TODAY 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 - Edwin Charles "Preacher" Roe, baseball pitcher (Bkln Dodgers) is born.

1918 - Stands at Hong Kong Jockey Club collapse & burn, killing 604.

1935 - NY Yankees release Babe Ruth, he signs with Boston Braves.

1960 - USA's David Jenkins wins Olympic Gold for men's figure skating.
1962 - Wilt Chamberlain of NBA Phila Warriors scores 67 points vs NY.

1973 - Marshall Faulk, NFL running back (Indianapolis Colts) is born.

1981 - 84 penalties (406 mins) assessed for a brawl between NHL Minn & Bost.

1987 - NBA's Michael Jordan's 58 points in one game is a Chicago Bulls record.
1987 - Wash blocks 20 Indiana shots tying NBA regulation game record.
1989 - Dallas Cowboys fire coach Tom Landry after a 29-year career.

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 Baseball Hall of Fame.

1992 - Jean R Yawkey, owner (Boston Red Sox), dies of a stroke at 83.

2009 - Norm Van Lier, Basketball player and broadcaster (b. 1947) dies.
2009 - Johnny Kerr, Basketball player and Chicago Bulls broadcaster (b. 1932) dies.