Events in Sport
Agreement of Interest
1945 Paul Brown agrees to coach the new American football expansion team in Cleveland, which would later be named the Cleveland Browns after their coach
Paul Brown
- 1948 V Winter Olympic Games close at St Moritz, Switzerland
Event of Interest
1960 Boston Celtic Bill Russell becomes 1st NBAer with 50 rebounds (51)
Bill Russell
- 1963 AFL's Dallas Texans become KC Chiefs
- 1967 Longest losing streak in Toronto Maple Leaf history (10 games)
- 1975 Caps only got one shot in a period against Islanders
- 1981 Sally Little wins LPGA Elizabeth Arden Golf Classic
- 1982 Dodgers trade Davey Lopes to A's breaking up the longest-playing infield (Cey-Russell-Lopes-Garvey)
- 1983 35th NHL All-Star Game, Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale: Campbell Conference beats Wales Conference, 9-3; MVP: Wayne Gretzky, Edmonton Oilers, C
Event of Interest
1983 Baseball orders Mickey Mantle to sever ties with Claridge Casino
Mickey Mantle
Event of Interest
1983 Wayne Gretzky sets NHL all star record of 4 goals in 1 period
Wayne Gretzky
- 1984 XIV Winter Olympic Games open in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia
- 1984 A's take Yankees pitcher Tim Belcher as Type A free agent compensation
- 1985 1st-class cricket debut of Jimmy Adams (age 17), Jamaica v Barbados
- 1985 Bruce Morris, Marshall Univ, makes a 92' 5½" basketball shot
- 1985 Michael Gross swims world record 800m freestyle (7:38.75)
- 1986 5' 7" Spud Webb of Atlanta Hawks wins NBA Slam Dunk Competition
- 1987 37th NBA All-Star Game: West beats East 154-149 (OT) at Seattle
- 1989 American jockey Chris Antley begins record of 64 consecutive winning days
Contract of Interest
1991 Roger Clemens signs record $5,380,250 per year Red Sox contract
Roger Clemens
- 1992 XVI Winter Olympic Games opens in Albertville, France
Event of Interest
1994 Jack Nicholson uses a golf club to attack a car
Jack Nicholson
World Record
- 1996 NFL & Cleveland allows Art Modell to move his NFL franchise to Balt but he had to leave the Browns' name behind
- 1998 1st female ice hockey game in Olympic history Finland beats Sweden 6-0
- 1998 48th NBA All-Star Game: East beats West 135-114 at NYC
- 1998 NHL stops season until Feb 24th to accommodate the Olympics
- 2002 IXX Winter Olympic Games open in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
- 2004 NFL Pro Bowl, Aloha Stadium, Honolulu: NFC beats AFC, 55-52; MVP: Mark Bulger, St. Louis Rams, QB
- 2004 54th NHL All-Star Game, St. Paul, Minnesota: Eastern Conference beats Western Conference, 6-4; MVP: Joe Sakic, Colorado Avalanche, C
- 2009 NFL Pro Bowl: NFC beats AFC 30-21
- 2014 Ole Einar Bjørndalen equals the Winter Olympics medal record with 12
Birthdays in Sport
- 1884 Reginald "Snowy" Baker, Australian athlete and actor (The Sword of Valor), born in Surry Hills, New South Wales, Australia (d. 1953)
- 1901 Janina Spychajowa-Kurkowska, Polish women's world champion archer
- 1914 Bert Haas, baseball player
- 1920 Buddy Blattner, baseball player
- 1921 Hoot Evers, baseball player
- 1922 Joeri Averbach, Russian chess grandmaster
- 1924 Joe Black, baseball player
- 1925 Raimondo d'Inzeo, It, equestrian (Olympic gold/2 silver/3 bronze-1948-76)
- 1930 Catherine Hardy, Carollton Ga, 4x100m runner (Olympic gold 1952)
- 1936 Cletis Boyer, 3rd baseman (NY Yankees)
- 1936 Manohar Hardikar, cricketer (batted in 2 Tests India v WI 1958-59)
- 1937 Manfred Krug, Duisburg Germany, actor (Boxer)
- 1942 Fritz Peterson, baseball pitcher (NY Yankees)
- 1943 Bob Oliver, baseball player
- 1944 Bunky Henry, American PGA golfer, born in Valdosta, Georgia
- 1947 Sam Gannon, cricketer (Austr lefty quick, 3 Tests v India 1977-78)
- 1949 Scott Allen, USA, skater (Olympic bronze 1964)
- 1951 Camille LaPierre, NHLer
- 1959 Heinz Gunthardt, Swiss tennis star
- 1959 Irina Kalinina, USSR, springboard diver (Olympic gold 1980)
- 1960 Alex Scott, British horse trainer
Dino Ciccarelli
1960 Dino Ciccarelli, Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame right wing (most goals for NHL undrafted player, 608), born in Sarnia, Ontario
