1962 Rangoon University protests, Rangoon University, Students in the vanguard of the anti-colonial movement
It was during this time, when students filled the power vacuum left by the domestic opposition, they were able to develop a strong shared student identity which became the focal point for later political student activities to come. Moreover, higher education proved crucial for elite formation, which was manifested, among other things, in Rangoon University producing some of the most influential political leaders of Burma.


1962 Rangoon University protests, Rangoon University, Student activism in post-independence Burma
A relatively high degree of autonomy from the government characterised student unions during the parliamentary phase in post-independence Burma. Nonetheless, they were able to exercise considerable political influence because of their close entanglement with the political parties on the national level. However, student activists were divided along party lines. Consequently, all three large student organisations were "affiliated to various political groups that were competing for political power". Overall, student activities exhibited a propensity to act in favour of anti-government activities as left-wing students, who were members or supporters of various left-wing political parties, dominated the student unions.


1962 Rangoon University protests, Rangoon University, The coup d’etat in March 1962 and its implication for student activism in Burma
Military rule, however, heralded a new phase of student activism in Burma characterised by violent confrontations betweenprotesting students and government forces. On 2 March 1962, the military led by General Ne Win took control of Burma through a coup d'état. Not encountering strong resistance from any segment of Burmese society the new regime seized power with almost no use of violence. The army arrested leading elites of the toppled regime, including "the president, the prime minister, members of the cabinet, and justices of the court" as well as leaders of Burmese ethnic minority groups.


1962 Rangoon University protests, Rangoon University, The coup d’etat in March 1962 and its implication for student activism in Burma
Officially, General Ne Win justified the coup d’etat as an essential step to safeguard the unity of the county because of ongoing negotiations between the central government in Rangoon and leaders of the Shan State who threatened secession from the Union of Burma.


1962 Rangoon University protests, Rangoon University, The coup d’etat in March 1962 and its implication for student activism in Burma
Shortly afterwards, the new military regime formed the Union Revolutionary Council, which was exclusively occupied by high-ranking military personnel led by General Ne Win. After a brief initial phase in which General Ne Win ruled by decree, on 9 March 1962 the Revolutionary Council granted him extensive executive, legislative and judicial powers paving the way toward unrestricted military rule.


1962 Rangoon University protests, Rangoon University, The coup d’etat in March 1962 and its implication for student activism in Burma
Additionally, immediately after the coup d’etat, the military regime began to formulate a new ideological basis on which to ground the new state, already outlining the profound transformation Burmese society was about to experience. The Burmese Way to Socialism symbolised the military regime's answer to the question of Burma's place in the modern world. The socialist government's ideology reflected "the mainstream of modern Burmese thought – nationalism and socialism" and strived after "a highly centralised path to official autarky [self-sufficiency] led by a single party and backed by a well-equipped and loyal military".


1962 Rangoon University protests, Rangoon University, The coup d’etat in March 1962 and its implication for student activism in Burma
The initial reaction of Burmese students towards the new military regime was mixed. Whereas some students supported the new government because of its appealing commitment towards 'socialist democracy' or remained neutral for the time being, others expressed their intention to join the armed struggle of the Communist Party of Burma. The student unions protested against the seizure of power in the beginning, but changed their position very quickly after the left-wing National Unity Front—the affiliated political party of the student unions on the national level—indicated its support for the Ne Win government. As a result, "[b]y 6 March, the Rangoon University Students Union, the All Burma Federation of Student Unions, and the Rangoon Student Union had all endorsed the new regime."


1962 Rangoon University protests, Rangoon University, Increasing tensions after the end of the hot-season vacation in May 1962
This, however, would change very soon after the students returned to classes following their hot-season vacation in May 1962. The new government had introduced new hostel regulations, which were stricter than ever before. Some authors, referring to the military background of General Ne Win, even draw parallels to regulations commonly found in military barracks. Nonetheless, the sceptical attitude of General Ne Win towards student indiscipline was nothing new. He had already shown his discomfort in this regard during his time as prime minister of the military caretaker government. This was reflected in a speech given on 2 December 1958 where he "indicated his concern with student unrest".


1962 Rangoon University protests, Rangoon University, Increasing tensions after the end of the hot-season vacation in May 1962
May 1962 heralded first subtle signs of growing student discomfort, which would culminate into a broad student protest only a couple of weeks later. First, a student was expelled from his hostel because he did not get on well with his warder. On 9 May, some students were arrested for demonstrating at the Dutch Embassy. On 11 May, the Rangoon University Rector had to resign because of pressure from the Revolutionary Council. The former Education Minister of the 1958 Caretaker Government U Kar replaced him.


1962 Rangoon University protests, Rangoon University, Increasing tensions after the end of the hot-season vacation in May 1962
On 17 May, the military regime introduced substantial institutional reforms ending the system of university self-administration. The Revolutionary Council dissolved the university councils of the country's two large universities in Rangoon and Mandalay. Whereas they had been run by a council of professors, scholars and government officials the university councils were now put under direct government control. Some scholars suggest the main reason General Ne Win dissolved the university councils was his conviction that the close interdependence between politics and the higher education system lead to the interference of foreign ideologies in domestic Burmese politics.


1962 Rangoon University protests, Rangoon University, Increasing tensions after the end of the hot-season vacation in May 1962
In the following weeks, the intensity of the conflict increased slowly but steadily. On 18 June 1962, even tighter hostel rules were introduced stipulating, for example, that "the hostel doors were closed and locked up, prohibiting any student coming in or going out after 8 p.m. and the students had to sign the registerbook to ascertain that they were in."


1962 Rangoon University protests, Rangoon University, Increasing tensions after the end of the hot-season vacation in May 1962
These rules were intended to control the students' behaviour and to ensure they could not distribute anti-military regime materials on campus or in the city. However, the curfew cut off the students from their supper which mobile food vendors provided between 9:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. Consequently, they came on campus to offer their food to the students. The subsequent prohibition by the Burmese authorities of food sales on campus resulted in students going to bed hungry. Some scholars believe this was the trigger which would very soon overstretch the students' tolerance.


1962 Rangoon University protests, Protests and crackdown
Students had already disregarded the 8:00 p.m. curfew for three consecutive nights by breaking through the closed hostel doors, when the Rangoon University Students' Union (RUSU) took over the lead on 6 July 1962. The president of the RUSU, Ba Swe, announced that they would hold a meeting at the RUSU building the next day to protest against the hostel regulations, which the students felt were highly unfair.


1962 Rangoon University protests, Protests and crackdown, Student protests on the campus of Rangoon University on 7 July 1962
On 7 July 1962, the students had discussed "unjust" hostel rules in the Assembly Hall of the RUSU building for about an hour, when some 2,000 students embarked on a peaceful protest march on the Rangoon University campus to announce they would continue to oppose military regime's hostel regulations. About an hour later, at 3:00 p.m., the protest dispersed and the students returned to their hostels and homes. However, leading members of the RUSU, including President Ba Swe, continued to discuss the matter of hostel regulations and define a strategy for the protests.


1962 Rangoon University protests, Protests and crackdown, Student protests on the campus of Rangoon University on 7 July 1962
In the following minutes a special dynamic evolved which would reveal for the first time the military regime's new tough stance against anti-regime actors challenging the government's claim for absolute domination. According to eyewitness reports, the police arrived with eight army jeeps and land-rovers, stormed the RUSU building, and arrested members of the RUSU, including the president. Students who fled the scene are said to have spread the news about the events. As a result, hundreds of students came out of their hostels and started to fight the police.


1962 Rangoon University protests, Protests and crackdown, Student protests on the campus of Rangoon University on 7 July 1962
The military regime sent in more police cars and started to spray tear gas at the students. They threw stones and lit fireworks whilst shouting offensive slogans targeted against General Ne Win. The events generally followed a pattern persistent since the first student protests emerged in colonial Burma. During past incidents of student demonstrations, the protests first centred around genuine student issues—in this case the new stricter hostel regulations. The student leaders then utilised existing momentum and transformed the dynamic into a general political protest against the Ne Win government. Some authors report that police cars were set on fire and some policemen were injured. However, in the absence of reliable sources, it remains unclear which side started the violent acts or how many students were already injured after this first clash.


1962 Rangoon University protests, Protests and crackdown, Student protests on the campus of Rangoon University on 7 July 1962
The military regime then hinted at its willingness to meet the student protest with firmness. Some hundreds to 2,000 soldiers from No. 4 Burmese Rifles Battalion, armed with G-3 rifles, surrounded the campus and took positions at around 5:30  p.m. After the students allegedly failed to comply with repeated requests by the military to disperse, Sein Lwin, who had arrived at the university only a couple of minutes before, presented an order to shoot the students. The unarmed students were shot at for less than thirty minutes. No one knows who gave the order to open fire.


1962 Rangoon University protests, Protests and crackdown, Student protests on the campus of Rangoon University on 7 July 1962
However, Aung Gyi and Tin Pe were the most senior officers at the time, and Sein Lwin was the field commanding officer in the university region. Later that evening, soldiers searched the student hostels and made further arrests. Official reports indicated that 15 students died and 27 were wounded. However, in Mandalay Hall alone more than 17 students died according to the official records. Reliable unofficial sources, however, speak of more than one hundred dead students in the deadliest event in the history of student protests in Burma to date. Additionally, it is estimated that some 3,000 students were arrested.


1962 Rangoon University protests, Protests and crackdown, Student protests on the campus of Rangoon University on 7 July 1962
Some authors put forward the argument the pronounced readiness of the government soldiers to shoot at the students can be attributed to a deeper, underlying ethnic and religious conflict. Purportedly, the soldiers were mostly members of the Chin, a predominantly Christian ethnic group located in the border region of Burma and India. They had little sympathy for the students in Rangoon, who had a largely urban Burmese Buddhist background.


1962 Rangoon University protests, Protests and crackdown, General Ne Win’s state-of-the-nation address and the demolition of the Rangoon University Students' Union (RUSU) building
Shortly afterward, Ne Win addressed the nation in a five-minute radio speech portraying the incident as the work of a treacherous group of communist students. He concluded his statement warning that "if these disturbances were made to challenge us, I have to declare that we will fight sword with sword and spear with spear".


