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The Columbus Day storm of 1962 (also known as the big blow of 1962, [2] and originally in Canada as Typhoon Freda) was a Pacific Northwest windstorm that struck the West Coast of Canada and the Pacific Northwest coast of the United States on October 12, 1962.
Edmonton finished 6-10-1 in 1966. In 1967, Baker led the Eskimos to a 10-5-1 record and berth in the Western Conference playoffs. Edmonton ultimately lost to Saskatchewan in sudden death overtime, Baker's last football game as a player. Rich Brooks graduated from Oregon State in 1963. His last football game as a player was the 1962 Liberty Bowl.
The only exception was Denver, who dropped its football program entirely. One conference upgraded to the NCAA University Division in 1962: Mid-American Conference – moved up from the College Division to the University Division beginning in 1962. [citation needed] The conference had been considered among the best in the college division. The ...
The 1962 storm still ranks as one of the biggest, if not the biggest, to ever hit the Northwest. ... The Columbus Day Storm of 1962. This story from News Tribune archives was originally published ...
Ultimately, the Minnesota Gophers defeated the UCLA Bruins 21-3 at the 1962 Rose Bowl. The biggest story of the season was OSU faculty sidelining the Buckeyes and the subsequent fan outrage.
The infamous Columbus Day Storm strikes the U.S. Pacific Northwest with wind gusts up to 170 mph (270 km/h); 46 are killed, 11 billion board feet (26 million m 3) of timber is blown down, with $230 million U.S. in damages. Jazz bassist/composer Charles Mingus presents a disastrous concert at Town Hall in New York City. It will gain a reputation ...
Born in Massillon, Ohio, Sparma attended Ohio State University and played quarterback on the 1961 and 1962 football teams coached by Woody Hayes.Sparma and his leading receiver, Paul Warfield, led the 1961 Buckeyes to an 8-0-1 season and a Big Ten Conference championship [1] [2] Sparma accounted for 474 yards in the Buckeyes' 1961 50–20 victory over the Michigan Wolverines.
The 1962 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin as member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1962 NCAA University Division football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Milt Bruhn , the Badgers compiled an overall record of 8–2 with a mark of 6–1 in conference play, winning the Big Ten title.