May 1962 in Sports History

Events in Sport

May 2 European Cup Final, Amsterdam: Eusébio scores twice as defending champions Benfica beat Real Madrid, 5-3; Puskás, hits all 3 for Madrid
May 5 88th Kentucky Derby: Bill Hartack aboard Decidedly wins in 2:00.4

May 13 LPGA Western Open Women's Golf, Montgomery CC: Mickey Wright wins on the 4th hole of a sudden-death playoff with Mary Lena Faulk

May 19 Stan Musial breaks Honus Wagner's NL hit record with 3,431

May 22 Roger Maris walks 5 times (record 4 intentionally) in a 9 inning game

May 23 Joe Pepitone 2nd Yankee to hit 2 HRs in 1 inning (Joe DiMaggio)

May 28 Wide World of Sports with Chris Schenkel premieres on CBS radio
May 30 Indianapolis 500: Rodger Ward and Len Sutton finish 1st-2nd for Leader Cards Racing; Parnelli Jones breaks 150 mph (240 km/h) barrier in qualifying

May 1 Gary Clark, American NFL wide receiver, 1984-95 (Super Bowl 1987, 91; Washington Redskins; Pro Bowl 1986, 87, 90, 91; All-Pro 1986, 87, 91), born in Radford, Virginia
May 1 Paula Weishoff, American volleyballer (Olympic silver 1984, bronze 1992), born in Hollywood, California
May 2 Jimmy White, English professional snooker player, born in Tooting, England
May 6 Neil Foster, cricketer (England right-fast medium)
May 8 Terry Baker, CFL kicker (Montreal Alouettes)
May 10 Joey Meyer, baseball player
May 10 Robby Thompson, infielder (SF Giants), born in West Palm Beach, Florida
May 11 Steve Bono, American NFL quarterback (KC Chiefs, GB Packers-Super Bowl 31), born in Norristown, Pennsylvania
May 12 Emilio Estevez, American actor (Breakfast Club, Young Guns, Mighty Ducks), born in NYC, New York
May 12 Mark Bradshaw, American diver (Olympics 1996), born in Happy Camp, California
May 13 Sean McDonough, American sports newscaster

May 16 Gary Crocker, cricketer (Zimbabwe Test batsman)
May 17 Scott Case, NFL safety (Dallas Cowboys)
May 18 Mike Whitmarsh, American beach volleyballer (Olympic silver 1996), born in San Diego, California
May 23 Keith Brantley, Scott AFB Ill, marathoner (Olympics 1996)
May 24 Dorothy Trapp, equestrian 3-day (Olympics 1996)
May 24 Héctor Camacho, Puerto Rican boxer (WBC super featherweight 1983-84, WBC lightweight 1985-87, WBO Jr. welterweight twice 1989-1992), born in Bayamón, Puerto Rico (d. 2012)
May 25 Zulqarnain, Pakistani cricketer (last person in alphabetical order to play Test), born in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
May 27 Ravi Shastri, Indian cricketer, all-rounder (1981-92), commentator and coach of India (2017-), born in Bombay, Maharashtra, India
May 27 Ray Borner, Australian basketball center (Olympics 1984, 88, 92, 96)
May 29 Eric Davis, American MLB outfielder (3-time Gold Glove 1987-99), born in Los Angeles, California
May 29 Fandi Ahmad, Singaporean soccer striker, manager (Singapore 101 caps), born in Singapore
May 30 Jan Gunnarsson, Swedish tennis star
May 30 John Alt, NFL tackle (KC Chiefs)
May 31 Henry Williams, CFL receiver (Edmonton Eskimos)
May 31 Joe Orsulak, Glen Ridge NJ, outfielder (Florida Marlins)

May 5 Ernest Tyldesley, English cricketer (990 runs in 14 Tests for England), dies at 73