1962 Rangoon University protests, Protests and crackdown, General Ne Win’s state-of-the-nation address and the demolition of the Rangoon University Students' Union (RUSU) building
Although the student protest had already ended, the next morning the military regime nonetheless demolished the historic RUSU building with dynamite at 6:00 a.m. on 8 July 1962. However, Ne Win would soon realise that this decision substantially undermined popular support for the regime. The RUSU building had been a symbol of Burmese nationalism ever since the anti-colonial nationalist struggle of the 1930s as it constituted the locus of the beginning of Burma's drive for independence.


1962 Rangoon University protests, Protests and crackdown, General Ne Win’s state-of-the-nation address and the demolition of the Rangoon University Students' Union (RUSU) building
In this respect, the building was also "closely associated with the martyred Aung San", who is not only considered the Father of the Nation of modern independent Burma but was also a student leader in his youth. The act of destroying the symbolic RUSU building was a tangible sign of a break with this nationalist tradition, where a large segment of the Burmese elite shared national aspirations across party lines. It was capable of turning public opinion against the new military regime. Moreover, as some authors contend, the event also revealed that there was a new elite in power, recruited mainly from the military who disregarded this symbol of the former elite's shared identity.


1962 Rangoon University protests, Evaluation of the military regime’s response to the student protests
The brutal crackdown on the student protests by the military regime of General Ne Win stood in stark contrast to the largely peaceful seizure of power in March. For the first time the new rulers showed their willingness to use massive force against their own people. In this regard the 1962 Rangoon University protests served as a visible sign of the military regime's tougher stance towards an open society. It set a "precedent for dealing with student protests by responding with force and school closures rather than negotiations". The crackdown also marked the end of a phase of overt student activism in Burma for a long time. Instead, Burmese students shifted political activities underground openly contesting the military regime only sporadically, especially during the U Thant funeral crisis in 1974 and the 8888 Uprising in 1988.


1962 Rangoon University protests, Evaluation of the military regime’s response to the student protests, Undermining education as a channel for social mobility and elite recruitment
The new military regime of General Ne Win was faced with a particularly effective and expanding educational system in Burma, which was deemed one of the best in Asia in the 1930s and 1940s. Access to free education enabled broad sections of the Burmese society in the post-independence phase to climb the social latter. Students exhibited enormously diverse socio-economic and ethnic backgrounds and entry into university was also increasingly granted to girls. Thus, personal advancement through education was one of the four major channels for social mobility in Burma at this time.


1962 Rangoon University protests, Evaluation of the military regime’s response to the student protests, Undermining education as a channel for social mobility and elite recruitment
In this regard, some authors argue that the crackdown on the student protests must be regarded as the first of many steps by the new military regime to close this classic channel for social mobility and elite recruitment in favour of recruitment through the military. Accordingly, attendance at the military college at Maymyo became the primary avenue into elite status.


1962 Rangoon University protests, Evaluation of the military regime’s response to the student protests, Eliminating university students as competing sources of power
Moreover, closely linked to the military regime's attempt to close education as a primary channel of upward social mobility and elite recruitment was the broader strategy of eliminating university students as an independent source of power which could challenge the claim to power of the government of General Ne Win. Several factors contributed to the strength of the student movement. Firstly, the university campus offered the broadest democratic space within the entire Burmese society. Students had a distinct legacy of widely using this leeway to criticise several subsequent governments and influence national politics.


1962 Rangoon University protests, Evaluation of the military regime’s response to the student protests, Eliminating university students as competing sources of power
Secondly, this shared history had fostered a strong sense of collective student identity. And, finally, students had regularly cooperated with other actors in Burmese society to increase their impact. Not only did they maintain close relations with the different political parties on the national level, but they also cooperated with farmers' and workers' unions. Thus, they were able to significantly expand their range of influence beyond the campus.


1962 Rangoon University protests, Evaluation of the military regime’s response to the student protests, Eliminating university students as competing sources of power
Against this background, General Ne Win's hard line during the incidents on 7–8 July 1962 can be seen as a first pronounced step towards depoliticising the universities and ending this historical line of continuity existing since the 1920s, characterised by university students who filled the vacuum left by the political opposition and significantly influenced Burmese politics.


1962 Rangoon University protests, Evaluation of the military regime’s response to the student protests, Eliminating university students as competing sources of power
Thus, the reaction of the new military regime towards the student protests marked the beginning of an important line of continuity shaping the following decades, where the main target of subsequent Burmese governments was control not quality of education. Accordingly, and in the light of thirteen university shutdowns between 1962 and 1999, Fink contends that "the primary focus in the development of the university system has been the containment of student activism".


1962 Rangoon University protests, Aftermath
Following the brutal suppression of the student protests all universities were immediately closed for four months and the students sent home. Public opinion significantly turned against the military regime partly because students returning to all parts of the country spread the news of the protests and the aftermath.


1962 Rangoon University protests, Aftermath, Student arrests and closure of universities in November 1963
The new restrictive approach of the military regime in handling student demonstrations was reconfirmed in November 1963 when the Revolutionary Council once again arrested hundreds of students and their leaders and closed the universities after protests against the government's policies.


1962 Rangoon University protests, Aftermath, The 1964 University Education Act
Furthermore, the Ne Win government introduced comprehensive institutional reforms of tertiary education in Burma intended to place the country's universities under strict official control and to profoundly hamstring cohesive student activism. Formal student organisationsoperating on-campus were banned. On the one hand, the previously existing, political student organisations were dissolved. On the other hand, new non-political student associations devoted to non-contentious areas such as sports, social life and academic subject areas were established and placed under supervision of Security and Administration Committees (SACs). This served the Revolutionary Council's purpose to control subordinate administrative organisations.


1962 Rangoon University protests, Aftermath, The 1964 University Education Act
In 1964, the University Education Act further reduced the organisational capacities of Burma's universities and their status as a focal point for anti-government protest. General Ne Win's government had clearly recognised the danger posed by coherently organised universities and especially by students of the liberal arts. Hence, both Rangoon University and Mandalay University were divided into several autonomous institutes.


1962 Rangoon University protests, Aftermath, The 1964 University Education Act
In addition, an incentive system was introduced where—breaking with the legacy of the colonial past—high-performing students were directed towards practical subjects such as medicine and engineering, while underachieving students were guided towards the humanities and the liberal arts, which the regime considered as being rather subversive. But it also reflected the new government's approach to focus on industrial development through an educational emphasis on science. By that time, tertiary education in Burma produced a highly educated but increasingly unemployed elite, which could have posed a further threat to the regime.


1962 Rangoon University protests, Aftermath, The disappearance of open student activism
In response to the brutal suppression of student protests in July 1962, as well as the repressive behaviour of the military regime afterward, most students tacitly accepted their new non-political role assigned by the government. A small number of remaining dissident students, however, formed underground units not larger than ten persons and met within the circle of "private libraries, study groups and private teachers in order to study political developments in other countries and to learn more about resistance movements in Burma’s past". This reaction built on another tradition established during the colonial period since the 1920s.


1962 Rangoon University protests, Aftermath, The disappearance of open student activism
At that time private study groups dedicated to striving for independence met to learn from political literature to assist their anti-colonial struggle. However, strict surveillance and the tough stance of the military regime in the past spread the fear amongst dissidents of being discovered. As a result, the underground units remained small and unconnected "preventing them from becoming a larger network and a potential mobilizing structure". Instead, the students tried to uphold the memory of open collective student activism by circulating underground pamphlets, while they were waiting for suitable political opportunity structures to open for renewed student mass mobilisation. Other student activists, however, "joined the armed Communist Party in the jungle" and "participat[ed] in the guerrilla warfare conducted by rebel political and ethnic groups against the government".


1962 Rangoon University protests, Aftermath, The 1962 Rangoon University protests as focal point for later student activism
Scholars have stressed the importance of the 1962 Rangoon University protests as a formative event and focal point for later student activism against military rule in Burma. As a visible sign of the symbolic importance of the events as a reference point, "many Rangoon University students wore black or participated in furtive, nighttime demonstrations around campus" on the anniversary of the 7 July incident. General Ne Win himself was clearly aware of the symbolic power connected with the events.


1962 Rangoon University protests, Aftermath, The 1962 Rangoon University protests as focal point for later student activism
This was reflected by, among other things, his decision to release students detained during the beginning of the 8888 Uprising in March and June 1988, on 7 July anniversary. Furthermore, when Ne Win had to resign only a few weeks later because of the 8888 Uprising, he referred in his departure speech to the destruction of the RUSU building as "one of the key episodes" during his time in power.


1962 Rangoon University protests, Aftermath, The 1962 Rangoon University protests as focal point for later student activism
Moreover, Ne Win also explicitly denied any involvement in dynamiting of the Student Union building, stating that his deputy Brigadier Aung Gyi, who by that time had fallen out with Ne Win and been dismissed, had given the order without his approval and he had to take responsibility as a "revolutionary leader" by giving the sword with sword and spear with spear speech. Aung Gyi, in turn, "claimed that he merely delivered the order given by General Ne Win to the commander of the military company which eventually detonated the explosives that destroyed the union building." However, the conviction has gained ground among academic scholars that Ne Win in fact bears the ultimate responsibility for the destruction of the RUSU building.


1962 Reims Grand Prix
The 3rd Reims Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race, held on July 1, 1962, at the Reims-Gueux circuit, near Reims in France. The race was run over 50 laps of the 8.302 km circuit and was won by New Zealand driver Bruce McLaren in a Cooper T60.


1962 Reims Grand Prix
Reims-Gueux hosted the French Grand Prix under Grand Prix regulations in 1932, 1938 and 1939 due to the popularity of the Grand Prix de la Marne, a Grand Prix racing series dating back to 1925. Post war changes in political and financial structures moved the 1962 Grand Prix de France to the Rouen-Les-Essarts circuit. Reims secured a separate non-championship Formula One event instead. Most of the Formula One teams entered the competition except for Ferrari and Porsche.


