TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY - FEBRUARY 25TH

1918 - Robert Lorimer "Bobby" Riggs, US tennis star

(US Open 1939, 41), born in Los Angeles, California is born.
1919 - Monty Irvin, baseball hall of famer (NY Giants) is born.
1921 - Andy Pafko, Boyceville, WI, MLB player (Chicago Cubs), (d. 2013) is born.

1933 - Major NFL rule changes (hash mark 10 yds in, posts on goal line).
1933 - Thomas Yawkey purchases Boston Red Sox.

1934 - John J McGraw, manager (NY Giants), dies at 60.

1940 - Ron Santo, shortstop (Cubs, 1st baseball player to veto his trade) is born.

1957 - Supreme Court decides 6-3, baseball is only antitrust exempt pro sport.
1961 - Niagara ends St Bonaventura's 99-game home basketball win streak.

1964 - Muhammad Ali (Cassius Clay) TKOs Sonny Liston in 7

for his first world Heavyweight championship title.

1969 - Pension plan for baseball is agreed to.
1972 - Lopsided trade, Cards trade Steve Carlton to Phillies for Rick Wise.
1974 - Veronica & Colin Scargill (England) begin tandem bicycle ride a record

18,020 miles around the world, completed on August 27, 1975.
1977 - New Orleans' Pete Maravich sets NBA record for a guard with 68 pts.

1981 - NHL most penalized game; Bruins vs Northstars, 84 penalties (392 mins).

1985 - Joakim Noah, Chicago Bulls basketball player is born.

1987 - LaMarr Hoyt is banned from baseball for 1987, due to drug abuse.
1989 - Mike Tyson TKOs Frank Bruno in 5 for Heavyweight boxing title.

1991 - Bruce McNall, Wayne Gretzky & John Candy buy CFL's Toronto Argonauts.
1993 - Florida Marlins introduce their mascot "Billy".

1994 - Jersey Joe Walcott, boxer, dies at 80.
1994 - Phil Rizzuto elected to Baseball Hall of Fame.