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1962 Events January * January 1 – Western Samoa becomes independent from New Zealand. * January 3 – Pope John XXIII excommunicates Fidel Castro for preaching communism. * January 8 – Harmelen train disaster: 93 die in the wors ...

BC Lions finished the season in fourth place in the Western Conference with a 7–9 record and failed to make the playoffs. Dave Skrien's first full season as head coach saw drastic improvement from the one win team in 1961. Joe Kapp lead the CFL in passing yards (3279), completions (197) and TD passes (17). Bruising fullback

Nub Beamer Nub Beamer (born February 14, 1936) is a former all-star Canadian Football League fullback. High school Beamer as a senior became the first football player at Roseburg High (Roseburg, OR) to receive first-team all-state honours. College Beame ...

had a terrific season rushing for 1161 yards and duo threat tailback Willie Fleming had 925 yards rushing and 525 yards receiving. Linebacker Tom Brown was the lone Lion on the CFL All-star team. The Lions changed their helmets to include the now classic mountain lion claw logo.

Regular season

Season standings

Season schedule

Offensive leaders

1962 CFL Awards

LB – Tom Brown, CFL All-Star

References

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