1962 Rhode Island Rams football team
The 1962 Rhode Island Rams football team was an American football team that represented the University of Rhode Island as a member of the Yankee Conference during the 1962 NCAA College Division football season. In its second and final season under head coach John Chironna, the team compiled a 2–5–2 record (1–3–1 against conference opponents), finished in fourth place out of six teams in the Yankee Conference, and was outscored by a total of 176 to 84. The team played its home games at Meade Stadium in Kingston, Rhode Island.


1962 Rhode Island gubernatorial election
The 1962 Rhode Island gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1962. Republican nominee John Chafee defeated Democratic incumbent John A. Notte Jr. with 50.06% of the vote.


1962 Rice Owls football team
The 1962 Rice Owls football team represented Rice University during the 1962 NCAA University Division football season. In its 23rd season under head coach Jess Neely, the team compiled a 2–6–2 record and was outscored by a total of 173 to 119. The team played its home games at Rice Stadium in Houston, Texas, where just before the season John F. Kennedy delivered his "We choose to go to the Moon" speech.


1962 Rice Owls football team
The team's statistical leaders included Randall Kerbow with 703 passing yards, Paul Piper with 387 rushing yards and 24 points scored, and Gene Raesz with 373 receiving yards. Raesz was selected by both the Associated Press and United Press International as a first-team player on the 1962 All-Southwest Conference football team.


1962 Roller Hockey World Cup
The 1962 Roller Hockey World Cup was the fifteenth roller hockey world cup, organized by the Fédération Internationale de Patinage a Roulettes (now under the name of Fédération Internationale de Roller Sports). It was contested by 10 national teams (6 from Europe and 4 from South America). All the games were played in the city of Santiago, in Chile, the chosen city to host the World Cup.


1962 Rose Bowl
The 1962 Rose Bowl, played on January 1, 1962, was the 48th Rose Bowl Game. The  Minnesota Golden Gophers defeated the UCLA Bruins, 21–3.


1962 Rose Bowl
Big Ten Conference champion Ohio State declined the invitation to play in the Rose Bowl. Days after the conclusion of the regular season, the university's faculty council voted 28–25 against participation in the Rose Bowl. They were under no contractual obligation to accept the invitation following the demise of the Pacific Coast Conference after the 1958 season. Minnesota, the runner-up in the Big Ten, was then offered the "at-large" invitation, and accepted.


1962 Rose Bowl
Minnesota quarterback Sandy Stephens was named the Rose Bowl Player Of The Game. It was broadcast on the NBC television network and was the first national color television broadcast of a college football game.


1962 Rose Bowl, Teams, University of Minnesota Golden Gophers
The Gophers had gone to the Rose Bowl the previous year as the #1 team in the nation and lost to the Washington Huskies. In 1961, the Gophers actually finished in second place in Big Ten Conference play. Minnesota had a loss to Missouri, and a Big Ten loss to Wisconsin in their rivalry game. Ohio State was the Big Ten champion, but because of a faculty council decision to emphasize academics over athletics, the Buckeyes turned down the Rose Bowl berth.


1962 Rose Bowl, Teams, University of Minnesota Golden Gophers
Ironically, Minnesota would not have received the Rose Bowl invitation if they had, in fact, been the 1961 Big Ten champion and the conference had a formal agreement with the Rose Bowl for the 1961 and 1962 games, since the Big Ten had a "no-repeat" rule in effect until 1972. The Gophers were led by Sandy Stephens, the first African American All-American quarterback. However, he was not the first African-American starting quarterback in a Rose Bowl (this distinction goes to Charles Fremont West of Washington & Jefferson, forty years earlier in 1922).


1962 Rose Bowl, Teams, UCLA Bruins
In the regular season, UCLA had lost at both Michigan and Ohio State earlier in the season. They also lost to Washington, but managed to beat USC during one of the few rainy games in the rivalry.


1962 Rose Bowl, Game summary
The weather was sunny, and Minnesota wore their home maroon jerseys, with white helmets and white pants, while UCLA also wore their home powder blue uniforms with gold pants. Using the single wing offense, UCLA struggled against the Gophers, netting only one field goal to open the scoring in the first quarter. Minnesota had 21 first downs to UCLA's 8, and the Gophers held the Bruins to 107 total yards, while gaining 297 yards on 66 plays. Stephens rushed for 46 yards on 12 carries, including two rushing touchdowns, and was 7 for 11 in passing for 75 yards.


1962 Rose Bowl, Aftermath
This is Minnesota's only Rose Bowl win and its most recent appearance. Through the 2019 season, Minnesota has gone the longest in the Big Ten conference without playing in the Rose Bowl game. Sandy Stephens was named the Most Valuable player, and became the first African American to get the award.


1962 Rose Bowl, Aftermath
Both head coaches in the game were University of Tennessee graduates who had played under legendary coach Robert Neyland.


1962 Rose Bowl, Game facts
All-American defensive tackle Bobby Bell played in both the 1961 and 1962 Rose Bowls for the Gophers. He later played in two Super Bowls with the Kansas City Chiefs, I and IV, winning the latter in January 1970.


1962 Royal Nepal Airlines DC-3 crash
On 1 August 1962, a Douglas DC-3 operated by Royal Nepal Airlines crashed in Nepal en route from Tribhuvan International Airport to Palam Airport on an international scheduled passenger flight. The wreckage of the aircraft, registration 9N-AAP, was found near Tulachan Dhuri. All 10 passengers and four crew aboard were killed in the crash. An investigation into the crash was launched by Nepalese authorities after the accident site was located. It was the first aviation accident of an international flight by a Nepali carrier.


1962 Royal Nepal Airlines DC-3 crash, Aircraft
The aircraft involved in the crash was a Douglas C-47 Skytrain version of the Douglas DC-3 operated by Royal Nepal Airlines. Its maiden flight was in 1943 with the United States Air Force Before it was sold to Royal Nepal Airlines in 1962, it was furthermore operated by Orient Airways and Pakistan International Airlines


1962 Royal Nepal Airlines DC-3 crash, Crew and Passengers
All occupants on board died in the crash; they included the four crew members and 10 passengers including the Indian ambassador to Nepal. The official report by the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal stated that the three man crew was very experienced.


1962 Royal Nepal Airlines DC-3 crash, Incident
The flight was a scheduled international flight, that took off from Tribhuvan International Airport at 12:21 NPT for its flight to Palam Airport. There was no weather forecast available in Kathmandu, but the pilots were to get updated in flight. At 13:15 NPT, the last contact was made from Calcutta Air traffic control. After that no more contact could be established to the flight.


1962 Royal Nepal Airlines DC-3 crash, Incident
At the time, it was the worst aviation accident in Nepali history. It was the second accident of this aircraft operated by Royal Nepal Airlines, who were the sole airline operator in Nepal at that time.


1962 Royal Nepal Airlines DC-3 crash, Investigation
On 2 August 1962, search and rescue operations were initiated by the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal but only on 9 August 1962, the wreckage of the aircraft could be found near Tulachan Dhuri on a mountain at 11,200 feet (3,400 m).


1962 Royal Nepal Airlines DC-3 crash, Investigation
The official report listed the cause of the accident as a result "from the fact that the aircraft had drifted off course while flying under instrument meteorological conitions and attempting to reach an altitude at which it would be able to resume operation under visual flight rules" before it collided with a mountain at 11,200 feet (3,400 m).The Department lastly suggested to change the flight route between Kathmandu and New Delhi.


1962 Royal Nepal Airlines DC-3 crash, Aftermath
Investigating the accident, another Royal Nepal Airlines flight Pilatus PC-6 Porter crashed in  Barse Dhuri.


1962 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team
The 1962 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team represented Rutgers University in the 1962 NCAA University Division football season. In their third season under head coach John F. Bateman, the Scarlet Knights compiled a 5–5 record, won the Middle Three Conference championship, and were outscored by their opponents 169 to 164. The team's statistical leaders included Bob Yaksick with 502 passing yards, Bill Thompson with 405 rushing yards, and Bill Craft with 426 receiving yards.


1962 Ryukyu Islands legislative election
Ryukyu Island legislative election, 1962. It was held in November that year.


1962 SANFL Grand Final
The 1962 SANFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football competition. Port Adelaide beat West Adelaide 58 to 55.


1962 SANFL season
The 1962 South Australian National Football League season was the 83rd season of the top-level Australian rules football competition in South Australia.


1962 SCCA National Sports Car Championship
The 1962 SCCA National Sports Car Championship season was the twelfth season of the Sports Car Club of America's National Sports Car Championship. It began January 28, 1962, and ended September 22, 1962, after thirteen races.


1962 SMU Mustangs football team
The 1962 SMU Mustangs football team represented Southern Methodist University during the 1962 college football season.


1962 Sacramento State Hornets football team
The 1962 Sacramento State Hornets football team represented Sacramento State College during the 1962 NCAA College Division football season.


1962 Sacramento State Hornets football team
Sacramento State competed in the Far Western Conference (FWC). The Hornets were led by second-year head coach Ray Clemons. They played home games at Charles C. Hughes Stadium in Sacramento, California. The team finished the season with a record of two wins and seven losses (2–7, 2–3 FWC). For the season the team was outscored by its opponents 122–161.


1962 Sacramento State Hornets football team, Team players in the NFL
No Sacramento State players were selected in the 1963 NFL Draft.


1962 Saint Louis Billikens men's soccer team
The 1962 Saint Louis Billikens men's soccer team represented Saint Louis University during the 1962 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. The Billikens won their third NCAA title this season. It was the fifth ever season the Billikens fielded a men's varsity soccer team.


1962 Salvadoran presidential election
Presidential elections were held in El Salvador on 30 April 1962. Julio Adalberto Rivera Carballo of the National Conciliation Party was the sole candidate and was elected unopposed.


1962 San Diego Chargers season
The 1962 San Diego Chargers season was the club's third in the American Football League. San Diego had won the AFL West with a 12–2 record in 1961, but slipped to 4–10, losing eight of their final nine games after a 3–2 start. It was their worst record to date; this would be the only time the Chargers would endure a losing season during their 10 years in the AFL.


