Events in Sport
Donald Bradman
- Feb 12 Cleveland (now Los Angeles) Rams granted an NFL franchise
- Feb 13 Maribel Vinson wins her 9th US figure skating championship
- Feb 13 Boston Redskins receive approval from NFL to move to Washington, D.C; to share baseball's Griffith Stadium with first Washington Senators of the American League
- Feb 27 Bradman scores 169 in 5th Test Cricket v England in 223 minutes
Birthdays in Sport
- Feb 1 Tony Waiters, English soccer goalkeeper (5 caps; Blackpool) and manager (Canada, Plymouth Argyle, Vancouver Whitecaps), born in Southport, England (d. 2020)
- Feb 2 Martina Arroyo, American opera soprano (NY Metropolitan Opera, 1965-78), born in New York City
- Feb 2 Don Buford, All-Star MLB outfielder
- Feb 4 John Devitt, Australian swimmer (2 Olympic gold 1956, 1960), born in Sydney, Australia
- Feb 4 Magnar Solberg, Norwegian 20K biathlete (Olympic gold 1968, 72)
- Feb 5 Gaston Roelants, Belgian world cross-country champion
- Feb 8 Manfred Krug, German actor (Boxer), born in Duisburg, Germany (d. 2016)
- Feb 9 Clete Boyer, American baseball player (d. 2007)
- Feb 10 Yuriy Poyarkov, USSR, volleyball player (Olympic 2 gold/1 silver-1964-72)
- Feb 11 Bill Lawry, cricketer (dour Australian lefty opener, Can talk a bit)
- Feb 11 Peter Lashley, cricketer (4 Tests for West Indies 1960-66)
- Feb 11 Eddie Shack, Canadian ice hockey left wing (NHL All Star 1962, 63, 64; Stanley Cup 1962, 63, 64, 67; Toronto Maple Leafs), born in Sudbury, Ontario (d. 2020)
- Feb 12 Charles Dumas, American high jumper (Olympic gold 1956; first to clear 7 foot mark), born in Tulsa, Oklahoma (d. 2004)
- Feb 14 Carlos Campos, Chilean soccer striker (39 caps; Universidad de Chile 259 games), born in Santiago, Chile (d. 2020)
- Feb 18 Jeff Farrell, American swimmer (Olympics 2 gold-1960)
- Feb 19 Norman O'Neill, cricketer (great Aussie bat of 60's Brilliant field)
- Feb 20 Roger Penske, American auto racer
- Feb 21 Ron Clarke, Australian runner (set 17 world records) and mayor, born in Melbourne, Victoria (d. 2015)
- Feb 22 Noel Murphy, Irish rugby union player, born in County Cork, Ireland
- Feb 22 Tommy Aaron, American golfer (US Masters 1973), born in Gainesville, Georgia
- Feb 23 Tom Osborne, college football coach
- Feb 27 L. Jay Silvester, American discus thrower (Olympic silver 1972), born in Tremonton, Utah