Dino Ciccarelli
- 1960 Linda Fratianne, figure skater (Olympic silver 1980), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1963 Mohammad Azharuddin, cricketer (elegant Indian batsman 1984-)
- 1963 Raleigh MCkenzie, NFL center/guard (Philadelphia Eagles, San Diego Chargers)
- 1964 Dennis Gibson, NFL inside linebacker (San Diego Chargers)
- 1965 Carmen Savy, Brisbane QLD, golfer (1990 Brisbane & District)
- 1965 Jim Thornton, NFL tight end (Houston Oilers)
- 1965 Lee Knight, CFL full back (Hamilton Tiger Cats)
- 1965 Rod Bernstine, NFL running back (Denver Broncos)
- 1965 Terry McDaniel, NFL cornerback (Oakland Raiders, LA Raiders)
- 1966 Kirk Muller, Kingston, NHL center (Toronto Maple Leafs)
- 1966 Hristo Stoichkov, Bulgarian footballer
- 1967 Yvon Corriveau, Ontario, NHL left wing (Wash Caps)
- 1968 Joy Fawcett, soccer defender (Olympics 1996), born in Inglewood, California
- 1968 Ron Goetz, CFL linebacker (Saskatchewan Roughriders)
- 1969 Herb Hohenberger, hockey defenseman (Team Austria 1998)
- 1970 Alonzo Mourning, NBA center (Miami Heat, Charlotte Hornets)
- 1970 Cameron Cuffy, cricketer (St Vincent & WI fast bowler 1994-)
- 1970 John Filan, Australian footballer
- 1972 Adrian Rollins, cricketer (Derbyshire batsman, bro of Robert of Essex)
- 1972 Marcus Pollard, NFL tight end (Indianapolis Colts)
- 1973 Andreas Gliatis, soccer player (NEC)
- 1973 Dave Dopek, Bolingbrook Illinois, 200m runner
- 1973 Eric Kresser, quarterback (Cincinnati Bengals)
- 1973 Michelle Brogan, Australian basketball forward (Olympic bronze 1996)
- 1973 Tom King, Australian 470 class sailor (Olympics 1996)
- 1974 Ulises de la Cruz, Ecuadorian footballer
- 1975 Damon Denson, guard (New England Patriots)
- 1976 Holly Manthei, Edina Minn, soccer midfielder/forward (Olympics 1996)
- 1976 Jim Parque, baseball pitcher (Olympic bronze 1996), born in Norwalk, California
- 1976 Khaled Mashud, Bangladeshi cricketer
- 1976 Adam Piatt, American baseball player
- 1978 Christa Williams, softball pitcher (Olympic gold 1996), born in Houston, Texas
- 1979 Aaron Cook, American baseball player
- 1980 Stephen Wright, English footballer
- 1982 Eric Alexander, American football player
- 1984 Panagiotis Vasilopoulos, Greek basketball player
- 1987 Carolina Kostner, Italian European champion figure skater
- 1988 Keegan Meth, Zimbabwean cricketer
Bethany Hamilton
1990 Bethany Hamilton, Pro-surfer (Soul Surfer), born in Lihue Hawaii
Bethany Hamilton
Weddings in Sport
Wedding of Interest
2001 MLB outfielder David Justice (34) weds model Rebecca Villalobos
David Justice
Deaths in Sport
- 1944 Clem Wilson, cricketer (bro of Rockley, 2 Tests for England 1896), dies
Connie Mack
1956 Connie Mack, baseball manager (Philadelphia A's, 1901-50), dies at 93
Connie Mack
- 1973 Herbie Taylor, cricketer (2936 runs in 42 Tests for South Africa), dies
- 1984 Karel Miljon, Dutch boxer (b. 1903)
- 1991 Miran Bakhsh, Pakistani cricketer (2 Tests for Pakistan 1954-55), dies at 47
- 2000 Sid Abel, Canadian ice hockey player (Detroit Red Wings), dies at 81
- 2000 Derrick Thomas, American football player (Kansas City Chiefs), dies of a blood clot at 33
- 2011 Tony Malinosky, American baseball player (b. 1909)
- 2016 John Disley, Welsh athlete (co-founded London Marathon), dies at 87
February in History
Soccer Star Dodges TV Trap
How did a 'This Is Your Life' surprise for footballer Danny Blanchflower backfire so badly and end with the Tottenham Hotspur star storming off the set?
February 6, 1961
2,000-year-old Glass Treasure Shattered by a Drunk
One of the British Museum's treasured pieces of Roman antiquity was shattered on this day by a drunken visitor.
February 7, 1845
Earthquakes and a Book Rock London
In the 18th Century, Englishmen went into a panic when London, of all places, was hit by earthquakes. But was there a stronger force than Mother Nature at work?
February 8, 1750
Why 'SuperMac' was Banished From Number 10
War hero, Edwardian gentleman, academic, friend of the Kennedys, former Prime Minister Harold Macmillan was born on this day.
February 10, 1894