1962 San Diego Chargers season
Injuries on offense contributed to the slump. Promising rookie flanker Lance Alworth missed the final ten games of the season with a knee injury, Paul Lowe broke an arm and missed the entire year, and quarterback Jack Kemp was knocked out of action after only two games with a broken finger. Kemp was surprisingly placed on waivers after his injury. He was claimed by the Buffalo Bills for $100, leaving the Chargers with only rookie quarterbacks to call on for the rest of the year.


1962 San Diego Chargers season, Offseason, AFL draft
The 1962 AFL Draft took place on December 2, 1961, late in the previous season. There were 34 rounds - previous trades had given the Chargers five extra picks, for 39 in total.


1962 San Diego Chargers season, Offseason, AFL draft
Future Hall of Fame receiver Lance Alworth came to the Chargers via this draft, though he was originally selected by the Oakland Raiders in the 2nd round. Raiders General Manager Wesley Fry revealed that prior to the draft, the Chargers had agreed to trade four players for Oakland's 2nd round pick, on the understanding that Alworth would be the player selected. Three of the players the Raiders received were Bo Roberson, Hunter Enis and Gene Selawski - the fourth was not announced.


1962 San Diego Chargers season, Offseason, AFL draft
San Diego still had to outbid the San Francisco 49ers for the Alworth's signature, the NFL club having selected him in the 1st round of their draft. On January 1, 1962, Alworth chose San Diego. San Francisco president Vic Morabito stated that Alworth had requested a "no cut, no-trade" contract, which was against club policy.


1962 San Diego Chargers season, Offseason, AFL draft
Alworth was a college running back who was enthused by the opportunity to catch the ball at the pro level, which fit in with San Diego's plan to use him as a receiver; he has credited Chargers receiver coach Al Davis with recruiting him. Head coach Sid Gillman inserted the rookie into the Charger line-up in Week 1 - though Alworth was knocked out by injury early on in 1962, he would remain with San Diego through the 1970 season, accumulating over 9,000 yards receiving.


1962 San Diego Chargers season, Offseason, AFL draft
Two other draftees had even longer careers in San Diego. 3rd-round pick John Hadl was a versatile player who had earned All-American honors both as a halfback in 1960 and as a quarterback in 1961. It was the latter role that Chargers' chief scout Don Klosterman envisioned him playing - Hadl, who preferred the quarterback position, has cited this as a reason for choosing the Chargers over the NFL's Detroit Lions, as well as the opportunity to start sooner and the city of San Diego itself.


1962 San Diego Chargers season, Offseason, AFL draft
Immediately after leading the Kansas Jayhawks to victory in the Bluebonnet Bowl, Hadl met Klosterman at the 20-yard line to sign a four-year contract with the Chargers, saying, "it's a young club and I feel I'll have more opportunity." An injury to starting quarterback Jack Kemp saw Hadl start ten games during his rookie year - he lost nine of them, but would greatly improve during an 11-year stint in San Diego. Sam Gruneisen, a 25th-round pick, was also a Charger for 11 years, playing both guard and center.


1962 San Diego Chargers season, Offseason, AFL draft
Other successfully-signed draftees included linebackers Bob Mitinger (five seasons as a Charger) and Frank Buncom (six seasons as a Charger, three All-Star games), and halfback/tight end Jacque MacKinnon (nine season as a Charger, two All-star games).


1962 San Diego Chargers season, Offseason, AFL draft
Including Alworth, the Chargers signed twelve of their 1962 draft class, while twelve signed for NFL clubs.


1962 San Diego Chargers season, Offseason, Departures
As well as the players sent to Oakland for the signing rights of Lance Alworth, the Chargers used further trades to secure future draft picks. Fullback Charlie Flowers went to New York, while safety Bob Zeman (who had intercepted eight passes in 1961) joined receivers Luther Hayes and Bob Scarpitto in being traded to Denver. Offensive linemen Sam DeLuca and Orlando Ferrante both retired, the latter after being traded.


1962 San Diego Chargers season, Offseason, Departures
A significant exit occurred early in the regular season, with Jack Kemp's move to Buffalo. Kemp suffered a broken finger in his throwing hand during a Week 2 game against the Titans, though he played through the injury and finished the game. On September 25, nine days after his injury, Kemp was placed on waivers by Sid Gillman and claimed by the Bills for $100. Gillman's action has been described as either a deliberate decision, a calculated risk that backfired, or a simple misunderstanding of the rules.


1962 San Diego Chargers season, Offseason, Departures
At the time, Gillman stated that he thought Kemp wouldn't be claimed due to his injury, but was later quoted as saying that the Chargers "could not win consistently" with Kemp. Several Chargers expressed shock at the move; Kemp himself said that his feelings had been hurt, and he unsure whether he would report to Buffalo, or retire instead.


1962 San Diego Chargers season, Offseason, Departures
During his time with the Chargers, Kemp was 22–6 as a starter in the regular season, though he had struggled in two title game defeats, throwing no touchdowns and six interceptions. He ultimately did report to Buffalo, and was part of the Bills teams who beat San Diego in the AFL title games of 1964 and 1965.


1962 San Diego Chargers season, Offseason, Arrivals
Tight end Reggie Carolan, a draftee from the previous year, joined the team in 1962. He caught only three passes, but blocked well enough to make the AFL All-Star game as a rookie. Pat Shea went undrafted, but was given a try-out after his aggressive style during practice impressed offensive line coach Joe Madro. He signed a contract for $8,000 a year, and would start every game at right guard during the Chargers' title-winning 1963 season.


1962 San Diego Chargers season, Offseason, Arrivals
Fullback Gerry McDougall arrived late in the season, after his CFL team, the Toronto Argonauts, failed to make the playoffs. He passed up a slightly higher offer from the Giants so that he could play in his home state of California. McDougall also informed Gillman that Argonauts quarterback Tobin Rote might be interested in a move south of the border - this began the process that would see Rote become the Chargers' starting quarterback in 1963.


1962 San Diego Chargers season, Preseason
San Diego were a perfect four wins out of four in preseason, running their cumulative record in exhibition games to 12–0. Their first game was a 17–0 shutout of Dallas, with rushing touchdowns from rookie Bob Jackson and soon-to-be-traded Charlie Flowers. They followed up with a 31–24 win over Denver, having led 31–10 through three quarters - Keith Lincoln ran the second half kickoff back 87 yards for a touchdown, and Jacque MacKinnon scored on a 97-yard reception from Jack Kemp, who ran for two touchdowns. However, Paul Lowe fractured his right arm, and missed the entire regular season.


1962 San Diego Chargers season, Preseason
A road trip to Oakland saw San Diego overcome five turnovers to edge the Raiders 33–27 in their new venue, Frank Youell Field. Emil Karas ran a fumble back 55 yards for a touchdown, and rookie quarterback John Hadl ran in what proved to be the winning score from 11 yards out. Finally, rookie Lance Alworth caught a pair of touchdowns from Kemp in a 14–9 win over the Titans.


1962 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Summary
Injuries played a major role in the Chargers' campaign, with eight players missing at least half the season, and twenty-three missing at least two games. On offense, running back Paul Lowe (broken arm) missed the entire regular season, Lance Alworth (knee) the final ten games, and center Wayne Frazier (knee) the final seven.


1962 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Summary
San Diego also had to contend with Jack Kemp's surprising departure after only two games. They used three different rookies at quarterback for the remainder of the season: John Hadl, Dick Wood and Val Keckin. None of the trio posted a passer rating above 50, though Hadl did enough to secure a roster spot for the next season, throwing 15 touchdowns against 24 interceptions, and passing for 1,632 yards while starting ten games.


1962 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Summary
With Alworth out injured after catching three touchdowns in the opening four games, Don Norton (771 yards) and Dave Kocourek (688 yards, after switching from flanker to tight end) were the leading receivers, for the second consecutive year. On the ground, Keith Lincoln and rookie Bobby Jackson had the bulk of the carries in Lowe's absence, combining for 985 yards and seven touchdowns behind a line where tackle Ron Mix was San Diego's lone first-team All-AFL selection.


1962 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Summary
The defense didn't match their record-breaking interception haul of the previous season, and ranked fourth in the eight-team league. Their two leading interceptors from 1961 were largely or entirely absent: Charlie McNeil was among the injured, and missed ten games, while Bob Zeman had been traded away to Denver. In their absence, Claude Gibson led the team with eight interceptions, and ran one of those back for a touchdown. Rookie linemen Ernie Ladd and Earl Faison led the team in the unofficial statistic of quarterback sacks, with 9 and 5+1⁄2 respectively.


1962 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Summary
George Blair had an outstanding year as a kicker, converting on 17 of 20 field goals. His 85% success rate was comfortably the best in the league, and would stand up as the top performance through the full decade of the AFL. Paul Maguire was called upon to punt 79 times, most in the league, and ranked third with 41.6 yards per kick.


1962 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Summary
With the Chargers struggling, their average home attendance dropped by 26%, dipping below 22,000.


1962 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 1: at Denver Broncos
Denver beat the Chargers for the first time, despite a late flurry. The Broncos blocked a George Blair field goal attempt early on, and drove 56 yards the other way for the opening touchdown. It was 10–0 in the 2nd quarter when Jack Kemp got the Chargers moving with a 17-yard completion to Lance Alworth - the flanker's first catch as a professional - and found DOn Norton from 7 yards out for the first Charger points of the season. Former Charger Bob Scarpitto scored only six plays later, and Denver pushed their lead to 30–7 through the middle portion of the game, while San Diego failed to cross the Bronco 30.


1962 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 1: at Denver Broncos
The Charger defense then stepped in with one of the interceptions that had characterised the previous season. Halfback Gene Mingo's pass attempt was picked off by Claude Gibson and run back 37 yards for a touchdown. Bronco QB Frank Tripucka was also intercepted on the next two drives - after the second of these, rookie John Hadl came in at quarterback and led the Chargers on a 6-play, 54-yard scoring drive, his first pass attempt being a 15-yard touchdown to Bobby Jackson with 3:35 to play. Curiously, San Diego eschewed two point conversion attempts after both of these touchdowns, leaving them nine points behind and still needing to score twice more. In the event, Denver ran almost all of the remaining time off the clock, securing the win.


