Events in Sport
- Feb 8 AFL's Dallas Texans become KC Chiefs
Sports History
Feb 15 1st US female world figure skating champ (Tenley Albright)
NBA Record
Feb 16 North Carolina forward Billy Cunningham grabs a record 27 rebounds in a game vs Clemson
Baseball Record
Feb 20 Future Baseball Hall of Fame outfielder Willie Mays becomes the highest-paid player in MLB, signing a record $100,000 contract with the San Francisco Giants
- Feb 24 5th Daytona 500: Tiny Lund driving for Wood Bros Racing, wins on 4 pit stops as first 10 laps run under caution flag because of rain
Contract of Interest
Feb 27 Mickey Mantle of NY Yankees sign a baseball contract worth $100,000
Birthdays in Sport
- Feb 2 Philip Laats, Belgian judoka
- Feb 4 Pirmin Zurbriggen, Swiss alpine skier (Olympic gold 1988)
- Feb 4 Tracie Ruiz-Conforto, Hawaii, sync swimmer (Olympic 2 gold/silver-84, 88)
- Feb 6 David Capel, English cricket all-rounder (15 Tests; 21 wickets; 23 ODIs), born in Northampton, England (d. 2020)
- Feb 6 Mike Hough, Canadian NHL left wing (Florida Panthers), born in Montreal, Quebec
- Feb 7 Roland Lefebvre, Dutch cricket all-rounder (11 ODIs, captain), born in Rotterdam, Netherlands
- Feb 8 Mohammad Azharuddin, Indian politician and cricketer, born in Hyderabad, India
- Feb 9 Madusa Miceli [Debra Ann], wrestler (WCW), born in Milan, Italy
- Feb 9 Mike Rindel, cricketer (N Transvaal opening bat ODI ton v Pak 1995)
- Feb 10 Bennie Thompson, American football safety (Saints, Chiefs, Cleveland Browns/Ravens), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
- Feb 10 Joakim Nystrom, Swedish tennis star, born in Skellefteå, Sweden
- Feb 10 Lenny Dykstra, American MLB centerfielder (NY Met, Philadelphia Phillies), born in Santa Ana, California
- Feb 11 José Mari Bakero, Spanish footballer, born in Goizueta, Spain
- Feb 12 Brent Jones, American College Football Hall of Fame tight end (Santa Clara Uni; Super Bowl 1988, 89, 95; SF 49ers; Pro Bowl 1992–95; All Pro 1992-94), born in Santa Clara, California
- Feb 14 Jeff Dellenbach, American NFL center (NE Patriots, GB Packers-Super Bowl 31), born in Wausau, Wisconsin
- Feb 14 John Marzano, American baseball catcher (Seattle Mariners), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Feb 16 Dano Halsall, Swiss swimmer
Michael Jordan (60 years old)
Feb 17 American Basketball Hall of Fame forward, owner (5-time NBA MVP, 6-time NBA champion Chicago Bulls), born in Brooklyn, New York
- Feb 18 John Gesek, American NFL center (Washington Redskins), born in San Francisco, California
- Feb 18 Rob Andrew, English rugby player, born in Richmond, United Kingdom
Charles Barkley (60 years old)
Feb 20 American basketball forward (NBA MVP 1993, 11-time All Star, Olympic gold 1996), born in Leeds, Alabama
- Feb 21 Greg Turner, New Zealand golfer (4 European Tour titles), born in Dunedin, New Zealand
- Feb 21 Michael Gostigian, American pentathlete (Olympic 16th-88, 92, 96), born in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania
- Feb 22 Dave Besteman, American speed skater (Olympics 1994), born in Madison, Wisconsin
- Feb 22 Devon Malcolm, Jamaican cricket fast bowler (40 tests England, 128 wickets, BB 9/57; Derbyshire CCC, Northamptonshire CCC, Leicestershire CCC), born in Kingston, Jamaica
Vijay Singh (60 years old)
Feb 22 Fijian golfer (Masters 2000, PGA C'ship 1998, 2004), born in Lautoka, Fiji
Paul O'Neill (60 years old)
Feb 25 MLB right fielder (Cincinnati Reds, NY Yankees), born in Columbus, Ohio
Deaths in Sport
- Feb 7 Arthur Carr, English cricket batsman and captain (11 Tests, 1 x 50; Nottinghamshire CCC), dies at 69
- Feb 7 Learco Guerra, Italian road racing cyclist, dies at 60
- Feb 11 Karl Frederick, American pistol shooter (Olympic gold 1920), dies at 82
- Feb 27 William Auchterlonie, Scottish golfer (British Open 1893), dies at 90
- Feb 28 Eppa Rixey Jr., American Baseball HOF pitcher (NL wins leader 1922; 266 career wins; Philadelphia Phillies, Cincinnati Reds), dies at 71
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