The 1962 CFL season is considered to be the ninth season in modern-day

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, although it is officially the fifth

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season.

CFL News in 1962

The Canadian Football Hall of Fame was established in

Hamilton Hamilton may refer to: People * Hamilton (name), a common British surname and occasional given name, usually of Scottish origin, including a list of persons with the surname ** The Duke of Hamilton, the premier peer of Scotland ** Lord Hamilt ...

. The

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game, nicknamed "The Fog Bowl", was postponed due to fog on Saturday, December 1. The final 9 minutes and 29 seconds was played on Sunday as the

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defeated the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, 28–27 to win their third championship in four years. This was the most recent CFL season with average attendance of under 20,000 spectators per game.

Regular season standings

Final regular season standings

''Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, Pts = Points'' *Bold text means that they have clinched the playoffs. * ''Winnipeg and Hamilton have first round byes.''

Grey Cup playoffs

''Note: All dates in 1962''

Conference Semi-Finals

Conference Finals

Playoff bracket

Grey Cup Championship

CFL Leaders

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CFL Rushing Leaders The CFL was officially formed in 1958. Statistics for the IRFU/Eastern Division date back to 1954 whereas WIFU/Western Division statistics date back to 1950. See also *List of Canadian Football League annual passing leaders *List of Canadian F ...

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1962 CFL All-Stars

Offence

*QB –

Eagle Day Herman Sidney "Eagle" Day (October 2, 1932 – February 22, 2008) was an American punter (American football), punter in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins and quarterback in the Canadian Football League with the Winnipeg Blu ...

, Calgary Stampeders *RB –

Earl Lunsford Earl Lunsford (October 19, 1933 – September 3, 2008), known as the "Earthquake", was a fullback for the Calgary Stampeders and is a member of the Canadian Football Hall of Fame. College football Lunsford played during college at with Oklahoma ...

, Calgary Stampeders *RB – George Dixon, Montreal Alouettes *RB – Leo Lewis, Winnipeg Blue Bombers *RB – Ray Purdin, Saskatchewan Roughriders *OE –

Hal Patterson Harold Edward Patterson (October 4, 1932November 21, 2011), nicknamed Prince Hal, was a star American college basketball player at the University of Kansas, and a professional Canadian football player with the Canadian Football League Montreal Al ...

, Hamilton Tiger-Cats *OE –

Tommy Joe Coffey Tommy Joe Coffey (November 18, 1936 – August 25, 2020) was an American-born Canadian Football League (CFL) player who was an end, wide receiver and place kicker for the Edmonton Eskimos, Hamilton Tiger-Cats and Toronto Argonauts. CFL In his f ...

, Edmonton Eskimos *C – Neil Habig, Saskatchewan Roughriders *OG – Tony Pajaczkowski, Calgary Stampeders *OG – Gerry Patrick, Toronto Argonauts *OT –

Frank Rigney Frank Rigney (April 9, 1936 – June 29, 2010) was an offensive tackle for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the Canadian Football League. College Rigney played college ball with another Blue Bomber great, quarterback Ken Ploen at the University of ...

, Winnipeg Blue Bombers *OT – Bronko Nagurski Jr., Hamilton Tiger-Cats

Defence

*DT –

Don Luzzi Don Luzzi (August 20, 1935 – October 30, 2005) was a politician and professional football player who played in the Canadian Football League. CFL career After playing college football at Villanova University, Don Luzzi played 12 seasons for the ...

, Calgary Stampeders *DT – John Barrow, Hamilton Tiger-Cats *DE – Garner Ekstran, Saskatchewan Roughriders *DE –

Herb Gray Herbert Eser Gray (May 25, 1931 – April 21, 2014) was a Canadian lawyer who became a prominent federal politician. He was a Liberal member of parliament for the Windsor area over the course of four decades, from 1962 to 2002, making Gray o ...

, Winnipeg Blue Bombers *MG –

Kaye Vaughan Charles Kaye Vaughan (born June 30, 1931) is a former professional football player, a lineman with the Ottawa Rough Riders of the Canadian Football League for twelve seasons. He won the CFL's Outstanding Lineman Award in 1956 and 1957 and is a ...

, Ottawa Rough Riders *LB –

Wayne Harris Carroll Wayne Harris (May 4, 1938 – June 4, 2015) was an American professional football player who was a linebacker for the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League (CFL) from 1961 through 1972. His son, Wayne Harris, Jr., coaches f ...