1962 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 2: vs. New York Titans
Lance Alworth scored his first AFL touchdowns as the Chargers thrashed New York. Alworth had caught only one pass in his first game; he caught only two here, but both for touchdowns, covering 23 and 67 yards. Jack Kemp and Bobby Jackson also scored rushing touchdowns during the first three quarter, which saw the Chargers go up 31–0.


1962 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 2: vs. New York Titans
Halfback Keith Lincoln had been the passer on Alworth's first touchdown; after the Titans finally scored, he ran the ensuing kickoff back 103 yards for a touchdown. He was the first Charger to score in this manner, having already become the first to achieve a punt-return touchdown the previous season. This was also a club record for longest touchdown that would not be tied until 1987, nor beaten until 2007. San Diego gained fewer first downs than the Titans (20–13), but enjoyed a 6–2 advantage in turnovers, with their defense claiming three fumbles and three interceptions.


1962 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 2: vs. New York Titans
Kemp broke his finger in this game. It was his final game with the Chargers before the Bills claimed him off waivers.


1962 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 3: vs. Houston Oilers
Houston ran away with this rematch of the first two AFL Championship games. Rookie QB John Hadl was given the start, but his first pass attempt was intercepted, and George Blanda threw a touchdown one play later to set the tone. Dick Wood, another rookie, soon replaced Hadl and managed a pair of touchdown passes to Don Norton. These were rendered irrelevant by an Oilers offense that moved the ball at will. They scored touchdowns on their first four possessions and had 432 yards against only one turnover. Blanda finished up with three touchdown passes, while his rushing attack combined for 277 yards on 42 carries, with a further three touchdowns.


1962 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 3: vs. Houston Oilers
Recently converted tight end Dave Kocourek represented a bright spot for the Chargers. He caught 5 passes for 140 yards.


1962 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 4: at Oakland Raiders
For the fifth straight time, the Chargers defeated Oakland while scoring 40+ points. Paul Maguire's interception led to the first score, a 10-yard pass from Wood to Jackson, but former Charger Bo Roberson returned the ensuing kickoff 87 yards for a game-tying score. Hadl came in at quarterback and led San Diego to a first down at the Oakland 17, but Fred Williamson picked off his next pass and went 91 yards the other way for another return touchdown.


1962 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 4: at Oakland Raiders
Hadl bounced back with three touchdown passes on consecutive possessions. Firstly, he eluded tacklers and lobbed a pass to Kocourek, who took it in for a 30-yard touchdown. After Oakland prolonged the next Charger drive by fumbling a punt (Jacque McKinnon recovered), Norton caught a 13-yard touchdown over the middle. Finally, one play after a Raider punt, Lance Alworth outran his marker and caught a deep ball for a 53-yard touchdown (his final reception of the season, as he was ruled out of the next ten games by a knee injury).


1962 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 4: at Oakland Raiders
Oakland pulled three points back on the opening drive of the 2nd quarter, but Lincoln then broke off a 45-yard run, and Jackson powered through tacklers for a 6-yard touchdown on the next play. Lincoln got on the scoresheet himself later in the quarter, breaking loose from his own 14 yard line and shaking off two tacklers upfield before completing an 86-yard touchdown run. Down 42–17, the Raiders scored two touchdowns and a pair of two point conversions in the final quarter, but didn't cross midfield after that.


1962 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 4: at Oakland Raiders
Lincoln had his first 100-yard game, carrying 12 times for 166 yards and a touchdown.


1962 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 5: vs. Dallas Texans
San Diego survived a late scare to beat the eventual AFL Champions. Dick Wood threw a 36-yard completion on the game's first play, but was knocked out of action, and Hadl played the rest of the game. George Blair kicked a 10-yard chip shot at the end of that opening possession, and Hadl led a 72-yard touchdown drive the next time the Chargers had the ball, completing a 36-yard pass to Norton and running the ball in himself on 3rd and goal from the four.


1962 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 5: vs. Dallas Texans
The Chargers recovered a fumble in the 2nd quarter, and Hadl found Norton five plays later for a 16–0 lead. The Texans also scored after a fumble recovery, but extended the Chargers' answering drive with a roughing the punter penalty. Jerry Robinson caught his first touchdown pass two plays later, from 33 yards. A Len Dawson touchdown pass made it 23-14 at halftime.


1962 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 5: vs. Dallas Texans
The first six possessions of the second half ended in punts, the last of these a 17 yard effort that set the Chargers up on the Dallas 33. They converted this chance into a field goal, and Claude Gibson intercepted Dawson two plays later. Hadl converted a 4th and inches himself on the ensuing drive, and Lincoln's 2-yard run made it 32–14 with only 2:44 to play. Dawson then threw two touchdowns, either side of a successful onside kick, drawing within four points with 45 seconds still left. Only when the Chargers recovered a second onside attempt could they claim the victory.


1962 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 5: vs. Dallas Texans
Hadl played a clean game, completing 14 of 29 for 208 yards, two touchdowns and no interceptions. The win left San Diego only a half game behind Dallas and one game behind Denver in the AFL West, but they were to fall away quickly in the coming weeks.


1962 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 6: at Buffalo Bills
Statistically dominant all over the field, Buffalo beat the Chargers much more handsomely than the scoreline indicated. The Bills pulled off a fake field goal in the 1st quarter, and Warren Rabb threw a touchdown three plays later. Hadl's next two passes were both intercepted, with Rabb throwing a 76-yard touchdown after the second of these. With San Diego offering little threat, it was 35–3 to the Bills before Bob Mitinger recovered a fumble and Hezekiah Braxton rushed for his only professional touchdown.


1962 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 6: at Buffalo Bills
Hadl finished 2 of 12 for 17 yards and two interceptions, for a quarterback rating of 0.0; Wood replaced him and went 8 of 20 for 70 yards and two further interceptions. Buffalo outgained San Diego 439–115, and had combined rushing stats of 48 carries, 303 yards and two touchdowns. Two Bills (Cookie Gilchrist and Wayne Crow) rushed for over 100 yards. Rabb only completed five passes, but three of those were for touchdowns.


1962 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 7: at Boston Patriots
After taking a seventeen point lead into the interval, San Diego slipped to another defeat. Boston opened the scoring with a field goal, but Wood led the charger 76 yards in 8 plays in response, connecting with Kocourek for a 36-yard touchdown pass on 3rd and 17. Blair added a 43-yard field goal, and the Chargers were soon threatening again after Claude Gibson intercepted Babe Parilli. Wood threw a pick of his own to squander that chance, but soon made amends with a 49-yard completion to Norton, setting up Jackson's 2-yard touchdown run. San Diego converted a Dick Harris interception into three further points, and led 20–3 at halftime.


1962 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 7: at Boston Patriots
The game turned drastically after halftime. San Diego went three-and-out on their first two possessions, and Parilli responded with touchdown passes each time. A 57-yard kickoff return by Robinson gave San Diego an excellent chance to respond; Hadl came into the game and was immediately intercepted, before the Patriots made it three touchdown drives in a row. Behind for the first time, the Chargers had most of the 4th quarter to respond, but crossed midfield only once in four possessions. On that occasion, Hadl was sacked on consecutive plays, forcing a punt. Wood threw the fourth Charger interception of the day on their final possession.


1962 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 7: at Boston Patriots
Norton had his only 100-yard game of the season, with 4 catches for 107 yards.


1962 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 8: at New York Titans
A floundering offense could muster no touchdowns as the Chargers lost their third straight. There were numerous wasted chances in the first half: both kickers missed one field goal and made another; Norton had a 33-yard touchdown ruled out by holding; both sides threw interceptions after penetrating the opposition red zone, Harris claiming the pick for San Diego. It was 3–3 at the break, but the Titans scored three touchdowns in a span of 7:49 to effectively win the game in the 3rd quarter, Don Maynard catching scoring passes of 63 and 18 yards either side of a punt return touchdown.


1962 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 8: at New York Titans
San Diego again tried both their rookie quarterbacks with little success. Hadl started and was 9 of 27 for 106 yards and two interceptions, while also losing a fumble; Wood was 5 of 13 for 62 yards and an interception.


1962 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 9: vs. Denver Broncos
With division-leading Denver three games ahead of them, this was San Diego's last serious chance to get back into the title game race. Their performance was greatly improved from the previous week, but another bad second half cost them the win. After the Broncos went 77 yards in 13 plays for the opening touchdown, Hadl got the Chargers moving with an 18-yard carry, and Blair notched a 27-yard field goal. A Gibson interception later set San Diego up at the Bronco 14, but Hadl threw incomplete on 4th and 2 and the Chargers came up empty handed. Shortly before halftime, Bobby Bethune also picked off a pass; two plays later, Hadl found Robinson for a 72-yard touchdown. Denver then fumbled the kickoff, and San Diego took advantage when Jacque MacKinnon caught his first professional touchdown.


1962 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 9: vs. Denver Broncos
A 48-yard pass from Hadl to Robinson led to another Blair field goal no the opening possession of the 3rd quarter, and it was 20–7. San Diego then forced a punt, but Hadl fumbled two plays later and the tide began to turn. Denver scored on the next play and, following a Hadl interception, drove 76 yards in 9 plays to take the lead with 12:43 to play. The Chargers had to punt on their next two possessions; on the second of these, the ball went over Paul Maguire's head for a safety. San Diego had one more possession, starting at their own 13. Two Hadl runs and a pass interference penalty moved the ball to the Bronco 47, but former Charger Bob Zeman then stepped in with an interception, and Denver ran out the clock.


1962 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 9: vs. Denver Broncos
Hadl played a complete game for the first time. He finished 10 of 26 for 198 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions, while also rushing 10 times for 60 yards. Robinson caught 3 passes for 125 yards and a touchdown.


