1962

Auto Racing

 * Stock car racing:
 * Fireball Roberts won the Daytona 500
 * NASCAR Championship - Joe Weatherly
 * Indianapolis 500 - Rodger Ward
 * USAC Racing - Rodger Ward won the season championship
 * Formula One Championship - Graham Hill of Great Britain
 * 24 hours of Le Mans: won by the team of Olivier Gendebien / Phil Hill driving a Ferrari 330LM
 * Rally racing - the team of Erik Carlsson / Gunnar Haggbom won the Monte Carlo Rally driving a Saab 96
 * Drag racing - Jack Chrisman won Top Eliminator at the NHRA Nationals

Baseball

 * January 23: Bob Feller and Jackie Robinson are selected for the Baseball Hall of Fame in their first years of eligibility.


 * October: National League pennant playoff: After finishing tied for the league lead, the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Francisco Giants played-off for the title. The Giants won the series 2 games to 1, thereby winning the National League championship.


 * World Series: New York Yankees win 4 games to 3 over the San Francisco Giants. The Series MVP was Ralph Terry, New York.
 * Cy Young Award Results
 * Most Valuable Player Results

Basketball

 * March 2 - In Hershey, Pennsylvania, Wilt Chamberlain of the Philadelphia Warriors scored 100 points against the New York Knicks, breaking several National Basketball Association records.


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


 * NBA Finals:
 * Boston Celtics won 4 games to 2 over the Los Angeles Lakers

Boxing

 * March 24, 1962 - Emile Griffith regained the World Welterweight Championship by knocking out Benny the "Kid" Paret in the 12th round. Paret died ten days later on April 3, 1962 as a result of severe head injuries sustained in the fight.
 * September 25, 1962 - Sonny Liston knocks out Floyd Patterson, two minutes and six seconds into the first round, to become World Heavyweight Champion.

Football (American)

 * AFL Championship: Dallas Texans won 20-17 over the Houston Oilers in double overtime
 * NFL Championship: Green Bay Packers won 16-7 over the New York Giants

Football (Australian Rules)

 * Victorian Football League
 * Essendon wins the 66th VFL Premiership (13.12 (90) d Carlton 8.10 (58))
 * Brownlow Medal awarded to Alistair Lord (Geelong)

Football (Canadian)

 * Grey Cup: Winnipeg Blue Bombers win 28-27 over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats

Football (Soccer)

 * England - FA Cup: Tottenham Hotspur won 3-1 over Burnley


 * Football World Cup in Chile: Brazil won 3-1 over Czechoslovakia

Golf
Men's Golf
 * Grand Slam of golf results:
 * May - The Masters golf tournament - Arnold Palmer
 * June - US Open - Jack Nicklaus
 * July - British Open - Arnold Palmer
 * August - PGA Championship - Gary Player


 * PGA tour's leading money winner for the year: Arnold Palmer - $81,448

Women's Golf
 * US Women's Open - Murle Lindstrom
 * LPGA Championship - Judy Kimball
 * Mickey Wright: leading money winner on the LPGA tour, earning $21,641

Thoroughbred Horse Racing

 * Australia - Melbourne Cup - Even Stevens
 * Canada - Queen's Plate - Flaming Page
 * France - Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe - Soltikoff
 * Ireland - Irish Derby Stakes - Tambourine


 * English Triple Crown Races:
 * Two Thousand Guineas Stakes - Privy Councillor
 * Epsom Derby - Larkspur
 * St. Leger Stakes - Hethersett


 * United States Triple Crown Races:
 * Kentucky Derby - Decidedly
 * Preakness Stakes - Greek Money
 * Belmont Stakes - Jaipur

Ice Hockey

 * Art Ross Memorial Trophy as the NHL's leading scorer during the regular season: Bobby Hull, Chicago Blackhawks


 * Hart Memorial Trophy for the NHL's Most Valuable Player: Jacques Plante, Montreal Canadiens


 * Stanley Cup: Toronto Maple Leafs won 4 games to 2 over the Chicago Blackhawks


 * World Hockey Championship:
 * Men's champion: Sweden defeated Canada

Skiing

 * ISF World Championships:
 * Men's combined champion: Karl Schranz, Austria
 * Women's combined champion: Marielle Goitschel, France

Tennis

 * Rod Laver becomes only the second man in tennis history to win the Grand Slam in tennis.


