentary resolution on China
"This House also records its profound appreciation of the wonderful and spontaneous response of the people of India to the emergency and crisis that has resulted from China's invasion of India.


1962 Indian parliamentary resolution on China
"It notes with deep gratitude this mighty upsurge amongst all sections of our people for harnessing all our resources towards the organisation of an all-out effort to meet this grave national emergency.


1962 Indian parliamentary resolution on China
The flame of liberty and sacrifice has been kindled anew and a fresh dedication has taken place to the cause of India's freedom and integrity.


1962 Indian parliamentary resolution on China
"This House gratefully acknowledges the sympathy and the moral and material support received from a large number of friendly countries in this grim hour of our struggle against aggression and invasion.


1962 Indian parliamentary resolution on China
"With hope and faith, this House affirms the firm resolve of the Indian people to drive out the aggressor from the sacred soil of India, however long and hard the struggle may be".


1962 Indian presidential election
The Election Commission of India held indirect 3rd presidential elections of India on 7 May 1962. Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan with 553,067 votes won the presidency over his rivals Chowdhry Hari Ram who got 6,341 votes and Yamuna Prasad Trisulia who got 3,537 votes.


1962 Indian vice presidential election
The 1962 Indian vice presidential election was held in 7 May 1962 to elect Vice-President of India. Zakir Husain was elected for the post. This was the first contested election for Vice Presidency in India, as the first two elections were uncontested, with Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan being the only candidate. He won against N. C. Samantsinhar by a landslide.


1962 Indiana Hoosiers football team
The 1962 Indiana Hoosiers football team represented the Indiana Hoosiers in the 1962 Big Ten Conference football season. They participated as members of the Big Ten Conference. The Hoosiers played their home games at Seventeenth Street Stadium in Bloomington, Indiana. The team was coached by Phil Dickens, in his fifth year as head coach of the Hoosiers.


1962 Indianapolis 500
The 46th International 500-Mile Sweepstakes was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana on Wednesday, May 30, 1962.


1962 Indianapolis 500
A historic pole day saw Parnelli Jones break the 150 mph (240 km/h) barrier in qualifying. Rodger Ward and Len Sutton finished 1st-2nd for Leader Cards Racing.


1962 Indianapolis 500
The 1962 Indy 500 marked the final 500 wherein the entire 33-car field consisted of U.S.-born participants. It was also the first race held with the track surface paved entirely in asphalt, with just the ceremonial single yard of bricks exposed at the start/finish line.


1962 Indianapolis 500, Race recap, First half
Parnelli Jones took the lead at the start, and led the first 59 laps. The first incident on the track occurred on lap 17. A four-car crash in turn four involved Jack Turner, Bob Christie, Allen Crowe, and Chuck Rodee. A lengthy yellow light period was needed to clean up the incident.


1962 Indianapolis 500, Race recap, Second half
Rodger Ward led the final 31 laps en route to victory. It was his second 500 win, after winning also in 1959. His Leader Cards teammate Len Sutton finished second, accomplishing the first team "sweep" of 1st-2nd since the Blue Crown team did it in 1947 and 1948.


1962 Indianapolis 500, Race recap, Second half
After dominating much of the early race, Parnelli Jones, who started on the pole and led 120 laps, finished 7th. Jones chances for victory faded around the lap 125 mark when he lost his brakes. Unable to easily bring his car to a halt during pit stops, his crew put out tires so he could bump up against them or ride over them in order to help stop the car.


1962 Indianapolis 500, Broadcasting, Radio
The race was carried live on the IMS Radio Network. Sid Collins served as chief announcer. Fred Agabashian served as "driver expert." Newcomer Howdy Bell joined the crew, serving as a turn reporter. It was his first of over 40 years with the network. Turn reporter Mike Ahern, who debuted on the radio crew a year earlier, missed the 1962 race due to being in the Army. He would return in 1963.


1962 Indianapolis 500, Broadcasting, Radio
Turn 1: Bill FroshTurn 2: Howdy Bell  R Backstretch: Bernie HermanTurn 3: Lou PalmerTurn 4: Jim Shelton


1962 Indianapolis 500, Broadcasting, Television
A few minutes of highlights were shown on ABC's "Wide World Of Sports".


1962 Individual Long Track European Championship
The 1962 Individual Long Track European Championship was the sixth edition of the Long Track European Championship. The final was held on 22 July 1962 in Mühldorf, West Germany.


1962 Individual Speedway World Championship
The 1962 Individual Speedway World Championship was the 17th edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider.


1962 Individual Speedway World Championship
The final was sponsored by the Sunday Pictorial and England's Peter Craven won his second title finishing one point ahead of two time champion Barry Briggs. Three time champion Ove Fundin defeated fellow Swede Björn Knutsson in a ride off to claim the bronze medal.


1962 Individual Speedway World Championship, Second Round, Nordic Final
m - exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance •  t - exclusion for touching the tapes •  x - other exclusion •  e - retired or mechanical failure •  f - fell •  ns - non-starter •  nc - non-classify


1962 Individual Speedway World Championship, Second Round, Continental Final
m - exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance •  t - exclusion for touching the tapes •  x - other exclusion •  e - retired or mechanical failure •  f - fell •  ns - non-starter •  nc - non-classify


1962 Individual Speedway World Championship, Third Round, British & Commonwealth Finals
Three events with the top 8 accumulated scorers going through


1962 Individual Speedway World Championship, Third Round, European Final
m - exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance •  t - exclusion for touching the tapes •  x - other exclusion •  e - retired or mechanical failure •  f - fell •  ns - non-starter •  nc - non-classify


1962 Individual Speedway World Championship, World Final
m - exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance •  t - exclusion for touching the tapes •  x - other exclusion •  e - retired or mechanical failure •  f - fell •  ns - non-starter •  nc - non-classify


1962 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Final
The 1962 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Final was the final of the fourth Inter-Cities Fairs Cup. It was played on 8 September and 12 September 1962 between Valencia and Barcelona of Spain, it was the first time that two football teams from the same country had contested a European final. It was Valencia's first major European trophy.


