Saturday, February 22, 2014

TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY - FEBRUARY 22ND

1860 - Organized baseball played in SF for first time.
1888 - John Reid of Scotland demonstrates golf to Americans (Yonkers NY).
1892 - Manitoba Rugby Football Union forms.
1918 - Charles O Finley, baseball team owner (Oakland A's) is born.
1943 - Dick Van Arsdale, NBA all-star (NY Knicks, Phoenix Suns) is born.
1943 - Tom Van Arsdale, NBA all-star (Detroit, Cincinnati, KC-Omaha, Phil) is born.
1950 - Julius Erving, ABA/NBA forward (Virg Squirers, NY Nets, Phila 76ers) is born.
1956 - First British soccer match at Kunstlicht: Portsmouth vs Newcastle United.
1957 - Jockey Ted Atkinson, 3,500th win.
1957 - Walter O'Malley says Dodgers may play 10 exhibitions in California in 1958.
1959 - First Daytona 500 auto race-Lee Petty wins (135.521 MPH).
1963 - Vijay Singh, Lautoka Fiji, PGA golfer (1993 Buick Classic) is born.
1969 - Barbara Jo Rubin becomes first female jockey to win at a major US track.
1980 - USA beats USSR in Olympic hockey 4-3 en route to a gold medal.
1986 - Rajon Rondo, American basketball player is born.

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