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1963 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.




American football


NFL Championship: the Chicago Bears won 14–10 over the New York Giants at Wrigley Field
January 29 – First inductees into the Pro Football Hall of Fame are announced
September 7 – the Pro Football Hall of Fame opens in Canton, Ohio with 17 charter members.
Rose Bowl (1962 season):
The Southern California Trojans won 42–37 over the Wisconsin Badgers to win the college football national championship. This is the first postseason bowl game to feature the #1 and #2 ranked teams in the country.
AFL Eastern Division Playoff – Boston Patriots win 26–8 over the Buffalo Bills
AFL Championship – San Diego Chargers win 51–10 over the Boston Patriots on January 5, 1964
The Heisman Trophy – Roger Staubach, Navy
Instant replay is used for the first time during the broadcast of the Army–Navy Game.




Association football


FA Cup final – Manchester United won 3–1 over Leicester City
August 24 – Founding of the German Football League – Bundesliga




Athletics


May – Athletics at the 1963 Pan American Games held in São Paulo




Australian rules football


Victorian Football League
Geelong wins the 67th VFL Premiership (Geelong 15.19 (109) d Hawthorn 8.12 (60))
Brownlow Medal awarded to Bob Skilton (South Melbourne)




Bandy


1963 Bandy World Championship is held in Sweden and won by Soviet Union.




Baseball



June 22 – Phillies center fielder Tony Gonzalez plays his 200th straight errorless game to help rookie Ray Culp beat Roger Craig and the Mets 2–0.
World Series – Los Angeles Dodgers win 4 games to 0 over the New York Yankees. The series MVP is Sandy Koufax, Los Angeles.




Basketball


NCAA Men's Basketball Championship –
Loyola (Illinois) wins 60–58 over Cincinnati
NBA Finals –
Boston Celtics win 4 games to 2 over the Los Angeles Lakers
Basketball World Championship –
Brazil World Champion




Boxing


July 22 – Sonny Liston wins the Heavyweight Championship of the world by knocking out Floyd Patterson in the 1st round of their bout in Las Vegas.
August 27 to September 7 – Pan American Games held in São Paulo, Brazil.




Canadian football


Grey Cup – Hamilton Tiger-Cats win 21–10 over the B.C. Lions




Cycling


Giro d'Italia won by Franco Balmamion of Italy
Tour de France – Jacques Anquetil of France
UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race – Benoni Beheyt of Belgium




Figure skating


World Figure Skating Championships
Men's champion: Donald McPherson, Canada
Ladies' champion: Sjoukje Dijkstra, Netherlands
Pair skating champions: Marika Kilius & Hans-Jürgen Bäumler, Germany
Ice dancing champions: Eva Romanová & Pavel Roman, Czechoslovakia




Golf


Men's professional

Masters Tournament – Jack Nicklaus
U.S. Open – Julius Boros
British Open – Bob Charles
PGA Championship – Jack Nicklaus
PGA Tour money leader – Arnold Palmer – $128,230
Ryder Cup – United States wins 23 to 9 over Britain in team golf.
Men's amateur

British Amateur – Michael Lunt
U.S. Amateur – Deane Beman
Women's professional

Women's Western Open – Mickey Wright
LPGA Championship – Mickey Wright
U.S. Women's Open – Mary Mills
Titleholders Championship – Marilynn Smith
LPGA Tour money leader – Mickey Wright – $31,269




Harness racing


United States Pacing Triple Crown races –
Cane Pace – Meadow Skipper
Little Brown Jug – Overtrick
Messenger Stakes – Overtrick
Speedy Scot won the Triple Crown of Harness Racing for Triple Crown races –
Hambletonian – Speedy Scott
Yonkers Trot – Speedy Scott
Kentucky Futurity – Speedy Scott
Australian Inter Dominion Harness Racing Championship –
Pacers: Cardigan Bay




Horse racing


Steeplechases

Cheltenham Gold Cup – Mill House
Grand National – Ayala
Flat races

Australia – Melbourne Cup won by Gatum Gatum
Canadian Triple Crown:
Queen's Plate – Canebora
Prince of Wales Stakes – Canebora
Breeders' Stakes – Canebora
Canebora becomes the country's second Triple Crown winner, and the last until 1989.
France – Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe won by Exbury
Ireland – Irish Derby Stakes won by Ragusa
English Triple Crown:
2,000 Guineas Stakes – Only for Life
The Derby – Relko
St. Leger Stakes – Ragusa
United States Triple Crown:
Kentucky Derby – Chateaugay
Preakness Stakes – Candy Spots
Belmont Stakes – Chateaugay




Ice Hockey


Stanley Cup – Toronto Maple Leafs defeat the Detroit Red Wings 4 games to 1.




Motorsport






Radiosport


Third Amateur Radio Direction Finding European Championship held in Vilnius, Lithuania.




Rugby league


1963 New Zealand rugby league season
1963 NSWRFL season
1962–63 Northern Rugby Football League season / 1963–64 Northern Rugby Football League season




Rugby union


69th Five Nations Championship series is won by England
New Zealand All Blacks team tours Great Britain and is defeated only once: 3–0 by Newport RFC on 30 October




Swimming


July 27 – US swimmer Susan Pitt breaks the world record in the women's 200m butterfly (long course) during a meet in Philadelphia, clocking 2:29.1.




Tennis


Australia

Australian Men's Singles Championship – Roy Emerson (Australia) defeats Ken Fletcher (Australia) 6–3, 6–3, 6–1
Australian Women's Singles Championship – Margaret Smith Court (Australia) defeats Jan Lehane O'Neill (Australia) 6–2, 6–2
England

Wimbledon Men's Singles Championship – Chuck McKinley (USA) defeats Fred Stolle (Australia) 9–7, 6–1, 6–4
Wimbledon Women's Singles Championship – Margaret Smith Court (Australia) defeats Billie Jean King (USA) 6–3, 6–4
France

French Men's Singles Championship – Roy Emerson (Australia) defeats Pierre Darmon (France) 3–6, 6–1, 6–4, 6–4
French Women's Singles Championship – Lesley Turner (Australia) defeats Ann Haydon Jones (Great Britain) 2–6, 6–3, 7–5
USA

American Men's Singles Championship – Rafael Osuna (Mexico) defeats Frank Froehling (USA) 7–5, 6–4, 6–2
American Women's Singles Championship – Maria Bueno (Brazil) defeats Margaret Smith (Australia) 7–5, 6–4
Events

Federation Cup – USA 2–1 Australia (inaugural event)
Davis Cup

1963 Davis Cup – United States 3–2 Australia at Memorial Drive Tennis Centre (grass) Adelaide, Australia




Volleyball


Volleyball at the 1963 Pan American Games in São Paulo won by Brazil (both men's and women's tournaments)




Multi-sport events


Fourth Pan American Games held in São Paulo, Brazil
Fourth Mediterranean Games held in Naples, Italy
Third Summer Universiade held in Porto Alegre, Brazil




Awards


Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year – Sandy Koufax (Major League Baseball)
Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year – Mickey Wright (LPGA golf)
ABC's Wide World of Sports Athlete of the year: Valery Brumel (track and field)
Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year: Pete Rozelle NFL




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