5′ 7″ Spud Webb Wins NBA Slam Dunk – February 8, 1986
Spud Webb played 12 seasons in the NBA. He averaged almost 10 points a game, but the fete that he is best known for was when showed off his 42″ vertical leap and lifted his 67″ frame above the rim,...
View ArticleJean Claude Killy Wins First Gold – February 9, 1968
France’s Jean Claude Killy won three gold medals at the Winter Olympics in Grenoble, France. His first win, in the downhill, came on February 9, 1968. Killy followed up his Downhill win, taking the...
View ArticlePeggy Fleming Skates to Gold – February 10, 1968
Peggy Fleming won the gold medal in Women’s Figure Skating on February 10, 1968. She was the only American to win a gold medal at the Winter Olympics in Grenoble, France. The New York Times described...
View ArticleMike Tyson Knocked Out by Buster Douglas – February 11, 1990
This one didn’t end the way it was supposed to, although for at least 10 seconds, most of the fans at ringside in Tokyo, Japan thought it was going to. That’s when undefeated heavyweight champ Mike...
View ArticleShaun White Wins Gold – February 12, 2006
Shaun White lived up to the hype and won the gold medal in The Half Pipe at the Winter Olympics in Turin, on February 12, 2006. Less than two weeks before the Turin games, White had won gold medals in...
View ArticleJake LaMotta vs Sugar Ray VI “You Never Got me Down, Ray”- February 14, 1951
Jake LaMotta and Sugar Ray Robinson fought for the sixth and last time at Chicago Stadium on February 14, 1951. Robinson took the middle weight title from LaMotta, stopping him by TKO in the 13th...
View ArticleSonja Henie Wins 3rd Consecutive Gold Medal – February 15, 1936
Sonja Henie won the gold medal in Women’s Figure Skating on February 15, 1936, in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. She is the only woman to ever win three consecutive Olympic skating titles. At the...
View ArticleFrazier KO’s Jimmy Ellis to Win WBA Title – February 16, 1970
Joe Frazier knocked out Jimmy Ellis in the fifth round of their re-unification title bout, on February 16, 1970, at Madison Square Garden in New York. By winning the fight, the undefeated Frazier...
View ArticleLindsey Vonn Wins Downhill Gold – February 17, 2010
A week before her historic win, she told Matt Lauer on the Today show that she couldn’t even get her injured foot into a ski boot, but with the help of a prescription pain killer to quiet her...
View ArticleKatarina Witt Wins First Gold Medal – February 18, 1984
Katarina Witt won the first of her two Olympic gold medals at the Winter games in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina (formerly Yugoslavia) on February 18, 1984. Skating for East Germany, Witt was 18...
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OJ Rushes NFL Record 250 Yards – September 16, 1973
OJ Simpson Rushes 2,000 yards, 1973Click to see this and more OJ collectibles Before OJ Simpson became a household name because of that other thing that happened in 1994; he was a Heisman Trophy winner...
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Bobby Cox Ejected MLB Record 158th time – September 17, 2010
Bobby Cox was ejected for the 158th and last time on September 17, 2010. It was the 152nd game of the season for the longtime Atlanta Braves skipper, who was able to manage his way through remaining...
View ArticleMariano Rivera All-Time Saves Leader – September 19, 2011
Having already established himself as the greatest reliever in Major League history, Mariano Rivera made it “statistically” official when he recorded his record breaking 602nd save on September 19,...
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Walter Payton Record 107 Rushing TDs – September 20, 1987
Walter Payton 107 Touchdowns RushingClick here Walter Payton scored his 107th rushing touchdown to break Jim Browns record. Payton reached the milestone in Chicago on September 20, 1987. Against a weak...
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Chico Ruiz Steals Home to Start Phillies Skid – September 21, 1964
Chico Ruiz steals home. Starts Phillies 1964 losing streak.Click here If you’re from Philly and you’re over 60, then you probably know that Chico Ruiz stole home and started the Phillies epic 10-game...
View ArticleSophomore Tebow Runs 166 Yds – September 22, 2007
Sophomore Tim Tebow put on a one man show against the University of Mississippi. He ran the football 27 times for a University of Florida record 166 yards. He also threw 34 passes and completed 20,...
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Jose Canseco First in 40/40 Club -September 23, 1988
Jose Canseco becomes first member of the 40/40 club.Click here Jose Canseco was the first Major League player to hit 40 home runs and steal 40 bases in one season. He reached the milestone on Septeber...
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Brooklyn Dodgers Last Game at Ebbets Field September 24, 1957
The Brooklyn Dodgers had not yet officially announced that they were moving to Los Angeles when they played their last game at Ebbets Field on September 24, 1957, but the fact that the Dodgers were...
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Saints Return to the Dome September 25, 2006
Saints Return to Dome after Katrina leaves them homeless for a yearClick here The New Orleans Saints won the Super Bowl on February 7, 2010, and you might think that would have been the happiest day in...
View ArticleMickey Mantle Plays Shortstop, Yogi Berra at 3B – September 26, 1954
Last game of the 1954 season, Yankees vs. A’s. Casey Stengel “experiments.” Plays Mickey Mantle at Third Base, Yogi Berra at Shortstop, Moose Skowron at Second. For the Philadelphia Athletics it’s the...
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