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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[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Houston
Location in the United States
Houston
Location in Texas
The 1962 AFL Championship Game was played on December 23 at Jeppesen Stadium in Houston, Texas. The Western Division's Dallas Texans (11–3) defeated the host Houston Oilers of the Eastern Division (also 11–3) by a score of 20–17 after two overtimes.[2][3][4][5] The Oilers were trying for their third consecutive American Football League title.[6]
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
1962 NFL-AFL Commentator Crewswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Texans win, 20-17, in two overtimes". Chicago Daily Tribune. Associated Press. December 24, 1962. p. 1, part 3.
- ^ "Dallas to challenge champions in AFL". Milwaukee Journal. press dispatches. December 23, 1962. p. 6, sports.
- ^ "Dallas wins in sudden death". Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. December 24, 1962. p. 2, part 2.
- ^ "Dallas tips Houston in second overtime". Milwaukee Journal. press dispatches. December 24, 1962. p. 8, part 2.
- ^ "Texas teams battle today for AFL title". Chicago Sunday Tribune. Associated Press. December 23, 1962. p. 3, part 2.