1962 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Final
Valencia won the tie 7–3 on aggregate after winning the first leg by wide margin, although they were losing twice before getting the win. The second leg ended in a tie.


1962 Intercontinental Cup
The 1962 Intercontinental Cup was a football tie held over two legs between Brazilian club Santos, winners of the 1962 Copa Libertadores, and Portuguese club Benfica, winners of the 1961–62 European Cup. Santos won the Intercontinental Cup for the first time.


1962 Intercontinental Cup
The tie is remembered as pitching Brazilian player Pelé against Portuguese player Eusébio, two of the leading players of the 1960s, who played against each other on only three occasions. It is considered that the second leg, Santos' 2–5 win in Lisbon, in which Pelé scored a hat-trick, was the greatest performance ever seen in the competition.


1962 International 2000 Guineas
The 1st International 2000 Guineas was a motor race, run to Formula One rules, held on Monday 11 June 1962 (the Whit Monday bank holiday in the UK) at Mallory Park, Leicestershire. The meeting was organised by the Nottingham Sports Car Club and live coverage was featured in the BBC's Bank Holiday Grandstand.


1962 International 2000 Guineas
The race was run over 75 laps of the circuit, and was won by British driver John Surtees in a Lola Mk4.


1962 International 2000 Guineas
This race represented the Formula One debut of Mike Parkes.


1962 International 2000 Guineas
Another Formula One race was held on the same day, the 1962 Crystal Palace Trophy, at Crystal Palace Circuit.


1962 International Cross Country Championships
The 1962 International Cross Country Championships was held in Sheffield, England, at the Graves Park on 24 March 1962. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald.


1962 International Cross Country Championships
Complete results for men, junior men, medallists,  and the results of British athletes were published.


1962 International Cross Country Championships, Participation
An unofficial count yields the participation of 126 athletes from 10 countries.


1962 International Gold Cup
The 9th Gold Cup was a motor race, run to Formula One rules, held on 1 September 1962 at Oulton Park, England. The race was run over 73 laps of the circuit, and was won by British driver Jim Clark in a Lotus 25.


1962 Iowa Hawkeyes football team
The 1962 Iowa Hawkeyes football team was an American football team that represented the University of Iowa in the 1962 Big Ten Conference football season. In its second season under head coach Jerry Burns, the Hawkeyes compiled a 4–5 record (3–3 against Big Ten opponents), tied for fifth place in the Big Ten, and were outscored by opponents by a total of 166 to 127. The team played its home games at Iowa Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa.


1962 Iowa Hawkeyes football team
Halfback Larry Ferguson was the team captain and was also selected as the team's most valuable player. The team's statistical leaders included quarterback Matt Szykowny with 737 passing yards, Larry Ferguson with 547 rushing yards, Paul Krause with 214 receiving yards, and Cloyd Webb with 12 points scored. Three Hawkeyes were recognized by the Associated Press (AP) and/or the United Press International (UPI) on the 1962 All-Big Ten Conference football team: Larry Ferguson (AP-2, UPI-1); guard Earl McQuiston (UPI-2); and guard Wally Hilgenberg (AP-3).


1962 Iowa Senate election
The 1962 Iowa State Senate elections took place as part of the biennial 1962 United States elections. Iowa voters elected state senators in 27 of the state senate's 50 districts. At that time, the Iowa Senate still had several multi-member districts. State senators serve four-year terms in the Iowa State Senate.


1962 Iowa Senate election
The Iowa General Assembly provides statewide maps of each district. To compare the effect of the 1962 redistricting process on the location of each district, contrast the  with the


1962 Iowa Senate election
The primary election on June 4, 1962 determined which candidates appeared on the November 6, 1962 general election ballot.


1962 Iowa Senate election
Following the previous election, Republicans had control of the Iowa state Senate with 35 seats to Democrats' 15 seats.


1962 Iowa Senate election
To claim control of the chamber from Republicans, the Democrats needed to net 11 Senate seats.


1962 Iowa Senate election
Republicans maintained control of the Iowa State Senate following the 1962 general election with the balance of power shifting to Republicans holding 38 seats and Democrats having 12 seats (a net gain of 3 seats for Republicans).


1962 Iowa State Cyclones football team
The 1962 Iowa State Cyclones football team represented Iowa State University in the Big Eight Conference during the 1962 NCAA University Division football season. In their fifth year under head coach Clay Stapleton, the Cyclones compiled a 5–5 record (3–4 against conference opponents), finished in fifth place in the conference, and scored the same number of points (235) as they allowed on defense. They played their home games at Clyde Williams Field in Ames, Iowa.


1962 Iowa State Cyclones football team
The regular starting lineup on offense consisted of left end Larry Schreiber, left tackle John Van Sicklen, left guard Tim Brown, center Ray Steffy, right guard Dick Walton, right tackle Norm Taylor, right end John McGonegle, quarterback Larry Switzer, halfbacks Dave Hoppmann and Otis Williams, and fullback Tim Vaughn. Larry Schreiber was the placekicker. Jim Clapper was the team captain.