1962 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 10: vs. Buffalo Bills
Buffalo again brutalised the Chargers in the early going, though San Diego made the final score respectable. With Hadl throwing two interceptions and losing a fumble in the first half, Buffalo scored on their first six possessions and led 37–0 at halftime. While San Diego never seriously threatened a comeback, they did pick up three touchdowns from their four second half possessions. Hadl's 15-yard pass to Kocourek capped a 90-yard drive, and Jackson scored twice from close in, while Braxton added a two point conversion.


1962 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 10: vs. Buffalo Bills
In contrast to the statistical dominance of the first game, San Diego actually gained slightly more yardage on offense (370–335), though they lost the turnover battle 5–2. Jacque MacKinnon rushed 17 times for 102 yards, while Kocourek caught 7 passes for 126 yards and a touchdown.


1962 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 12: at Houston Oilers
San Diego gave the Eastern division-leading Oilers a scare before losing their sixth straight game. Despite kicking off, the Chargers led 14–0 after only nine plays from scrimmage: Gibson intercepted George Blanda to set up Hadl's 32-yard scoring pass to MacKinnon; Emil Karas recovered a fumble and Kocourek's 26-yard touchdown catch followed on the next play. Houston's recovery began the play after a Maguire punt had pinned them two yards from their own end zone, as backup QB Jacky Lee found Willard Dewveall for a 98-yard touchdown.


1962 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 12: at Houston Oilers
Robinson took the ensuing kickoff out of his own end zone for a safety, and Blanda's 42-yard field goal made it 12 points scored in 2:25. Hadl was then stopped on a 4th down sneak, but Earl Faison's fumble recovery gave San Diego another chance, and Hadl found Reggie Carolan from 12 yards for the tight end's lone Charger touchdown, making it 21–12 at halftime.


1962 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 12: at Houston Oilers
Houston pulled seven points back on their first possession of the second half, but Lee threw interceptions to Bobby Bethune and Bud Whitehead on consecutive pass attempts, both of which were converted into Blair field goals. Blanda then returned as quarterback, completing four passes on a brisk 77-yard touchdown drive, finishing by connecting with Dewveall from 16 yards - a two point conversion tied the scores. Gibson intercepted Blanda's next pass, but Hadl was then picked off on consecutive possessions, leading to a pair of Blanda field goals, the latter with 3:13 left. Four straight incompletions from Hadl turned the ball back to Houston, but Blanda missed from 26 yards out with a chance to clinch the win.


1962 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 12: at Houston Oilers
Starting on his own 20 with 1:13 to play, Hadl was sacked on first down but responded with four straight completions, three of them to Robinson, giving the Chargers a 2nd and 1 at the Oiler 25. An incompletion, a  penalty and a sack pushed San Diego back, before Robinson was tackled well short of the first down and Houston ran out the clock.


1962 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 12: at Houston Oilers
Hadl was 15 of 39 for 261 yards, three touchdowns and three interceptions. Just as they had in the previous season's title game, the Charger defense forced seven turnovers in a losing cause.


1962 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 13: vs. Oakland Raiders
The Chargers broke their losing streak against the cellar-dwelling Raiders, though they had to survive another late lapse to do so. Gibson returned a punt to the Raider 23 midway through the 1st quarter, and Gerry MacDougall ran his first career touchdown from the seven a few plays later. Following a Raider three-and-out, San Diego progressed to the Oakland 24, from where MacDougall scored again. The Raiders threatened several times throughout the first half, but were foiled by a turnover on downs, a missed field goal by former Charger Ben Agajanian, and Bethune's interception of a Cotton Davidson pass.


1962 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 13: vs. Oakland Raiders
Following another Agajanian miss, San Diego drove 80 yards and scored on Norton's 23-yard reception. Oakland responded with a quick touchdown, before the Chargers came straight back with a 68-yard drive, capped by Hadl's 17-yard pass to Lincoln. That made it 28–7 with 14:20 to play, but the Raiders scored on two of their next three plays, Davidson connecting with Dick Dorsey for 65- and 90-yard touchdowns (the only touchdowns of the receiver's career). On their next possession, Oakland reached 4th and 2 at the Charger 37, whereupon Faison intercepted Davidson at the line and returned the ball 30 yards to the Oakland 32. San Diego ran the clock down and clinched the win with Blair's 12 yard field goal, 20 seconds from time.


1962 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 13: vs. Oakland Raiders
San Diego moved to 6–0 against their cross-state rivals. MacDougall had a career day, with 22 carries for 108 yards and two touchdowns.


1962 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 14: vs. Boston Patriots
A weak offensive performance saw the Chargers slip to a narrow defeat. Stymied by three turnovers and an inconsistent passing attack, San Diego snapped the ball in Patriots territory on only three of their first eleven possessions, encompassing three and a half quarters. George Blair made a pair of 42-yard field goals, but they trailed 20–6. The defense, which had played well throughout, then recovered a fumble at the Boston 11. McDougall scored three plays later, and new backup quarterback Val Keckin passed to Kocourek for a two point conversion. However, an onside kick failed, and San Diego went three-and-out on their final possession.


1962 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 14: vs. Boston Patriots
Neither team moved the ball easily - the Chargers were outgained 287–187. Frank Buncom set up one of Blair's field goals with an interception. By going for two when down by eight, the Chargers became one of the first teams to try a situational tactic that would become popular decades later.


1962 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 15: at Dallas Texans
Charger quarterbacks threw six interceptions as they lost to finish 4–10. After conceding an early field goal, San Diego drove 78 yards yards in 8 plays, taking the lead on a trick play as Lincoln threw a 20-yard touchdown to a diving Robinson. The Texans, bound for the AFL title game, scored 20 unanswered points in the 2nd quarter, while Hadl was intercepted twice and Keckin both lost a fumbled and was intercepted.


1962 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 15: at Dallas Texans
Lincoln broke off a 47-yard run down the right sideline on the first play of the second half, and Hadl followed up with a 13-yard touchdown pass to Norton. Following a field goal on their next drive, San Diego trailed just 23–17. Buncom intercepted Len Dawson to snuff out a Texans threat, but Hadl was soon intercepted in return, and Dallas added an insurance field goal on the first play of the final quarter. Hadl was picked off twice more in opposition territory as the quarter wore on.


1962 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 15: at Dallas Texans
Dallas defensive back Bobby Ply had four interceptions, still tied for the most in AFL/NFL history. On top of his touchdown pass, Lincoln finished with 11 carries for 74 yards.


1962 San Diego Chargers season, Standings
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.


1962 San Diego Chargers season, Team awards
Late in the season, the Chargers held their annual awards banquet. The Most Inspirational Player award was conferred by teammates, while others were decided by a fan vote.


1962 San Diego State Aztecs football team
The 1962 San Diego State Aztecs football team represented San Diego State College during the 1962 NCAA College Division football season.


1962 San Diego State Aztecs football team
San Diego State competed in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA). The team was led by head coach Don Coryell, in his second year, and played home games at Aztec Bowl. They finished the season as CCAA champions, with eight wins and two losses (8–2, 6–0 CCAA). For the year, the offense averaged almost 30 points a game, totaling 294 points. The defense gave up an average of 13 points a game, totaling 135 in 10 games.


1962 San Diego State Aztecs football team, Team players in the NFL/AFL
The following San Diego State players were selected in the 1963 NFL Draft.


1962 San Diego State Aztecs football team, Team players in the NFL/AFL
The following San Diego State players were selected in the 1963 AFL Draft.


1962 San Francisco 49ers season
The 1962 San Francisco 49ers season was the franchise's 13th season in the National Football League and their 17th overall. The 49ers went 6–8 that season, finishing in fifth place in the NFL Western Conference. With their first round draft pick, the 49ers drafted Lance Alworth but he opted for the San Diego Chargers of the rival American Football League.


1962 San Francisco 49ers season, Standings
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.


1962 San Francisco Giants season
The 1962 San Francisco Giants season was the Giants' 80th year in Major League Baseball, their fifth year in San Francisco since their move from New York following the 1957 season, and their third at Candlestick Park. The team finished in first place in the National League with a record of 103 wins and 62 losses. They finished the season tied with their arch-rivals, the Los Angeles Dodgers, for first place in the league, necessitating a three-game tiebreaker playoff to determine the pennant winner.


1962 San Francisco Giants season
The Giants won two of the three games to take their first National League title since moving to San Francisco, making the Giants the first NL Champions of the 162-game schedule era. They went on to the 1962 World Series, where they lost in seven games to the New York Yankees. The Giants had 1,552 hits in the regular season, the most in the club's San Francisco era.


1962 San Francisco Giants season, Player stats, Batting, Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases


1962 San Francisco Giants season, Player stats, Batting, Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases


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


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


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


1962 San Francisco Giants season, 1962 World Series, Game 1
Roger Maris' two-run double in the first inning set up Yankee starter Whitey Ford with a lead, but Willie Mays scored for the Giants in the second, ending Ford's record consecutive scoreless inning streak at 332⁄3. Chuck Hiller's double and Felipe Alou's hit in the third tied the game, but the Yankees broke the tie in the 7th on Clete Boyer's HR and scored three insurance runs in the final two innings. Ford's complete game victory was the first of six in the series, four for the Yankees and two for the Giants.


1962 San Francisco Giants season, 1962 World Series, Game 2
With the Giants protecting a 1–0 lead in the 7th inning, Willie McCovey smashed a tremendous home run over the right field fence to boost 24-game winner Jack Sanford to 2–0 shutout of the Yankees, who managed only 3 hits.


1962 San Francisco Giants season, 1962 World Series, Game 3
October 7, 1962, at Yankee Stadium in New York City


1962 San Francisco Giants season, 1962 World Series, Game 3
The Yankees ended a scoreless tie in the 7th, scoring three times. Roger Maris drove a base hit off starter Billy Pierce for two runs batted in, and alert base-running allowed him to score the winning run in a 3–2 Yankee victory. Giants catcher Ed Bailey's 2-run homer in the top of the 9th left the Giants a run short.


