TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY - FEBRUARY 24TH

1874 - Honus Wagner, Chartiers Pennsylvana,

HOF shortstop (Pittsburgh Pirates, 1900-17) is born.

1917 - Red Sox sell Smokey Joe Wood, his arm dead at 26, to Cleve for $15,000.

1956 - Eddie Murray, 1st baseman (Orioles, Dodgers, Cleveland Indians),

born in Los Angeles, California is born.

1960 - US beats Germany in Olympic hockey finals round, 9-1.
1968 - Gary Unger begins NHL consecutive game record of 914 games.

1972 - Manon Rheaume, Lac Beauport Quebec,

1st female NHLer (Tampa Bay) is born.

1977 - Floyd Mayweather, Grand Rapids Mich,

featherweight boxer (Oly-br-96) is born.
1978 - Kevin Porter, NJ, sets NBA record with 29 assists in a game.

1980 - USA Olympic hockey team defeated Finland, 4-2, to win the gold medal.
1982 - Basketball team Boston Celtics begin 18 NBA game win streak.
1982 - Wayne Gretzky scores NHL-record 78th goal of season en route to 92.

1987 - LA Laker Kareem Abdul-Jabbar scores his 36,000th NBA point.

1988 - Matti Nykanen becomes Winter Olympics 1st triple gold medalist.

1990 - Tony Conigliaro, baseball player (Red Sox), dies of pneumonia at 45.

1994 - Scoreboard is unveiled at new Cleve Indians' park (Jacobs Field).

2002 - Canada defeats the United States 5-2 to win

the men's ice hockey Olympic Gold Medal.