1962 Iowa State Cyclones football team
The team's statistical leaders included Dave Hoppmann with 798 rushing yards, 679 passing yards, and 66 points (11 touchdowns), and Dick Limerick with 296 receiving yards. Hoppman was selected as a first-team all-conference player.


1962 Iowa State Cyclones football team
The 1962 season was the last time the Cyclones would host the Oklahoma Sooners until 1966, due to Cyclones making more money playing games in Norman than they did at home.


1962 Iowa gubernatorial election
The 1962 Iowa gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1962. Democratic nominee Harold Hughes defeated incumbent Republican Norman A. Erbe with 52.56% of the vote.


1962 Iraq Central FA Altruism Cup
The 1962 Iraq Central FA Altruism Cup was the 1st edition of the Iraq Central FA Perseverance Cup. The match was contested between the winners and runners-up of the 1961–62 edition of the Iraq Central FA League, Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya and Al-Kuliya Al-Askariya respectively. Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya won the game 4–2.


1962 Irish Greyhound Derby
The 1962 Irish Greyhound Derby took place during July and August with the final being held at Shelbourne Park in Dublin on 11 August 1962.


1962 Irish Greyhound Derby
The winner Shane's Legacy won £1,250 and was trained, owned and bred by Bob McCann.


1962 Irish Greyhound Derby, Competition Report
The Grand Canal was the nation's favourite greyhound following his success in the 1962 English Greyhound Derby and lifting the Easter Cup crown but he did not enter for the 1962 Irish Derby leaving the event wide open. Ireland's leading trainer Gay McKenna had failed to win the premier event but it was considered as a foregone conclusion that he eventually would. It started well for him when he sent out the fastest heat winner in Brookeville Sputnik (29.30) and other impressive heat winners included Steady the Man (29.46), Dark Baby (29.47) and Shanes Legacy (29.67).


1962 Irish Greyhound Derby, Competition Report
In the second round the fastest second round winner was the Belfast owned Kashmir Lad who recorded 29.30. Black July and Alpine Mac both scored wins and Steady the Man and Peculiar remained unbeaten. By the time the semi-finals arrived Black July (trained by Harry O’Neill) defeated Shanes Legacy in 29.40, Black July had performed poorly in the English Greyhound Derby but had made the Welsh Greyhound Derby final. The second semi-final went to Dark Baby from English challenger Spider Hill; the latter was trained by Jim Syder and had made the 1961 English Greyhound Derby final with Joe Pickering. The third and final semi saw Golden Cheers defeat Peculiar.


1962 Irish Greyhound Derby, Competition Report
Black July was hot favourite for the final which was decided at the first bend when Dark Baby slipped around the bend pursued by Shanes Legacy, Spider Hill with Black July finding significant trouble and Spider Hill knocked over and losing his jacket. Shanes Legacy caught Dark Baby to take victory with Golden Cheers finishing very well to take second place.


1962 Irish Greyhound Derby, Competition Report
Shanes Legacy was sold immediately after the presentation by his owner Bob McCann for £2,500 to a London building contractor named Bob Gough who then put the greyhound in England with Tony Dennis. Later in the year Dark Baby went on to win the Laurels at Cork and break the track record. The title of Derby champion still eluded Gay McKenna.


1962 Isle of Man TT
The 1962 Isle of Man TT was a FIM event held on 4 June 1962 at the Snaefell Mountain Course. It was part of the 1962 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season.


1962 Israel Super Cup
The 1962 Israel Super Cup was the 2nd Israel Super Cup, an annual Israeli football match played between the winners of the previous season's Top Division and Israel State Cup. As the match was not set by the Israel Football Association, it was considered an unofficial cup, with the cup being donated by Ilanshil-Polio, an Israeli organization dedicated to aid Poliomyelitis victims, with proceedings going towards the organization.


1962 Israel Super Cup
The match, held on 23 January 1963, ended in a 2–2 draw and the cup was shared by the teams.


1962 Israeli presidential election
An election for President of Israel was held in the Knesset on 30 October 1962. Incumbent President Yitzhak Ben-Zvi stood again, and was the only candidate. He was re-elected with 62 of the 104 votes cast. Ben-Zvi's third term began on the day of the election. He later died before his term finished, on 23 April 1963.


1962 Issy-les-Moulineaux bombing
On 10 March 1962, a car bomb exploded during a peace event in Issy-les-Moulineaux, near Paris, France. It resulted in the deaths of three people and wounded forty-seven. It killed Roger Pateron, Albert Lavaud and Gabriel Cordier and caused significant damage to surroundings.


1962 Issy-les-Moulineaux bombing
The attack was blamed on the far-right Secret Army Organisation (OAS) terror group who were campaigning against the independence of Algeria. At the time there was a peace march held in the town, organised by the Mouvement de la Paix. It occurred days before the signing of the Évian Accords which ended the Algerian War.


1962 Issy-les-Moulineaux bombing
It caused outrage and strong sentiment against the OAS. Interior Minister Roger Frey denounced the OAS's "Nazi methods". Emmanuel d'Astier de La Vigerie denounced the lack of security provided by Paris Police Prefecture for the peace event. The media also especially evoked the case of five schoolgirls who were hurt and hospitalised after the blast.


1962 Italian Athletics Championships
The 1962 Italian Athletics Championships was the 52nd edition of the Italian Athletics Championships and were held in Naples (track & field events).


