Monday, February 23, 2015

TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY - FEBRUARY 23RD

1874 - Major Walter Winfield patents game called "sphairistike" (lawn tennis).
1906 - Tommy Burns beats Marvin Hart in 20 for Heavyweight boxing title.
1929 - Elston Howard, Yankee catcher (1st African
American NY Yankee/1963 AL MVP) is born.
1934 - Casey Stengel becomes manager of Brooklyn Dodgers.
1938 - Joe Louis KOs Nathan Mann in 3 for Heavyweight boxing title.
1951 - Ed "Too Tall" Jones, NFL linebacker (Dallas Cowboys) is born.
1967 - Ted Workman replaces Senator Keith Davey as CFL commissioner.
1968 - Wilt Chamberlain becomes 1st NBAer to score 25,000 points.
1980 - Eric Heiden wins all 5 speed skating golds at Lake Placid Olympics.
1985 - Indiana basketball coach Bobby Knight throws a chair during a game.
1986 - Despite losing, Red Sox Wade Boggs gets largest arbitration ($1.35M).
1987 - Dick Howser retires from managing KC Royals, due to brain tumor.
1988 - Chicago gives Cubs right to install lights & play up to 18 night games.
1991 - NC is 1st NCAA basketball team to win 1,500 games.
1994 - Indians owner Richard Jacobs announces he will pay $10 million
to name baseball field (Jacobs Field) at Gateway (becomes official 3/23).

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