Championship details | |
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Dates | 15 April – 2 September 1962 |
Teams | 12 |
All-Ireland champions | |
Winning team | Tipperary (19th win) |
Captain | Jimmy Doyle |
All-Ireland Finalists | |
Losing team | Wexford |
Captain | Billy Rackard |
Provincial champions | |
Munster | Tipperary |
Leinster | Wexford |
Ulster | Not Played |
Connacht | Not Played |
Championship statistics | |
No. matches played | 12 |
Goals total | 75 (6.25 per game) |
Points total | 215 (19.9 per game) |
Top Scorer | Jimmy Doyle (4-24) |
Player of the Year | Donie Nealon |
All-Star Team | See here |
← 1961 1963 → |
The 1962 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 76th staging of the All-Ireland hurling championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1887. The championship began on 15 April 1962 and ended on 2 September 1962.
Tipperary were the defending champions, and retained the championship after defeating Wexford by 3-10 to 2-11 in the All-Ireland final.[1]