1962 Italian Grand Prix
The 1962 Italian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Monza on 16 September 1962. It was race 7 of 9 in both the 1962 World Championship of Drivers and the 1962 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. The 86-lap race was won by BRM driver Graham Hill after he started from second position. His teammate Richie Ginther finished second and Cooper driver Bruce McLaren came in third.


1962 Italian Grand Prix, Race report
Jim Clark started on pole position, but the Lotus team still looked worried as the team had gone through all of their gearboxes over the weekend. Two crates of spare parts were flown down, but nonetheless Clark and Trevor Taylor started with no more spares available. After only two laps Clark pitted with the expected transmission trouble; he made it back onto the track for another ten laps but that was it. Teammate Taylor managed 25 laps before his race ended. Hill kept stretching his lead out and finished nearly a half minute before Richie Ginther in the other BRM.


1962 Italian Grand Prix, Race report
Ginther had been duelling with Surtees throughout the race, but on lap 38 Surtees slowed down and five laps later he retired with engine troubles. Behind these two, there was a race long three-way fight between Dan Gurney's Porsche and the Coopers of McLaren and Maggs. The cars swapped positions constantly, coming down the straight on the fiftieth lap three abreast. Maggs had to stop for more fuel, unlike McLaren whose car had been fitted with 170-litre (45 US gal) fuel tanks to enable him to run the entire distance. Meanwhile, Willy Mairesse in the new non-sharknose Ferrari 156 had caught up to the third-place contenders and brought Jo Bonnier and Giancarlo Baghetti with him.


1962 Italian Grand Prix, Race report
Gurney's car was pressed too hard and he retired on the 66th lap with a broken rear differential. After this, the positions stabilized a bit, although not until after Baghetti had briefly led the pack to the appreciation of local fans. Bonnier's clutch began slipping and Baghetti also fell back. Mairesse took third on the eightieth lap, and built up a three-second lead over McLaren.


1962 Italian Grand Prix, Race report
Stirling Moss, who was watching from the speaker tower, began betting people that McLaren would take third and he was right: in the first curve of the last lap, McLaren passed Mairesse and he took third by only 0.4 seconds. Bonnier's clutch troubles allowed Baghetti to pass him for fifth place near the end of the race. Phil Hill had to suffer being lapped before half of the race was over, and had to make a long pit stop with engine troubles and finished twelfth. Rodríguez' Ferrari lost oil pressure, Innes Ireland had a good race until something snapped in the steering, and Masten Gregory's car was overheating and then only ran in fourth gear for the last laps. The fire extinguisher in Roy Salvadori's Bowmaker-Yeoman Lola exploded in his face during practice.


1962 Italian presidential election
The Italian presidential election of 1962 was held in Italy on 2–6 May 1962.


1962 Italian presidential election
Only members of Parliament and regional delegates were entitled to vote, most of these electors having been elected in the 1958 general election. As head of state of the Italian Republic, the President has a role of representation of national unity and guarantees that Italian politics comply with the Italian Constitution, in the framework of a parliamentary system.


1962 Italian presidential election
It was the first time the official candidate of the Christian Democracy party was elected President of the Italian Republic.


1962 Italian presidential election, Procedure
In accordance to the Italian Constitution, the election was held in the form of a secret ballot, with the Senators and the Deputies entitled to vote. The election was held in the Palazzo Montecitorio, home of the Chamber of Deputies, with the capacity of the building expanded for the purpose. The first three ballots required a two-thirds majority of the 854 voters in order to elect a president, or 570 votes. Starting from the fourth ballot, an absolute majority was required for candidates to be elected, or 428 votes. The presidential mandate lasts seven years.


1962 Italian presidential election, Procedure
The election was presided over by the President of the Chamber of Deputies Giovanni Leone, who proceeded to the public counting of the votes, and by the President of the Senate Cesare Merzagora.


1962 Italian presidential election, Chronology
On 2 May 1962 the Italian Parliament convened in order to elect the new President of the Republic, since President Giovanni Gronchi's term was about to end. Christian Democracy leader Aldo Moro decided to endorse the candidacy of Antonio Segni, former Prime Minister and member of the conservative faction of the party. With that choice, Moro wanted to reassure the conservatives representatives of his own party, worried about a possible extreme shift on leftist stances by their party after the beginning of the Organic centre-left period in February 1962.


1962 Italian presidential election, Chronology
Italian Communist Party decided to vote for Umberto Terracini on the first round, while Italian Socialist Party sustained Sandro Pertini. After the third round communists and socialists decided to converge on the candidacy of the democratic socialist Giuseppe Saragat, who gained also the favor of some christian democrat snipers representatives.


1962 Italian presidential election, Chronology
After several ballots, on 6 May 1962 Antonio Segni was finally elected President with just the 51% of the votes. His election was allowed thanks to the votes of monarchist and neo-fascist representatives. It was the first time that Christian Democracy's official candidate succeeded in being elected President of the Republic.


1962 Ithaca Bombers baseball team
The 1962 Ithaca Bombers baseball team represented Ithaca College in the 1962 NCAA University Division baseball season. The head coach was Bucky Freeman, serving his 31st year. The Bombers completed an undefeated regular season, and got 4th place in the 1962 College World Series.


1962 Ivy League football season
The 1962 Ivy League football season was the seventh season of college football play for the Ivy League and was part of the 1962 NCAA University Division football season. The season began on September 22, 1962, and ended on November 24, 1962. Ivy League teams were 8–6–2 against non-conference opponents and Dartmouth won the conference championship.


