1962 Sport

Automobile [ edit | edit the code ]

 * Graham Hill won the World Championship Formula 1 driving a BRM .
 * Joe Weatherly won the championship of the series NASCAR with a total of $ 56.110 ( USD ).


 * April 23 : competing on the Goodwood circuit, one of his favorite tracks, the Glover Trophy, driving a Lotus 18 private, Stirling Moss , who had dominated the start of the race before being delayed by mechanical problems, suffered a serious accident when, income in the race and getting ready to split leader Graham Hill , he fired straight at the entrance of the corner of St. Mary, from crashing at high speed against the slope. Unconscious up, he will spend several weeks in hospital before ending his career a year later because of the aftermath of the accident.
 * June 3 : The Scotsman Jim Clark gets - driving his Lotus - Climax - the first pole position of his career in Formula 1, on the occasion of his  Grand Prix, at the Monaco Grand Prix on the Circuit city ​​of the principality .
 * June 17 : The driver Scottish Jim Clark won his first victory in the world championship of Formula 1 - in his  Grand Prix - the Belgian Grand Prix on the Spa-Francorchamps circuit .

Baseball [ edit | edit the code ]

 * The New York Yankees won the World Series to face the San Francisco Giants .
 * Creation of the franchise Houston Astros during an expansion of the National League.

Basketball [ edit | edit the code ]

 * The Boston Celtics are champion NBA finals by beating the Los Angeles Lakers 4 rounds to 3.
 * Alsace de Bagnolet is champion of France .

Road Cycling [ edit | edit the code ]

 * July 15 : Jacques Anquetil wins his third Tour de France .


 * September 2 : Jean Stablinski is world champion on the road to Salò .

Football [ edit | edit the code ]

 * The Brazil won the FIFA World Cup .
 * Main article: World Cup 1962 Football

Football [ edit | edit the code ]

 * December 23 : Dallas Texans champion of the AFL article:. 1962 American Football League season .
 * December 30 : Green Bay Packers champion NFL article:. 1962 NFL season .

Ice Hockey [ edit | edit the code ]

 * The Toronto Maple Leafs win the Stanley Cup in 1962 .
 * Magnus Cup : AC Boulogne-Billancourt was crowned champion of France .
 * The Sweden won the world championship .
 * HC Visp is champion of Switzerland .

Rugby League [ edit | edit the code ]

 * Albi XIII is champion of France .

Rugby [ edit | edit the code ]

 * The France won the Five Nations Tournament .
 * The SU Agen is champion of France .

Alpine skiing [ edit | edit the code ]

 * World Championships in Chamonix ( France ): The Austrian won 15 medals, including 6 gold.

Speed ​​motorcycle [ edit | edit the code ]

 * May 13 : the Charade circuit in Clermont-Ferrand , Jim Redman ( Rhodesia ) won the motorcycle Grand Prix of France in 1962 in 250 cm 3 of a Honda RC162. The French Jean-Pierre Beltoise finished  one lap behind the winner.

Births [ edit | edit the code ]

 * January 3 : Gavin Hastings, player Rugby Scottish.
 * January 27 : Anselmo Fuerte , cyclist Spanish .
 * February  : Manuel Amoros, French footballer.
 * February 14 : Philippe Sella, rugby player in French XV.
 * February 19 : Hana Mandlíková, Czech tennis player.
 * February 20 : Pierre Quinon , athlete French, Olympic champion of the pole vault to Los Angeles Games in 1984, with 5 m 75.
 * February 23 : Ahn Byeong-Keun , judoka South Korea , Olympic champion in the under 71 kg to Los Angeles Games in 1984 .
 * February 28 : Antonello Riva, player Italian of basketball .
 * March  : Russell Coutts, skipper (veil) NZ.
 * March 3 : Jackie Joyner-Kersee, American athlete.
 * March 5 : Brian Thompson , skipper UK.
 * March 6 : Erika Hess , alpine skier Switzerland.
 * March 17 :
 * Stéphane Ostrowski, French basketball player.
 * Pello Ruiz Cabestany , cyclist Spanish, having won 23 victories between 1984 and 1994 .
 * March 23 : Steve Redgrave, British rowing.
 * March 26 : John Stockton, player American in basketball .
 * April 12 : Carlos Sainz, car driver (rally) Spanish.
 * April 19 : Al Unser Jr. , racing driver US, winner of the Indianapolis 500 in 1992 and 1994, winner Cart Championship in 1990 and 1994 .
 * April 21 : Nawal El Moutawakil, Moroccan athlete.
 * May 8 : Alain Gautier, skipper (veil) French.
 * May 15 : Jimmy Pahun, skipper (veil) French.
 * June 6 : Grant Fox, player Rugby NZ (flyhalf). Winner of the first World Cup rugby in 1987 , 46 caps for the All Blacks .
 * June 11 : Gaetan Duchesne, player Canada in ice hockey . († 16 April 2007 ).
 * June 13 : Jean-Pierre Amat , shooter French.
 * July 9 : Brian Williams, Welsh player Rugby († February 7, 2007 ).
 * 12 July : Julio César Chávez, Mexican boxer.
 * July 25 : Carin Bakkum , tennis player Dutch
 * July 29 : Vincent Rousseau, Belgian runner.
 * August 5 : Eric Geboers, Belgian pilot motorcycle.
 * August 5 : Patrick Ewing, American basketball player.
 * August 30 : François Delecour, automobile driver (rally) French.
 * September  : Ruud Gullit, Dutch footballer.
 * October 2 : Brian Holm , cyclist Danish .
 * October 5th : Michael Andretti, American race car driver.
 * October 9 : Jorge Burruchaga, Argentine footballer.
 * October 13 : Jerry Rice, player American football American.
 * October 19 : Evander Holyfield, American boxer.
 * October 21 : David Campese, rugby player in Australian XV.
 * November 5 : Abedi Pele, Ghanaian footballer.
 * November 29 : Tom Lawton, player Rugby Australia , with 41 appearances for the Australian team at the hooker position 1983 to 1989 .
 * November 29 : Catherine Chabaud, skipper (veil) French.
 * December  : Sylvie Daigle , speed skater Canada .
 * December 9 : Alberto Volpi , cyclist Italian, professional 1984 to 1997 .
 * December 16 : Charly Mottet, cyclist French .

Main deaths [ edit | edit the code ]

 * May 5 : Ernest Tyldesley, 73, player cricket English. (° 5 February 1889 ).
 * August 15 : Donald Henderson "Dan" Bain, Canadian multidisciplinary champion who won, among others, the Stanley Cup ice hockey twice.
 * October 13 : Henry Pillow, French alpine skier.
 * November  : Ricardo Rodriguez (20), driver Mexican of Formula 1 (°. February 14, 1942 ).