 * Grand Slam in tennis men's results:
 * Australian Open - Rod Laver
 * French Open - Rod Laver
 * Wimbledon championships - Rod Laver
 * US Open - Rod Laver


 * Grand Slam in tennis women's results:
 * Australian Open - Margaret Smith
 * French Open - Margaret Smith
 * Wimbledon championships - Karen Susman
 * US Open - Margaret Smith


 * Davis Cup: Australia wins 5-0 over Mexico in world tennis.

General sporting events

 * Asian Games held in Jakarta, Indonesia
 * British Empire and Commonwealth Games held in Perth, Western Australia
 * Second Winter Universiade held in Villars, Switzerland

Births

 * January 18 &mdash; Laurie Gallen, New Zealand field hockey player
 * February 2 &mdash; Andy Fordham, English darts player
 * February 2 &mdash; Pedro Nolasco, Dominican boxer
 * February 7 &mdash; Salvatore Antibo, Italian long distance runner
 * February 10 &mdash; Bobby Czyz, Polish-American boxer
 * February 14 &mdash; Philippe Sella, French rugby union player
 * February 19 &mdash; Hana Mandlíková, Czech tennis player
 * March 1 &mdash; Russell Coutts, New Zealand-born competitive sailor
 * March 3 &mdash; Jackie Joyner-Kersee, US track and field athlete
 * March 7 &mdash; Peter Manley, English darts player
 * March 12 &mdash; Darryl Strawberry, baseball player
 * March 13 &mdash; Liane Tooth, Australian field hockey forward
 * March 22 &mdash; Juan Aguilera, Spanish tennis player
 * March 23 &mdash; Steve Redgrave, British rower, five-time Olympic gold medalist
 * March 26 &mdash; Paul Chamberlin, American tennis player
 * March 26 &mdash; John Stockton, American basketball player, all-time NBA leader in assists and steals
 * April 15 &mdash; Nawal El Moutawakel, Moroccan hurdler
 * April 24 &mdash; Stuart Pearce, English footballer and manager
 * May 30 &mdash; Jan Gunnarsson, Swedish tennis player
 * June 19 &mdash; Jeremy Bates, British tennis player
 * July 12 &mdash; Jin-Sun Yoo, South Korean tennis player
 * July 27 &mdash; Neil Brooks, Australian swimmer
 * August 1 &mdash; Robert Clift, British field hockey player
 * August 1 &mdash; Jacob "Baby Jakes" Matlala, South African boxer
 * August 2 &mdash; Mercedes Coghen, Spanish field hockey player
 * August 4 &mdash; Roger Clemens, baseball pitcher, seven-time Cy Young Award winner
 * August 5 &mdash; Patrick Ewing, American NBA player
 * August 18 &mdash; Carina Benninga, Dutch field hockey international
 * August 20 &mdash; Dong-Wook Song, South Korean tennis player
 * September 1 &mdash; Ruud Gullit, Dutch football player and manager
 * September 21 &mdash; Kelly Evernden, New Zealand tennis player
 * September 30 &mdash; Frank Rijkaard, Dutch football (soccer) player and manager
 * October 9 &mdash; Jorge Luis Burruchaga, Argentine football (soccer) player and coach
 * October 13 &mdash; Jerry Rice, NFL player
 * October 19 &mdash; Evander Holyfield, American heavyweight boxer
 * October 30 &mdash; Courtney Walsh, cricketer
 * October 31 &mdash; Hiroshi Yamamoto, Japanese archer
 * November 1 &mdash; Sharron Davies, swimmer
 * November 24 &mdash; Karen Marsden, Australian field hockey goalkeeper
 * November 30 &mdash; Bong-Soo Kim, South Korean tennis player
 * December 12 &mdash; Tracy Austin, American tennis player
 * December 13 &mdash; Kendra Slawinski, English netballer
 * December 24 &mdash; Juan Hernández, Cuban boxer
 * December 27 &mdash; Mark Few, American college basketball coach

Deaths

 * April 14 &mdash; Iuliu Baratky, Romanian football player (b. 1910)
 * June 28 &mdash; Mickey Cochrane, Major League Baseball player