1962 Ivy League football season, 1963 NFL Draft
One Ivy League player was drafted in the 1963 NFL draft, held in December 1962: Don McKinnon.


1962 Jackson State Tigers football team
The 1962 Jackson State Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Jackson State College for Negroes in the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1962 NCAA College Division football season. In their 11th season under head coach John Merritt, the Eagles compiled a 10–1 record (6–1 against conference opponents), defeated Florida A&M in the Orange Blossom Classic, and outscored all opponents by a total of 411 to 101.


1962 Jackson State Tigers football team
The Tigers were recognized by the Pittsburgh Courier as the 1962 black college national champion. Another source selected Florida A&M as the national champion despite Jackson State's 22–6 victory over Florida A&M in the Orange Blossom Classic.


1962 Jackson State Tigers football team
Key players for Jackson State included quarterback Roy Curry and end Willie Richardson. Richardson was later inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.


1962 Jackson State Tigers football team
At the start of the fall 1962 semester, James Meredith drew national attention when he transferred from Jackson State to the previously all-white University of Mississippi.


1962 Jamaican general election
General elections were held in Jamaica on 10 April 1962. The result was a victory for the Jamaica Labour Party, which won 26 of the 45 seats. Voter turnout was 72.9%.


1962 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election
Elections for the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir were held in the early months of 1962. Bakshi Ghulam Mohammad was appointed Prime Minister of Jammu and Kashmir.


1962 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election, Background
After the 1957 elections, Bakshi Ghulam Mohammad failed to appoint any member of the G. M. Sadiq-led leftist faction to the Cabinet, leading Sadiq to form a rival Democratic National Conference party. However, in 1960, a reconciliation was brokered by the central government, and the two parties reunited. The reunited party contested the elections in 1962. However, 20 candidates from the rump Democratic National Conference party contested the election.


1962 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election, Background
The other parties contesting the elections were the Jammu Praja Parishad, Praja Socialist Party and Harijan Mandal.


1962 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election, Background
The 1962 elections were the first elections in the state conducted by the Election Commission of India. The earlier elections were held by the State's Franchise Commissioner.


1962 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election, Results
Of the 43 constituencies in the Kashmir Valley, 32 were unopposed. Overall, the National Conference won 41 of the 43 seats in the Valley.


1962 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election, Results
In the Jammu Division, the National Conference won 27 of the 30 seats (two of which were unopposed). The remaining three seats went to the Praja Parishad.


1962 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election, Results
In the Ladakh Division, all two seats were won by the National Conference. The Ladakh seat was won by the Head Llama Kushak Bakula.


1962 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election, Results
After the elections, the Praja Parishad held a mass demonstration in the Jammu city, joined by the Praja Socialist Party and the Akali Dal, citing electoral malpractices. Bakshi Ghulam Mohammad dismissed the complaints as "frivolous".


1962 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election, Aftermath
Bakshi Ghulam Mohammad was increasingly seen in New Delhi as an embarrassment as he arranged most seats to be elected unopposed. In 1963, he was forced to step down, and Khwaja Shamsuddin was elected as the Chief Minister. Bakshi ensured that his rival G. M. Sadiq could not be appointed. The Shamsuddin government again excluded Sadiq his colleagues from Cabinet appointments.


1962 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election, Aftermath
In December 1963, the pent-up anger of the populace erupted over a stolen religious relic from the Srinagar's Hazratbal Mosque. Even though the relic was subsequently recovered, the people did not trust the government and continued the agitation. In the fall-out, Shamsuddin lost his post, and G. M. Sadiq was appointed as the Chief Minister in February 1965.


1962 Japan Series
The 1962 Japan Series was the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) championship series for the 1962 season. It was the 13th Japan Series and featured the Pacific League champions, the Toei Flyers, against the Central League champions, the Hanshin Tigers.


1962 Japan Series, Matchups, Game 1
Saturday, October 13, 1962 – 1:01 pm at Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture


1962 Japan Series, Matchups, Game 2
Sunday, October 14, 1962 – 1:08 pm at Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture


1962 Japan Series, Matchups, Game 3
Tuesday, October 16, 1962 – 1:00 pm at Meiji Jingu Stadium in Shinjuku, Tokyo


1962 Japan Series, Matchups, Game 4
Wednesday, October 17, 1962 – 1:00 pm at Meiji Jingu Stadium in Shinjuku, Tokyo


1962 Japan Series, Matchups, Game 5
Thursday, October 18, 1962 – 1:01 pm at Korakuen Stadium in Bunkyō, Tokyo


1962 Japan Series, Matchups, Game 6
Saturday, October 20, 1962 – 1:00 pm at Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture


1962 Japan Series, Matchups, Game 7
Sunday, October 21, 1962 – 1:01 pm at Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture


1962 Japanese House of Councillors election
House of Councillors elections were held in Japan on 1 July 1962, electing half the seats in the House. The Liberal Democratic Party won the most seats. This was the first Japanese national election to feature the Kōmeitō as a candidate, as it had formed earlier in the same year.


1962 Japanese House of Councillors election
As is typical for House of Councillors elections, candidate personality and public appeal played a stronger role than they would in a House of Representatives election; the first place winner for the national district voting was Aki Fujiwara, a panelist on the Japanese version of I've Got a Secret, who broke all of the previous House of Councillors records by obtaining 1,160,000 votes.


