Associated Press Athlete of 1962:  Maury Wills and Dawn Fraser

Professional Sports 1962

Baseball

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

Football

AFL Championship: Dallas Texans won 20-17 over the Houston Oilers in double overtime

NFL Championship: Green Bay Packers won 16-7 over the New York Giants

Basketball

Boston Celtics won 4 games to 3 over the Los Angeles Lakers

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Wilt Chamberlain of the Philadelphia Warriors scored 100 points against the New York Knicks.

NHL - Hockey

Stanley Cup: Toronto Maple Leafs won 4 games to 2 over the Chicago Blackhawks Leading scorer: Bobby Hull, Chicago Blackhawks

Most Valuable Player: Jacques Plante, Montreal Canadiens.

Golf

The Masters - Arnold Palmer
US Open - Jack Nicklaus
British Open - Arnold Palmer
PGA Championship - Gary Player

Boxing

Sonny Liston knocks out Floyd Patterson two minutes into the first round to become World Heavyweight Champion.

World Cup

The World Cup is played every four years with the 16 top teams in the world. Chile hosted in 1962.Though Brazil's Pelé, the hero of 1958, was injured in the first match against Czechoslovakia, Brazil beat Czechoslovakia 3-1 to win the 1962 World Cup. 1962 came the famous Battle of Santigo where host team Chile and the Italians played to injure. The Italians were finally escorted out under police guard.

Horse Racing

Kentucky Derby - Decidedly
Preakness Stakes - Greek Money
Belmont Stakes - Jaipur

College Sports 1962

Football

Heisman Trophy: Terry Baker Oregon State - Quarterback

Cotton Bowl - Texas 12, Mississippi 7

Orange Bowl - LSU 25, Colorado 7

Rose Bowl - Minnesota 21, UCLA 3

Sugar Bowl - Alabama 10, Arkansas 3

National college football championship: USC

Basketball
 

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