, Calgary Stampeders *LB – Tom Brown, BC Lions *LB – Gord Rowland, Winnipeg Blue Bombers *LB –

Jim Conroy Jim Conroy (born September 17, 1970) is an American actor and television writer known for appearing on television shows and movies, such as ''The Cuphead Show!'', ''Jellystone!'', ''Kenny the Shark'' and '' Fetch! with Ruff Ruffman'', as well a ...

, Ottawa Rough Riders *DB –

Harvey Wylie Harvey Douglas Wylie (April 6, 1933 – September 17, 2019) was a defensive back who played nine seasons in the Canadian Football League for the Calgary Stampeders (ending his career with them in 1964). For five consecutive seasons, he was an All ...

, Calgary Stampeders *DB –

Don Sutherin Don Paul "Suds" Sutherin (February 29, 1936 – January 11, 2022) was a Canadian Football League (CFL) and National Football League (NFL) defensive back and placekicker. He is a member of the Canadian Football Hall of Fame (1992). Playing care ...

, Hamilton Tiger-Cats *S –

Jim Rountree James W. Rountree (April 24, 1936 – October 1, 2013) was an American college and professional football player who was a defensive back in the Canadian Football League (CFL) for ten years during the 1950s and 1960s. Rountree played college foo ...

, Toronto Argonauts

1962 Eastern All-Stars

Offence

*QB –

Russ Jackson Russell Stanley Jackson (born July 28, 1936) is a former professional Canadian football player. Jackson spent his entire 12-year professional football career with the Ottawa Rough Riders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He is a member of t ...

, Ottawa Rough Riders *RB –

Dick Shatto Richard Darrell Shatto (February 5, 1933 – February 4, 2003) was a professional Canadian football player for the Canadian Football League Toronto Argonauts. Shatto also served as the Argonauts general manager after his playing days with the cl ...

, Toronto Argonauts *RB – George Dixon, Montreal Alouettes *RB –

Ernie White Ernest Daniel White (September 5, 1916 – May 22, 1974) was an American professional baseball player who pitched in the Major Leagues from to and from to . A native of Pacolet Mills, South Carolina, he threw left-handed, batted right ...

, Ottawa Rough Riders *F – Bobby Kuntz, Hamilton Tiger-Cats *OE –

, Hamilton Tiger-Cats *OE –

Marv Luster Marvin Luster (November 27, 1937 – May 25, 2020) was an American football defensive back and end. He played college football at UCLA and professional football in the Canadian Football League (CFL) for from 1961 to 1974. He was inducted into ...

, Montreal Alouettes *C – Ron Watton, Hamilton Tiger-Cats *OG –

Hardiman Cureton Hardiman Cureton (December 8, 1933 - October 1, 2003) was an American player of Canadian football. He played high school football for the Monrovia Wildcats. He played the tackle position. Cureton was a dominant offensive guard and also played ...

, Hamilton Tiger-Cats *OG –

Ellison Kelly Ellison Lamar Kelly (May 17, 1935 – February 11, 2016) was an American and Canadian football offensive lineman for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats from 1960–1970 and the Toronto Argonauts from 1971-1972 of the Canadian Football League. He also playe ...

, Hamilton Tiger-Cats *OT –

Moe Racine Maurice Joseph "Moe The Toe" Racine (October 13, 1937 – March 4, 2018) was a placekicker and offensive lineman for the Ottawa Rough Riders from 1958-1974 of the Canadian Football League. He was part of four Grey Cup winning teams with the Rough ...

, Ottawa Rough Riders *OT – Bronko Nagurski Jr., Hamilton Tiger-Cats

Defence

*DT – John Barrow, Hamilton Tiger-Cats *DT –

Bobby Jack Oliver Bobby Jack Oliver (January 9, 1936 – December 15, 2012) was an American gridiron football defensive tackle. Graduating from Baylor University, Oliver was a second round pick of the Chicago Cardinals in the 1958 NFL Draft. He chose to play in ...

, Montreal Alouettes *DE –

Billy Ray Locklin Billy Ray Locklin (September 13, 1936 – November 8, 2019) was an American football defensive lineman who played ten seasons in the Canadian Football League for two different teams. He was a CFL All Star three times. Locklin started his pro car ...

, Montreal Alouettes *DE –

Mel Semenko Melvin Roy Semenko (December 12, 1937 – March 24, 2023) was a Canadian football player who played for the BC Lions, Ottawa Rough Riders and Montreal Alouettes. He played college football at the University of Colorado The University of Co ...

