Events in Sport
- Feb 5 Huaso sets official world equestrian high-jump record, 2.47 m, Chic
Event of Interest
Feb 7 Joe DiMaggio becomes 1st $100,000 a year baseball player for the New York Yankees
Joe DiMaggio
- Feb 11 Willie Pep recaptures world featherweight boxing title
Birthdays in Sport
- Feb 1 Jimmy Lee Thorpe, Roxboro NC, PGA golfer (1985 Greater Milwaukee Open)
- Feb 2 Francisco Maturana, Colombian football manager
- Feb 3 Hennie Kuiper, Dutch cyclist
- Feb 5 David Sullivan, English softporno/newspaper publisher (Sunday Sport)
- Feb 6 Manuel Orantes, tennis champ (US Open-1975)
- Feb 6 Richie Zisk, American retired baseball player and pro scout (Chicago Cubs), born in Brooklyn, New York
- Feb 7 Sunil Wettimuny, cricket (Sri Lanka open batsman 1975-79 World Cups)
- Feb 7 Paulo César Carpegiani, Brazilian footballer and coach
- Feb 8 Scott Allen, USA, skater (Olympic bronze 1964)
- Feb 9 Bernard Gallacher, British golfer
- Feb 10 Joe Lavender, NFL cornerback, born in Rayville, Louisiana
- Feb 12 Gundappa Viswanath, cricketer (prolific Indian batsman of 70s)
- Feb 12 Len Randle, baseball player (NY Mets)
- Feb 15 Ken Anderson, NFL quarterback (Cincinnati Bengals)
- Feb 20 Eddie Hemmings, cricket off-spinner (immense England)
- Feb 21 Ronnie Hellström, Swedish footballer
- Feb 22 Nikki Lauda, Austrian formula 1 auto racer (world champ 1975, 77, 84)
- Feb 22 Olga Morozova, Russian tennis player
- Feb 23 Anna-Maria Muller, German DR, Luge (Olympic gold 1972)
- Feb 24 John Lever, cricketer (England lefty quick in 21 Tests 1976-81)