1962 Japanese House of Councillors election
The Japan Socialist Party (JSP) had attempted to make questions of constitutional revision the main issue for the election, whereas the LDP attempted to sideline the issue by claiming that it would not pursue any constitutional amendments unless it were to receive recommendations from the Constitutional Investigation Commission, which was still in the process of deliberating at the time of the election. Overall, the JSP lost the most in this election, losing 19 seats, whereas the LDP gained 10 seats.


1962 John Carroll Blue Streaks football team
The 1962 John Carroll Blue Streaks football team was an American football team that represented John Carroll University in the Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) during the 1962 NCAA College Division football season. The team compiled a 7–0 record, won the PAC championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 211 to 20.


1962 John Carroll Blue Streaks football team
John Ray was the team's head coach for the fourth year. His assistant coaches included backfield coach Bill Dando and line coach Dave Hurd.


1962 John Carroll Blue Streaks football team
The team set four national defensive records, including holding opponents to (a) an average of minus one yard per game in rushing, (b) an average of one yard per offensive play, minus 0.32 yards per rush.


1962 Jordanian general election
General elections were held in Jordan on 24 and 25 November 1962. As political parties were banned at the time, all candidates ran as independents.


1962 Kanonloppet
The 8th Kanonloppet was a motor race, run to Formula One rules, held on 12 August 1962 at the Karlskoga circuit, Sweden. The race was run over 30 laps of the little circuit, and was won by American driver Masten Gregory in a Lotus 24, run by the UDT Laystall Racing Team.


1962 Kanonloppet, Race
In training, Graham Hill left the track and damaged the nose on the Rob Walker Lotus 24. He went on to compete without a nosecone. Rookie Olle Nygren could not find fourth gear in the Lotus 18 he had borrowed from Jay Chamberlain, and was also having a hard time finding his brake points. Nygren qualified last and only lasted six laps of this, his only Formula One race. Kurt Kuhnke's interesting Borgward-engined Lotus only made a few practice laps before it spun a main bearing and was withdrawn. A recent resurfacing of the track led to lap times dropping by about 5 seconds compared to 1961, meaning some last-minute modifications to the cars had to be carried out to account for the higher speeds.


1962 Kanonloppet, Race
Surtees took the lead from pole, but already on the second lap Masten Gragory passed him in Tröskurvan (curve one). Surtees tried to take back the lead, but missed a gearshift after being blinded by water splashed by Gregory's car. Gregory took a lead of about five car lengths and was never threatened again. Innes Ireland had gone off the track on the opening lap but clawed his way back up the field for a fourth place in the end, putting down a new lap record along the way.


1962 Kanonloppet, Race
On the 11th lap Surtees retired with a broken valve spring, Hill with an oil leak, and ninth-placed Collomb with engine failure. Bonnier seemed to be in a secure second place, but Salvadori in the Lola gave chase and managed to pass. Bonnier made a spirited attempt to regain second in the last turn of the race, but came up three metres short at the flag. Burgess and Count de Beaufort finished a lap down, both in four-cylinder cars while the first four all raced eight-cylinder ones. Burgess' Cooper was a unique mix of Formula Junior and Formula One parts, all in the interest of minimizing frontal area. De Beaufort's car, while entered by his private team Ecurie Maarsbergen, was supported by the factory and he shared three mechanics with Bonnier.


1962 Kansas City Athletics season
The 1962 Kansas City Athletics season was the eighth season in Kansas City, and the 62nd in franchise history. It involved the Athletics finishing ninth in the American League with a record of 72 wins and 90 losses, 24 games behind the World Series Champion New York Yankees. The A's were last in the American League in paid attendance.


1962 Kansas City Athletics season, Player stats, Batting, Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


1962 Kansas City Athletics season, Player stats, Batting, Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


1962 Kansas City Athletics season, Player stats, Pitching, Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1962 Kansas City Athletics season, Player stats, Pitching, Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1962 Kansas City Athletics season, Player stats, Pitching, Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1962 Kansas Jayhawks football team
The 1962 Kansas Jayhawks football team represented the University of Kansas in the Big Eight Conference during the 1962 NCAA University Division football season. In their fifth season under head coach Jack Mitchell, the Jayhawks compiled a 6–3–1 record (4–2–1 against conference opponents), finished fourth in the Big Eight Conference, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 214 to 116. They played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Lawrence, Kansas.


1962 Kansas Jayhawks football team
The team's statistical leaders included Gale Sayers with 1,125 rushing yards, Lloyd Buzzi with 118 receiving yards and Rodger McFarland with 366 passing yards. McFarland and Ken Tiger were the team captains.


1962 Kansas State Wildcats football team
The 1962 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University in the 1962 NCAA University Division football season. The team's head football coach was Doug Weaver. The Wildcats played their home games in Memorial Stadium. The Wildcats finished the season with a 0–10 record with a 0–7 record in conference play. They finished in eighth place. The Wildcats scored just 39 points and gave up 283 points.


1962 Kansas gubernatorial election
The 1962 Kansas gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1962. Incumbent Republican John Anderson Jr. defeated Democratic nominee Dale E. Saffels with 53.42% of the vote.


1962 Kent State Golden Flashes football team
The 1962 Kent State Golden Flashes football team was an American football team that represented Kent State University  in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1962 NCAA University Division football season. In their 17th season under head coach Trevor J. Rees, the Golden Flashes compiled a 3–6 record (2–4 against MAC opponents), finished in fifth place in the MAC, and were outscored by all opponents by a combined total of 185 to 107.


1962 Kent State Golden Flashes football team
The team's statistical leaders included Dick Merschman with 555 rushing yards, Jim Flynn with 605 passing yards, and Dick Wolf with 119 receiving yards. Running back Dick Merschman was selected as a first-team All-MAC player.


