Tuesday, February 26, 2013

THIS DAY IN SPORTS HISTORY - FEBRUARY 26TH

1839 - Jem Mason on Lottery wins 1st Grand National Steeplechase (Britain).
1887 - Grover Cleveland Alexander, HOF baseball pitcher (Phillies, Cubs) is born.
1918 - Stands at Hong Kong Jockey Club collapse & burn, killing 604.
1935 - NY Yankees release Babe Ruth, he signs with the Boston Braves.
1962 - Wilt Chamberlain of the NBA Philadelphia Warriors scores 67 points vs NY.
1981 - 84 penalties (406 mins) assessed for a brawl between NHL Minnesota & Boston.
1987 - NBA's Michael Jordan's 58 points is a Chicago Bull record.
1987 - Washington blocks 20 Indiana shots tying NBA regulation game record.
1989 - NY Yankees announce that Tom Seaver is their new TV sportscaster.
1989 - California court throws out most of Margo Adams's $12 million 
breach-of- contract suit against Red Sox third baseman Wade Boggs.
1991 - Bill Veeck & Tony Lazzeri elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.
2009 - Norm Van Lier, Basketball player and broadcaster (b. 1947) dies.
2009 - Johnny Kerr, Basketball player and Chicago Bulls broadcaster (b. 1932) dies.

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