1962 San Francisco Giants season, 1962 World Series, Game 4
October 8, 1962, at Yankee Stadium in New York City


1962 San Francisco Giants season, 1962 World Series, Game 4
For the second time in two days, a Giants' catcher stroked a two-run homer when Tom Haller hit his off Whitey Ford in the second inning. After the Yankees tied the score at 2–2, second baseman Chuck Hiller hit the first National League grand slam in World Series history in the 7th, and the Giants went on to win 7–3. The game marked the only appearance in this series of future Hall-of-famer Juan Marichal, who started for the Giants.


1962 San Francisco Giants season, 1962 World Series, Game 4
Don Larsen was the winning pitcher in relief, six years to the day of his perfect game in the 1956 World Series.


1962 San Francisco Giants season, 1962 World Series, Game 5
October 10, 1962, at Yankee Stadium in New York City


1962 San Francisco Giants season, 1962 World Series, Game 5
Hot hitting José Pagán drove in two runs with a single in the third and a home run in the 5th, but with the score tied 2–2 in the 8th, Tom Tresh walloped what proved to be the winning homer,  a three-run shot that scored Bobby Richardson and Tony Kubek in front of him. With the series returning to San Francisco the Yankees had the edge, 3 games to 2, only to have the sixth game delayed four days by rain.


1962 San Francisco Giants season, 1962 World Series, Game 6
In a battle of left-handed starting pitchers, Pierce out-dueled Ford and tossed a brilliant complete-game 3-hitter as the Giants evened the series at three wins apiece with a 5–2 victory. The Yankees' only runs came on a Maris solo home run in the 5th inning and an RBI single by Tony Kubek in the 8th inning.


1962 San Francisco Giants season, 1962 World Series, Game 7
The only run of this classic game occurred in the 5th inning when Tony Kubek grounded into a double play, with Bill Skowron scoring from third. Ralph Terry, pitching the seventh game instead of Jim Bouton because of the rain delays, had given up Bill Mazeroski's Series-winning walk-off home run two years earlier in Pittsburgh but in his third start completely stifled the Giants' power hitters.


1962 San Francisco Giants season, 1962 World Series, Game 7
In the bottom of the 9th, pinch-hitter Matty Alou, batting for relief pitcher Billy O'Dell, led off the inning with a bunt base hit after first having a foul ball dropped, but Terry struck out the next two batters, Felipe Alou and Hiller. Mays hit a double into the right field corner, but Maris brilliantly played the carom, then hit cut-off man Richardson with a throw that was relayed perfectly to home. Alou, already aware of Maris' great arm, stopped at third.


1962 San Francisco Giants season, 1962 World Series, Game 7
Facing Willie McCovey with two outs, Terry elected to pitch to him rather than walk the bases loaded and bring up Orlando Cepeda. Terry's inside fastball on the second pitch completely handcuffed McCovey, who nonetheless adjusted his bat in mid-swing to extend his arms and hit what he later claimed was the hardest ball he had ever struck. The line drive appeared at first to be going over the head of a perfectly positioned Richardson, but was in fact sinking from topspin, and Richardson made the catch without leaping to end the game. The Yankees won their 20th World Championship; they would not win another World Championship until 1977.


1962 San Francisco State Gators football team
The 1962 San Francisco State Gators football team represented San Francisco State College during the 1962 NCAA College Division football season.


1962 San Francisco State Gators football team
San Francisco State competed in the Far Western Conference (FWC). The Gators were led by second-year head coach Vic Rowen. They played home games at Cox Stadium in San Francisco, California. The team finished the season as champion of the FWC, with a record of six wins, two losses and one tie (6–2–1, 3–1–1 FWC). For the season the team outscored its opponents 135–102.


1962 San Francisco State Gators football team, Team players in the NFL / AFL
No San Francisco State players were selected in the 1963 NFL Draft.


1962 San Francisco State Gators football team, Team players in the NFL / AFL
The following finished their college career in 1962, were not drafted, but played in the AFL.


1962 San Jose State Spartans football team
The 1962 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State College during the 1962 NCAA University Division football season.


1962 San Jose State Spartans football team
San Jose State played as an Independent in 1962. The team was led by sixth-year head coach Bob Titchenal, and played home games at Spartan Stadium in San Jose, California. The Spartans finished with a record of two wins, eight losses, and one tie (2–8–1),  and was outscored 133 to 261.


1962 San Jose State Spartans football team, Team players in the NFL/AFL
No San Jose State players were selected in the 1963 NFL Draft or 1963 AFL Draft.


1962 Sandown International Cup
The 1962 Sandown International Cup  was a motor race for Formula Libre cars,  staged at Sandown Park, in Victoria, Australia on 12 March 1962. The race was contested over 60 laps, a total distance of 120 miles  (193 km). It was the feature race at the opening meeting of the Sandown Park circuit.


1962 Sandown International Cup
The race was won by Jack Brabham driving a Cooper T55 Coventry Climax.


1962 Santa Clara Broncos baseball team
The 1962 Santa Clara Broncos baseball team represented Santa Clara University in the 1962 NCAA University Division baseball season. The Broncos played their home games at Washington Field, on the campus of Santa Clara High School. The team was coached by John Cottrell in his 2nd season at Santa Clara. The Broncos finished 39–8, winning the California Intercollegiate Baseball Association with a 12–4 record.


1962 Santa Clara Broncos baseball team
The Broncos reached the College World Series, finishing as runner up to the Michigan Wolverines after a 4–5 loss in the 15-inning championship game.


1962 Scotch Cup
The 1962 Scotch Cup was the fourth edition of what would later be called the Men's World Curling Championships. It was held at the Falkirk Ice Rink in Falkirk and the Haymarket Ice Rink in Edinburgh, Scotland and saw the debutant of Sweden in a World Championship. The first half of the matches were held 15 and 16 March in Falkirk and the second half of matches were held 19 and 20 March in Edinburgh. If a playoff was necessary, it would have been held on 21 March in Edinburgh.


1962 Scotch Cup
Canada would end up winning the title for the fourth time after winning all of their matches with the United States finishing in second place.


1962 Scotch Cup, Teams
Skip : Rolf ArfwidssonThird: Knut BartelsSecond: Per Ivar RydgrenLead: Arne Stern


1962 Scottish League Cup Final
The 1962 Scottish League Cup Final was played on 27 October 1962 at Hampden Park in Glasgow and it was the final of the 17th Scottish League Cup competition. The final was contested by Kilmarnock and Heart of Midlothian. Hearts won the match 1–0, with the only goal scored by Norrie Davidson.


1962 Segunda División Peruana
The 1962 Segunda División Peruana, the second division of Peruvian football (soccer), was played by 10 teams. The tournament winner, Mariscal Sucre was promoted to the 1963 Peruvian Primera División.


1962 Segunda División de Chile
The 1962 Segunda División de Chile was the 11th season of the Segunda División de Chile.


1962 Senior League World Series
The 1962 Senior League World Series took place from August 17–18 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, United States at Bowman Field. West Hempstead, New York defeated La Habra, California in the championship game. West Hempstead resident, Joseph J. Sarcona managed the team to victory. It was Long Island's first Little League World Series championship.


1962 Senior League World Series
This was the first SLWS to feature the traditional geographical regions. It was the second, and final, edition to be held in Williamsport.


1962 Sheffield City Council election
Sheffield's Municipal elections were held on 10 May 1962. One third of the council was up for election, as well as vacancies in Moor and Park. Previous to this election, there had been two by-elections in June for Hallam and Woodseats, which were safely held by the Conservatives. The election seen a record number of 84 candidates, with the Liberals contesting half of the city's wards and the Communists and the Union Movement over a third. The increased presence of the Liberals helped them to triple their vote on the previous year's, and nearly see to a gain in Hillsborough. There were, however, no seats exchanged for the second year running. Turnout was 31.8%, down slightly on the previous year.


1962 Sheffield City Council election, Election result
The result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the Council after the elections:


1962 Sierra Leonean general election
General elections were held in Sierra Leone in May 1962, just over a year after the country gained independence from the United Kingdom. This was the first to be held under universal suffrage. The elections were won by the ruling Sierra Leone People's Party (SLPP), although his party received fewer votes than independent candidates. SLPP leader Milton Margai remained Prime Minister.


1962 Sierra Leonean general election, Campaign
A total of 216 candidates contested the 62 seats, of which seven were won unopposed; four by the SLPP, two by the All People's Congress (APC) and one by an independent one. The SLPP nominated 59 candidates, the APC 32 and the Sierra Leone Progressive Independence Movement and the United Progressive Party four each. The other 117 candidates were independents.


1962 Singaporean integration referendum
A referendum on the terms of integration into the Federation of Malaysia was held in Singapore on 1 September 1962.


1962 Singaporean integration referendum
Option A, which provided for the highest level of autonomy, was the option selected on nearly 96% of valid ballots. However, 26% of voters cast blank or invalid ballots (mostly the former), meaning that Option A was only selected by 71% of those who participated in the referendum, or by 64% of registered voters.


1962 Singaporean integration referendum, Background
The first internal challenge to merger with the Federation of Malaya came from and grew out of a political struggle between the People's Action Party (PAP) and their opponents included the Barisan Sosialis (Socialist Front), the Liberal-Socialist Party, the Workers' Party, the United People's Party and the Partai Rakyat (People's Party).


1962 Singaporean integration referendum, Background
In Singapore, the PAP sought formation of Malaysia on the basis of the strong mandate it obtained during the general elections of 1959 when PAP won 43 of the 51 seats. However, this mandate became questionable when dissension within the party led to a split. In July 1961, following a debate on a vote of confidence in the government, 13 PAP Assemblymen were expelled from the PAP for abstaining from voting. Subsequently, they formed a new political party, the Barisan Sosialis or the Barisan, reducing the PAP's majority in the Legislative Assembly to 26 of the 51 seats.


1962 Singaporean integration referendum, Background
The ruling PAP was not legally obliged to call for a referendum, but did so to secure the mandate of the people. However, the Barisan Sosialis, a left-wing socialist party consisting of former PAP members with communist sympathies pedigree to the opposition to the colonialism, and imperialism movements were alleged that the people did not support merger, but Lee Kuan Yew declared that people did.


