Events in Sport
Sports History
Feb 1 The 10-team American Basketball Association (ABA) with George Mikan as Commissioner is formed and lasts 9 years; its three-point shot remains a feature of the game
- Feb 2 Formation of American Basketball Association is announced
Sports History
Feb 3 Jimi Hendrix adds vocals and overdubs for "Purple Haze" at Olympic Studios in London; basic track had been recorded by the band in January
Boxing Title Fight
Feb 6 Muhammad Ali pummels Ernie Terrell for 15 rounds to retain his world heavyweight boxing crown at Houston Astrodome; regains Terrell’s WBA belt as well
Baseball Hall of Fame
Feb 16 NY Yankees pitcher Red Ruffing elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
Daytona 500
Feb 26 9th Daytona 500: Mario Andretti wins his first and only NASCAR Grand National event; only time driver born outside the US has ever won the Great American Race
NBA Record
Feb 28 Wilt Chamberlain sinks NBA record 35th consecutive field goal
Birthdays in Sport
- Feb 1 Tim Naehring, American baseball infielder (Boston Red Sox) and executive (Vice President of Baseball Operations NY Yankees), born in Cincinnati, Ohio
- Feb 2 Arturs Irbe, Latvian hockey player
- Feb 3 Aurelio Vidmar, soccer player (Standard Luik, Feyenoord)
- Feb 3 Bob Taylor, English footballer
- Feb 3 Jason Morris, Scotia NY, half-middleweight judoka (Olympic silver 1992, 96)
- Feb 4 Sergei Grinkov, Russian figure skater (with Ekaterina Gordeeva - Pairs World Championship, 1986-87, 1989-90; Olympic gold, 1988 & 94), born in Moscow, Russia (d. 1995)
- Feb 7 Richie Burnett, Welsh darts player (BDO World Darts Champion 1995), born in Cwmparc, Rhondda, Wales
- Feb 9 Stevon Moore, NFL safety (Cleveland Browns, Baltimore Ravens)
- Feb 10 Dwayne "Road Grader" White, NFLer (NY Jets, St Louis), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Feb 10 Jacky Durand, French cyclist, born in Laval, France
- Feb 11 Chris Reohr, American fencer (Olympics 1996), born in Ridley Park, Pennsylvania
- Feb 11 John Patterson, American baseball infielder (SF Giants), born in Orange, Texas
- Feb 11 Uwe Daßler, German swimmer, born in Ebersbach, Görlitz
- Feb 13 Bas Roorda, Dutch soccer player (FC Groningen, NEC), born in Assen, Netherlands
- Feb 13 Eddie Pye, American baseball infielder (LA Dodgers), born in Columbia, Tennessee
- Feb 13 Stanimir Stoilov, Bulgarian footballer and coach, born in Haskovo, Bulgaria
- Feb 14 Calle Johansson, Swedish NHL defenseman (Washington Capitals), born in Gothenburg, Sweden
- Feb 14 Manuela Maleeva-Fragniere, Bulgarian tennis player (Hopman Cup 1992, Switzerland; 19 x WTA titles; World #11 1993), born in Sofia, Bulgaria
- Feb 16 John Valentin, infielder (Boston Red Sox), born in Mineola, New York
- Feb 16 Keith Gretzky, former hockey player; brother of Wayne Gretzky
- Feb 17 Gary Shuchuk, Canadian former NHL centre and coach (LA Kings), born in Edmonton, Alberta
- Feb 17 Robert Massey, American NFL cornerback (Arizona Cardinals, Detroit Lions) and coach, born in Rock Hill, South Carolina
- Feb 18 Colin Jackson, Welsh 100m hurdler (Olympic silver 1988), born in Cardiff, Wales
- Feb 18 Harry Van Barneveld, Belgian judoka, born in Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Feb 18 Roberto Baggio, Italian footballer, (FIFA World Player of the Year 1993), born in Caldogno, Italy
- Feb 19 Roel Liefden, Dutch soccer player (Dordrecht '90, FC Groningen)
- Feb 20 Broderick Thomas, NFL linebacker (Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Minn, Cowboys)
- Feb 20 Kurt Knudsen, American baseball pitcher (Detroit Tigers)
- Feb 20 Theresa Luke, Canadian rower (Olympics 1996), born in Vancouver, British Columbia
- Feb 20 Tom Waddle, NFL player (Chicago Bears/Cincinnati Bengals)
- Feb 21 Leroy Russel Burrell, American long jumper (Olympics 1996), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Feb 21 Patrick Lodewijks, Dutch soccer player (PSV, FC Groningen), born in Eindhoven, Netherlands
- Feb 22 Marianne Ihalainen, Finnish ice hockey right wing (Finland, Olympics 1998), born in Tampere, Finland
- Feb 22 Steve Broussard, American NFL running back (Seattle Seahawks), born in Los Angeles, California
- Feb 23 Gord Murphy, NHL defenseman (Florida Panthers), born in Toronto, Ontario
- Feb 23 Steve Stricker, American golfer (12 PGA Tour titles; US Senior Open, The Tradition 2019), born in Edgerton, Wisconsin
- Feb 25 Jenny Byrne, Australian tennis player (Wimbledon mixed doubles 1989 runner-up), born in Perth, Australia
- Feb 25 Rich Rowland, American baseball catcher (Detroit Tigers)
- Feb 26 David Howard, American baseball infielder (KC Royals), born in Sarasota, Florida
- Feb 26 Roman Fortin, American NFL center (Atlanta Falcons), born in Columbus, Ohio
- Feb 26 Scott Service, American baseball pitcher (Cincinnati Reds), born in Cincinnati, Ohio
- Feb 27 Dallas Eakins, American-Canadian NHL defenseman (Winnipeg Jets), born in Dade City, Florida
- Feb 27 Robert Kron, Czech NHL right wing (Hartford Whalers), born in Brno, Czechia
- Feb 28 Antone Davis, NFL tackle (Atlanta Falcons, Philadelphia Eagles)
- Feb 28 Colin Cooper, English soccer defender (2 caps; Middlesborough, Nottingham Forest), born in Durham, England
- Feb 28 Jeff[rey] Pfaendtner, rower (Olympic bronze 1996), born in Detroit, Michigan
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