, Ottawa Rough Riders *MG –

, Ottawa Rough Riders *LB – Zeno Karcz, Hamilton Tiger-Cats *LB – Jim Andreotti, Toronto Argonauts *LB – Ed Nickla, Montreal Alouettes *LB –

, Ottawa Rough Riders *DB – Joe Poirier, Ottawa Rough Riders *DB –

, Hamilton Tiger-Cats *S –

, Toronto Argonauts

1962 Western All-Stars

Offence

*QB –

, Calgary Stampeders *RB –

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 ...

, BC Lions *RB – Leo Lewis, Winnipeg Blue Bombers *RB – Ray Purdin, Saskatchewan Roughriders *OE – Pete Manning, Calgary Stampeders *OE –

, Edmonton Eskimos *C – Neil Habig, Saskatchewan Roughriders *OG – Tony Pajaczkowski, Calgary Stampeders *OG – Sherwyn Thorson, Winnipeg Blue Bombers *OT –

, Winnipeg Blue Bombers *OT –

Lonnie Dennis Lonnie Dennis (born December 10, 1937) is a former professional Canadian football player with the Canadian Football League's the British Columbia Lions. After playing college football at Brigham Young University Brigham Young University (BYU ...

, BC Lions

Defence

*DT –

, Calgary Stampeders *DT – Roger Savoie, Winnipeg Blue Bombers *DE – Garner Ekstran, Saskatchewan Roughriders *DE –

, Winnipeg Blue Bombers *MG –

Ron Atchison Ronald William Atchison (April 21, 1930 – June 23, 2010) was a Canadian football defensive lineman who played for the Saskatchewan Roughriders from 1952 through 1968. He was part of the Grey Cup championship-winning Saskatchewan Roughriders in 1 ...

, Saskatchewan Roughriders *LB –

, Calgary Stampeders *LB – Tom Brown, BC Lions *LB – Gord Rowland, Winnipeg Blue Bombers *LB –

Bill Burrell William Burrell (1938? – March 22, 1998) was an American football player at the University of Illinois. A linebacker and guard, in 1959 Burrell won the Chicago Tribune Silver Football as the MVP of the Big Ten Conference. Burrell also finished f ...

, Saskatchewan Roughriders *DB –

Oscar Kruger Oskar Kruger (December 24, 1932 – July 4, 2010) was a defensive back for the Edmonton Eskimos from 1954 to 1965 of the Canadian Football League. Brought up in Edmonton, Kruger played for the Edmonton Wildcats in 1953 and then in 1954 for the E ...

, Edmonton Eskimos *DB – Dick Thornton, Winnipeg Blue Bombers *S –

, Calgary Stampeders

1962 CFL Awards

CFL's Most Outstanding Player Award The Most Outstanding Player Award is annually awarded to the best player in the Canadian Football League. The two nominees for the award are the Terry Evanshen Trophy winner from the East Division, and the Jeff Nicklin Memorial Trophy winner from ...

– George Dixon (RB), Montreal Alouettes * CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian Award –

(DB), Calgary Stampeders *

CFL's Most Outstanding Lineman Award The Most Outstanding Lineman Award was an award annually given to the best defensive player or offensive lineman in the Canadian Football League from the year 1955 to 1973. By the 1974 season, the league decided to make two separate awards for bo ...

– John Barrow (DT), Hamilton Tiger-Cats * CFL's Coach of the Year – Steve Owen, Saskatchewan Roughriders *

Jeff Russel Memorial Trophy The Jeff Russel Memorial Trophy is a Canadian football award recognizing the most outstanding football player of the Quebec Student Sport Federation (RESQ) The trophy was originally presented to the player who best exemplified skill, sportsmanshi ...

(Eastern MVP) – George Dixon (RB), Montreal Alouettes *

Jeff Nicklin Memorial Trophy The Jeff Nicklin Memorial Trophy is a trophy awarded to the Canadian Football League West Division's most outstanding player, chosen from the nominees from each team in the division. Either this trophy winner or the winner of the Terry Evanshen T ...

(Western MVP) -

(QB), Calgary Stampeders * Gruen Trophy (Eastern Rookie of the Year) -

Whit Tucker Whitman D. (Whit) Tucker (born November 15, 1940) is a former professional Canadian football flanker in the Canadian Football League who played the entirety of his career with the Ottawa Rough Riders. He was a CFL-All Star in 1967 and won two G ...

(WR), Ottawa Rough Riders * Dr. Beattie Martin Trophy (Western Rookie of the Year) - Ted Frechette (DB/RB), Edmonton Eskimos * DeMarco–Becket Memorial Trophy (Western Outstanding Lineman) - Tom Brown (LB), BC Lions

References

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