1962 Kentucky Derby
The 1962 Kentucky Derby was the 88th running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 5, 1962. Decidedly's winning time set a new Derby record (later broken).


1962 Kentucky Wildcats football team
The 1962 Kentucky Wildcats football team represented the University of Kentucky in the Southeastern Conference during the 1962 NCAA University Division football season. Coached by Charlie Bradshaw, a Bear Bryant disciple, the team was thinned by his brutal methods from 88 players to just 30. The team was thus known as the Thin Thirty. While the team's record was just 3–5–2, it did include a dramatic victory in the season finale against Tennessee in Knoxville, 12–10. The winning margin was provided by a field goal by Clarkie Mayfield, one of the heroes of the game, who later died in the Beverly Hills Supper Club fire on May 28, 1977.


1962 Kentucky Wildcats football team
Players on the Kentucky team included Tom Hutchinson, Dale Lindsey, and Herschel Turner, all of whom later played in the NFL. Bob Kosid later played in the CFL. Two assistant coaches on the 1962 Kentucky staff, Leeman Bennett and Chuck Knox, later had success as NFL head coaches. Assistants Homer Rice (Cincinnati Bengals, University of Cincinnati and Rice University), Bud Moore (Kansas University) and Dave Hart (University of Pittsburgh) were all later head coaches. Lindsey went on to become a successful NFL assistant coach, working with the Chicago Bears.


1962 Kentucky Wildcats football team, Postseason, Book
The 1962 Kentucky football team is the subject of a book, The Thin Thirty, by Shannon Ragland, published in August, 2007. The focus of the book is the '62 roster of players under first-year coach Charlie Bradshaw—a Bear Bryant disciple—who ended up thinning the team from 88 to 30 players via his brutal conditioning tactics and exploitation of players. It places this in the backdrop of racial and economic tensions of the South and its impact on several players.


1962 Kentucky Wildcats football team, Postseason, Book
The book asserts that several members of the 1962 team became involved in a gay sex scandal involving actor Rock Hudson, and that a crucial game was fixed that year. It then finished by following up with what happened to the players afterward.


1962 Kentucky Wildcats football team, Postseason, Book, Reception
The Thin Thirty received reviews in several publications, including the Voice-Tribune, the Charleston Post & Courier, the Louisville Courier-Journal and by Professor Weldon Johnson, the author of Chokehold.


1962 Kentucky Wildcats football team, Postseason, Book, Reception
Jon Johnston from CornNation praises the research and epilogue, but finds the back story at 100-pages was long, the writing was redundant at times, and the assertion of the Xavier game being fixed without evidence "damages the credibility" of the book.


1962 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship
The 1962 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship was the 68th staging of the Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Kilkenny County Board.


1962 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship
On 19 August 1962, Bennetsbridge won the championship after a 5-07 to 2-08 defeat of Lisdowney in the final. It was their eighth championship title overall and their first title in two championship seasons.


1962 LOT Vickers Viscount Warsaw crash
The 1962 LOT Vickers Viscount Warsaw crash occurred on 19 December 1962 when a Vickers Viscount 804, operated by LOT Polish Airlines on a flight from Brussels to Warsaw, crashed on landing. All passengers and crew died.


1962 LOT Vickers Viscount Warsaw crash
The plane was returning from Brussels, and had a mid-way landing in Berlin from where it took off at 5:55 pm. While on approach on runway 33 in Warsaw at 7:30 pm the crew received landing clearance. 46 seconds later the plane crashed and burned 1335 meters from the threshold.


1962 LOT Vickers Viscount Warsaw crash
All 33 people aboard died – the crew of 5 and 28 passengers; among whom were:


1962 LOT Vickers Viscount Warsaw crash
The Chief Committee of Aircraft Accident Investigation stated that at the time of the accident the plane was configured for landing (flaps set and landing gear lowered). It also stated there was no explosion mid-air and all damage was a result of the crash. The plane was landing in harsh, Winter weather conditions, with dense near-ground fog, 6/8 overcast, fractostratus clouds at 250 meters, 7-km visibility and temperature of 5 degrees below 0.


1962 LOT Vickers Viscount Warsaw crash
One of the probable causes of stalling due to low speed was attributed to turboprop engines features which change the propellers pitch during acceleration. Hence sudden throttle increase is not recommended. Such a maneuver was probably executed by the Captain who was accustomed to flying piston engine aircraft in which such maneuvers are allowed. The Vickers Viscount 804 was one of three recently bought from British United Airways in England. On LOT's roster the airliner had logged only 84 flight hours.


1962 LOT Vickers Viscount Warsaw crash
There is a possibility that one of the NDB during approach was broken unbeknown to the crew.


1962 LPGA Championship
The 1962 LPGA Championship was the eighth LPGA Championship, held October 4–7 at Stardust Country Club in Las Vegas, Nevada.


1962 LPGA Championship
Judy Kimball, age 24, shot a final round 72 (+1) to win her only major title, four strokes ahead of runner-up Shirley Spork. The winner's share was $2,300 and second place earned $1,850. Kimball's 282 set a new record for the championship, three strokes ahead of Louise Suggs' 285 in 1957. Two-time defending champion Mickey Wright fell short in search of her third consecutive LPGA Championship; she finished thirteen strokes back in eighth place, but won her fourth LPGA Championship the following year.


1962 LPGA Championship
It was the second of six consecutive LPGA Championships at Stardust, which opened the previous year. After several ownership and name changes, it became Las Vegas National Golf Club in 1998.