1962 Singaporean integration referendum, Background
The referendum did not have an option of objecting to the idea of merger because no one had legitimately raised the issue in the Legislative Assembly before then. However, the methods had been debatable. The referendum was therefore called to resolve the issue as an effort to decide objectively which option the people backed. The legitimacy of the referendum was often challenged by Singaporean left-wingers, due to the lack of an option to vote against the merger.


1962 Singaporean integration referendum, Background, Council of Joint Action
The Council of Joint Action (CJA) founded by 19 members of the Assembly to block the merger and scuttle the referendum by taking the issue before the UN Committee on Colonialism. On 6 July 1962, The CJA signed a memorandum condemning the referendum on the grounds that the proposed constitutional changes and to assure its continued right to bases in Singapore, and to protect its privileged economic position. The CJA also criticized the terms, and the lack of choice in the referendum. In the memorandum, The CJA concluded that the transfer of sovereignty would be contrary to the spirit and resolution of the United Nations General Assembly's Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples.


1962 Singaporean integration referendum, Campaign
Strongly against the referendum, the Barisan Sosialis called for a boycott of the referendum, telling supporters to submit blank votes in protest of the "rigged" referendum. Over 144,000 blank votes were cast, over a quarter of all votes. That move had been anticipated by the ruling PAP government, as seen by the insertion of a clause that stated that all blank would be counted as a vote for the option that wins the most votes if there was no outright majority or that blank votes would be counted as Option A.


1962 Singaporean integration referendum, Campaign
The mass media campaign fielded by both sides was extremely heated, many of the leaders on both sides broadcast radio shows in several languages.


1962 Singaporean integration referendum, Aftermath
Backed by the official mandate, the Agreement relating to Malaysia between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Federation of Malaya, North Borneo, Sarawak and Singapore was signed on 9 July 1963.


1962 Singaporean integration referendum, Aftermath
Singapore entered into merger with Malaya on 16 September 1963, marking the birth of Malaysia. Singapore ceased to be a state of Malaysia on 9 August 1965 when it became an independent state.


1962 Six Hour Le Mans
The 1962 Six Hour Le Mans was an endurance motor race for Sports Cars, Sedans and GT cars. The event was held at the Caversham circuit in Western Australia, Australia on 3 June 1962. There were a total of 31 starters in the race, which was the eighth Six Hour Le Mans.


1962 Six Hour Le Mans
The race was won by Derek Jolly and John Roxburgh driving a Lotus 15 Coventry Climax.


1962 Six Hour Le Mans, Further reading
Terry Walker, Around The Houses - The History of Motor Racing in Western Australia, 1980


1962 Society of Film and Television Arts Television Awards
The 1962 Society of Film and Television Arts Television Awards, the United Kingdom's premier television awards ceremony. The awards later became known as the British Academy Television Awards, under which name they are still given.


1962 Solitude Grand Prix
The 12th Solitude Grand Prix was a non-Championship motor race, run to Formula One rules, held on 15 July 1962 at the Solitudering, near Stuttgart. The race was run over 25 laps of the circuit, and was won by Dan Gurney in a Porsche 804.


1962 Solitude Grand Prix, Race Report
The 1961 Solitude Grand Prix had been very exciting, and 320,000 people showed up in 1962 for a new record attendance. However, the race proved less than exciting, with only Lotus and Porsche sending their cars in addition to numerous privateers. Ferrari and Scuderia SSS Venezia stayed away due to the ongoing Italian metal workers' strike, while UDT/Laystall and Yeoman Credit Racing both stayed home to repair cars damaged in the 1962 French Grand Prix.


1962 Solitude Grand Prix, Race Report
Jo Bonnier was hindered at the start by a photographer on the track, and the race began with Gurney leading Clark, then Bonnier, and then Trevor Taylor. These positions remained unchanged until just past the middle of the race, when there was a rainsquall and all of the oil and rubber deposits on the track made for very slippery conditions. Clark slipped backwards into a fence and had to retire with a damaged exhaust and rear end. Taylor also slipped off the track a few times, and the tempo dropped steadily.


1962 Solitude Grand Prix, Race Report
As an indication thereof, Gurney's average speed for the first fifteen laps was 173 km/h (107 mph) while it was only 145.75 km/h (91 mph) for the last ten. Ian Burgess' Cooper-special was best privateer in fourth. Jo Siffert had an electric short which led to a small fire. Luckily for the spectators, Solitude also hosted the German Motorcycle Grand Prix and there was a GT-race, won by Kalman von Czazy in a Ferrari 250GTO which he had crashed during practice.


1962 South African Grand Prix
The 1962 South African Grand Prix, formally titled the 9th International RAC Grand Prix of South Africa, was a Formula One motor race held at East London on 29 December 1962. It was the ninth and final race in both the 1962 World Championship of Drivers and the 1962 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. The 82-lap race was won by Graham Hill driving a BRM, the Englishman taking his first Drivers' Championship in the process, with New Zealander Bruce McLaren and local driver Tony Maggs second and third respectively in works Cooper-Climaxes.


1962 South African Grand Prix
Hill went into the race with a nine-point lead in the Drivers' Championship over Scotland's Jim Clark, driving a works Lotus-Climax. A Clark win would give him the Championship, regardless of Hill's performance, because only the top 5 results counted for the Championship. After taking pole position, Clark led comfortably until an oil leak 20 laps from the finish forced him to retire, handing the Championship to Hill. The win also gave BRM their first, and only, Manufacturers' Cup.


1962 South American Basketball Championship for Women
The 1962 South American Basketball Championship for Women was the 9th regional tournament for women in South America. It was held in Asunción, Paraguay and won by the local squad. Seven teams competed.


1962 South American Basketball Championship for Women, Results
To define the final standings, each team played the other teams once in a round robin.


1962 South American Junior Championships in Athletics
The fourth South American Junior Championships in Athletics were held in Lima, Peru from September 21–24, 1962.


1962 South American Junior Championships in Athletics, Participation (unofficial)
Detailed result lists can be found on the "World Junior Athletics History" website. An unofficial count yields the number of about 91 athletes from about 5 countries:  Argentina (19), Brazil (24), Chile (18), Ecuador (9), Peru (21).


1962 South American Junior Championships in Athletics, Medal summary
Medal winners are published for men and womenComplete results can be found on the "World Junior Athletics History" website.


1962 South Australian state election
State elections were held in South Australia on 3 March 1962. All 39 seats in the South Australian House of Assembly were up for election. The incumbent Liberal and Country League led by Premier of South Australia Thomas Playford IV defeated the Australian Labor Party led by Leader of the Opposition Frank Walsh.


1962 South Australian state election
This was the first and only time that a South Australian Government won a tenth consecutive term in office.


1962 South Australian state election, Background
The Playford government, in power since 1938, went into the 1962 elections in a precarious position. At the time the writs were issued, South Australia was dogged by a massive recession. This led observers to think that Labor would finally have a chance at power. Longtime opposition leader Mick O'Halloran had died suddenly in 1960, and Labor was led into the election by former deputy leader Frank Walsh.


1962 South Australian state election, Background
The Labor opposition won in excess of 54 percent of the statewide two-party vote, however the LCL retained government with the assistance of the Playmander − an electoral malapportionment in which there were two country seats for every one seat in Adelaide. This system resulted in Labor being denied government in 1944, 1953 and 1968 despite winning clear statewide two-party majorities.


1962 South Australian state election, Background
While O'Halloran had despaired of ever becoming Premier, Walsh made a concerted effort to end the LCL's three-decade grip on government. Knowing that the Playmander made a statewide campaign fruitless, Walsh instead decided to target marginal LCL seats. In the election, Labor scored 54.3 percent of the two-party vote to only 45.7 percent for the LCL, a 4.6 percent swing to Labor. In most other states, this would have made Walsh premier with a landslide majority. However, due to the Playmander, the election resulted in a hung parliament. Labor won 19 seats, one seat short of a majority, while the LCL won 18 seats, two seats short of a majority. Even with this to consider, speculation was rampant on election night that Playford's long tenure was finally over.


1962 South Australian state election, Background
Labor took the seats of Chaffey and Unley off the LCL (and later Glenelg and Barossa at the 1965 election). The LCL won only four metropolitan seats – Burnside, Glenelg, Mitcham and Torrens.


1962 South Australian state election, Background
However, Playford refused to concede, instead saying he would wait to see how the chamber lined up once the legislature reassembled. Both crossbench independent MPs, Tom Stott and Percy Quirke, held the balance of power. They announced confidence and supply support for an LCL minority government with a bare one-seat parliamentary majority. Stott became Speaker of the South Australian House of Assembly following the election, while Quirke joined the LCL and entered the ministry in 1963. Walsh lobbied Governor Edric Bastyan not to reappoint Playford, to no avail.


1962 South Australian state election, Background
The furore over the 1962 election illustrated how distorted the Playmander had become. By this time some two-thirds of the state's population resided in and around Adelaide, but they only elected one-third of the members of the legislature. In many cases, a rural vote was worth at least double a vote in Adelaide. In one of the more extreme cases, the rural seat of Frome had 4,500 formal votes in 1968, while at the same election the metropolitan seat of Enfield had 42,000 formal votes.


1962 South Australian state election, Results
South Australian state election, 3 March 1962House of Assembly << 1959–1965 >>


1962 South Carolina Gamecocks football team
The 1962 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina in the Atlantic Coast Conference in the 1962 NCAA University Division football season. The Gamecocks finished the season 4–5–1 overall.


1962 South Carolina gubernatorial election
The 1962 South Carolina gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1962 to select the governor of the state of South Carolina. Donald S. Russell won the Democratic primary and ran unopposed in the general election becoming the 107th governor of South Carolina.


1962 South Carolina gubernatorial election, Democratic primary
The South Carolina Democratic Party held their primary for governor in the summer of 1962 and Donald S. Russell succeeded on his second attempt by easily defeating the current Lieutenant Governor and son of former governor Burnet R. Maybank. He garnered more than 50% of the vote and avoided a runoff, effectively becoming the next governor of South Carolina due to lack of opposition in the general election.