TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY - FEBRUARY 28TH

1903 - Barney Dreyfuss & James Potter buys Philadelphia Phillies for $170,000.

1929 - Chic Black Hawks lose record NHL 15th straight game at home.

1931 - Ban Johnson, created (baseball's AL), dies after a long illness.

1940 - 1st televised basketball game (U of Pitts beats Fordham U, 50-37).

1940 - Mario Andretti, Italian American race-car driver

(1969 Indianapolis 500, 1978 Formula One World Champion) is born.

1945 - Charles "Bubba" Smith, Tx, NFLer (Balt Colts)/actor (Police Academy) is born.

1957 - Jockey Johnny Longden's 5,000th career victory.

1959 - NFL trade, Chicago Cards trade Ollie Matson to LA Rams for 9 players.

1960 - US wins Olympic hockey gold medal by defeating Canada.
1966 - Sandy Koufax & Don Drysdale begin a joint holdout against Dodgers.
1967 - Wilt Chamberlain sinks NBA record 35th consecutive field goal.
1970 - Bicycles permitted to cross Golden Gate Bridge.

 1971 - 53rd PGA Championship: Jack Nicklaus shoots a 281 at PGA Natl FL

Jack Nicklaus wins his 2nd golf grand slam.

1973 - Eric Lindros, London Ontario, NHL center (Phila Flyers) is born.

1986 - Peter Uberroth suspended 7 Baseball Players for 1 year,

after they admitted in Curtis Strong's trial in September, they used drugs.

1988 - Pat Verbeek becomes 1st NJ Devil to score 4 goals in an NHL game.
1989 - Red Schoendienst & Al Barlick elected to baseball's Hall of Fame.
1991 - Don Mattingly named 10th NY Yankee Captain.

1998 - Vancouver Canucks Mark Messier is 4th NHLer to get 1,600 points.