1962 LPGA Tour
The 1962 LPGA Tour was the 13th season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from January 19 to November 4. The season consisted of 29 official money events. Mickey Wright won the most tournaments, 10. She also led the money list with earnings of $21,641. The first Rookie of the Year was won by Mary Mills.


1962 LPGA Tour
There were four first-time winners in 1962: Shirley Englehorn, Sandra Haynie, who would win 42 LPGA events, Murle Lindstrom, and Kathy Whitworth, who would win a record 88 LPGA events. The season saw the last wins of Louise Suggs (58 career wins) and Patty Berg (60). It also saw the first and only official win by a man, Sam Snead in the Royal Poinciana Plaza Invitational.


1962 LPGA Tour, Tournament results
The following table shows all the official money events for the 1962 season. "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Majors are shown in bold.


1962 LSU Tigers football team
The 1962 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University during the 1962 NCAA University Division football season.


1962 La Flèche Wallonne
The 1962 La Flèche Wallonne was the 26th edition of La Flèche Wallonne cycle race and was held on 7 May 1962. The race started in Liège and finished in Charleroi. The race was won by Henri De Wolf of the Gitane team.


1962 Labour Party Shadow Cabinet election
Elections to the Labour Party's Shadow Cabinet (more formally, its "Parliamentary Committee") occurred in November 1962. In addition to the 12 members elected, the Leader (Hugh Gaitskell), Deputy Leader (George Brown), Labour Chief Whip (Herbert Bowden), Labour Leader in the House of Lords (A. V. Alexander), and Labour Chief Whip in the House of Lords (the Earl of Lucan)  were automatically members. The election saw no changes to the Shadow Cabinet.


1962 Labour Party deputy leadership election
The 1962 Labour Party deputy leadership election took place on 8 November 1962, after sitting deputy leader George Brown was challenged by Harold Wilson.


1962 Lady Wigram Trophy
The 1962 Lady Wigram Trophy was a motor race held at the Wigram Airfield Circuit on 20 January 1962. It was the eleventh Lady Wigram Trophy to be held and was won by Stirling Moss in the Lotus 21.


1962 Lafayette Leopards football team
The 1962 Lafayette Leopards football team was an American football team that represented Lafayette College during the 1962 NCAA College Division football season. Lafayette tied for second-to-last in the Middle Atlantic Conference, University Division, and finished last in the Middle Three Conference.


1962 Lafayette Leopards football team
In their fifth and final year under head coach James McConlogue, the Leopards compiled a 3–6 record. Martin Shane was the team captain.


1962 Lafayette Leopards football team
With a 2–4 record against MAC University Division opponents, Lafayette tied with Gettysburg for fifth place in the seven-team circuit. The Leopards went 0–2 against the Middle Three, losing to both Lehigh and Rutgers.


1962 Lafayette Leopards football team
Lafayette played its home games at Fisher Field on College Hill in Easton, Pennsylvania.


1962 Lamar Tech Cardinals football team
The 1962 Lamar Tech Cardinals football season was the final season as a member of the Lone Star Conference. The Cardinals competed at the NCAA College Division level in 1962. The 1962 season was also the tenth and final season with James B. Higgins as the Cardinals' head football coach. Higgins remained at Lamar as athletic director. Higgins was named NCAA College Division Coach of the Year for Region VII following the season.


1962 Latvian SSR Higher League, Overview
It was contested by 7 teams, and ASK won the championship.


1962 Lavant Cup
The 14th Lavant Cup was a motor race, run to Formula One rules, held on 23 April 1962 at Goodwood Circuit, England. The race was run over 21 laps of the circuit, and was won by New Zealand driver Bruce McLaren in a Cooper T55.


1962 Lavant Cup
This race was held directly before the 1962 Glover Trophy, on the same day at the same circuit, with some drivers taking part in both events. Another Formula One race, the 1962 Pau Grand Prix, was also held on the same day. The Lavant Cup was normally a Formula Two race, but for 1962 it was open to Formula One cars with four-cylinder engines, thus excluding the BRMs and those cars using the Climax V8 engine. The V6 Ferraris were at the Pau event, so they were not affected by this rule.


1962 Lavant Cup
McLaren won the race comfortably after John Surtees' car was hit by Günther Seiffert at the chicane while the Briton was leading.


1962 League of Ireland Championship play-off
The 1962 League of Ireland Championship play-off was contested by Shelbourne of Dublin and Cork Celtic on 2 May at Dalymount Park, Dublin.


1962 League of Ireland Championship play-off
Both sides had finished level with 35 points from 22 matches when the regular season was finished, and as goal difference was not used at the time to settle the League of Ireland championship, a once off match was needed to decide the destination of the title and the League's place in the 1962–63 European Cup.


1962 League of Ireland Championship play-off, Match details
Shelbourne line-up:John Heavey, Tommy Carroll, Brendan O'Brien, Pat Bonham, Freddie Strahan, Paddy Roberts, Joe Wilson, Ben Hannigan, Eric Barber, Jackie Hennessy, 'Ollie' Conroy


1962 League of Ireland Championship play-off, Match details
Cork Celtic line-up:Kevin Blount; S O'Keeffe, Pat O'Mahony; Ray Cowhie, Johnny Coughlan, Mick Millington; Paul O'Donovan, Austin Noonan, Donal Leahy, Frank McCarthy, Donal O'Leary


1962 Leeds City Council election
The Leeds municipal elections were held on Thursday 10 May 1962, with one third of the council to be elected.