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
.
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.
