TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY - FEBRUARY 5TH

1934 - Henry 'Hank' Aaron, Mobile Alabama, baseball player 

(record 755 HRs, 1957 NL MVP) is born.

1942 - Roger Staubach, NFL quarterback (Dallas Cowboys) is born.

1948 - Dick Button becomes 1st US Figure Skating Olympic champion.
1948 - Gretchen Fraser becomes 1st US woman Olympic slalom champion.

1956 - NY Mayor Robert Wagner & Brooklyn Boro Pres Frank Cashmore 

sponsor a bill to create a $30M Brooklyn Sports Center Authority to build.

1969 - Vince Lombardi, becomes part owner, vp, gm & head coach of Redskins.

1972 - Bob Douglas is 1st black elected to Basketball Hall of Fame.
1974 - Mats Wermelin, Sweden, scores all points in 272-0 basketball win.

1978 - Fred Newman makes 88 consecutive basketball free throws blindfolded.

1989 - Kareem Abdul-Jabar becomes 1st NBA player to score 38,000 points.
1991 - LA King Dave Taylor becomes 29th NHler to score 1000 points.

1991 - Howard Stern kisses NY Giant Leonard Marshall's ass over bet, 

Stern lost claiming the Giants would lose the Superbowl.

1998 - Author Tom Clancy confirms he signed agreement to purchase 

Minnesota Vikings for slightly more than $200 million, an NFL franchise record.
2006 - Super Bowl XL: Pittsburgh Steelers beat Seattle Seahawks, 

21-10 at the Ford Field MVP: Hines Ward, Pittsburgh, WR.
2012 - Super Bowl XLVI: New York Giants beat New England Patriots, 

21-17 at the Lucas Oil Stadium MVP: Eli Manning, New York, QB.