1962 American Football League Championship Game
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| Date | December 23, 1962 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Stadium | Jeppesen Stadium, Houston, Texas | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Harold Bourne | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 37,981 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Network | ABC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Curt Gowdy, Paul Christman, and Jack Buck | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 1962 American Football League Championship Game was played on December 23 at Jeppesen Stadium in Houston, Texas. The host Houston Oilers (11–3) of the Eastern Division were trying for their third consecutive AFL title, matched against the Western Division's Dallas Texans, also at 11–3.
The two teams were the class of the league that year, with the Texans thumping the Oilers at Houston 31–7 on October 28, and the Oilers returning the favor a week later, beating Dallas 14–6 at the Cotton Bowl.
Dallas, coached by the erudite Hank Stram, featured on offense were Abner Haynes, quarterback Len Dawson, and rookie running back Curtis McClinton, a powerful 230 lb former All-American running back at Kansas. The defense showcased Johnny Robinson and E. J. Holub.
Houston, coached by Frank "Pop" Ivy, featured a host of offensive talent with veteran quarterback George Blanda, Charlie Tolar, the fleet-footed 4Billy Cannon, Charlie Hennigan, and unheralded Willard Dewveall. Jeppesen Stadium ticket takers counted 37,981 fans in attendance. Astronaut Gus Grissom placed the ball on the kicking tee as the honorary referee.1 2 3
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