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What happened in history on this day: February 3?
On February 3 in ...
- 1876 - Albert Spalding with US$800 starts sporting goods company in the USA, manufacturing first official baseball, tennis ball, basketball, golf ball, and football.
- 1895 - Wilhelm Mauseth skates world record 500 metre (46.8 seconds).
- 1900 - Rival forces fight for control of the Union Park ball grounds in Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
- 1937 - Donald Bradman scores 212 (in 441 minutes!) in 5th Test Cricket versus England.
- 1942 - Baseball owners agree to permit each club up to 14 night games in 1942.
- 1947 - Donald Bradman bowled by Alec Bedser for a duck in fourth Test Cricket.
- 1948 - Dick Button becomes first world figure skating champion from US.
- 1951 - Largest purse to date in horse racing, US$144,323, won by Great Circle.
- 1954 - Jeen van den Berg win Dutch Eleven Cities Skating race (7:32).
- 1956 - Toni Sailor becomes first Olympics skier to sweep the three alpine events.
- 1957 - Patty Berg wins LPGA Havana Golf Open.
- 1962 - John Uelses pole vaults record 489cm.
- 1963 - Mickey Wright win LPGA Sea Island Women's Golf Invitational.
- 1965 - Milwaukee Braves offer Milwaukee US$500,000 to terminate their lease a year earlier; the proposal is turned down.
- 1972 - (to February 13) The XI Olympic Winter Games are held in Sapporo, Japan.
- 1974 - Sandra Palmer win LPGA Burdine's Golf Invitational.
- 1975 - Billy Herman, Earl Averill, and Bucky Harris elected to Baseball Hall of Fame.
- 1976 - 26th NBA All-Star Game: East beats West 123-109 at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
- 1977 - Martin Dihigo John Lloyd elected to Baseball Hall of Fame.
- 1978 - Australia beats India 3-2 on 6th day of final test.
- 1979 - Minnesota Twins trade Rod Carew to California Angels for four players.
- 1979 - US female Figure Skating championship won by Linda Fratianne.
- 1979 - US male Figure Skating championship won by Charles Tickner.
- 1980 - 30th NBA All-Star Game: East beats West 144-136 (overtime) at Washington.
- 1980 - Larry Holmes TKOs Lorenzo Holmes in six rounds for heavyweight boxing title.
- 1981 - Australia beats New Zealand 3-1 to win World Series Cup.
- 1983 - US female Figure Skating championship won by Rosalynn Sumners.
- 1985 - Joanne Carner win LPGA Elizabeth Arden Golf Classic.
- 1987 - Montreal Expos trade Jeff Reardon to Minnesota Twins for Neal Heaton.
- 1989 - Start first Test Cricket, New Zealand versus Pakistan, washed out.
- 1990 - Jockey Billy Shoemaker (58) retires after 40,350 horse races.
- 1990 - New York Mets' Darryl Strawberry voluntarily enters Smither Center for alcohol rehabilitation.
- 1991 - Meg Mallon wins Oldsmobile LPGA Golf Classic.
- 1991 - NFL Pro Bowl: AFC beats NFC 23-21.
- 1993 - Cincinnati Reds' owner Marge Schott suspended for one year due to racist comments.
- 1998 - Florida Panthers' player Dino Ciccarelli is 9th NHL player to score 600 career goals.
- 1998 - New York Yankees replace general manager Bob Watson with Brian Cashman.
- 2002 - The New England Patriots beat the Saint Louis Rams 20-17, in NFL Super Bowl XXXVI in New Orleans.
- 2008 - In Glendale, Arizona, the NFL's Super Bowl XLII is played. The New York Giants beat the previously undefeated New England Patriots with a 17-14 victory. Most Valuable Player is Giants' Quarterback Eli Manning. The telecast is viewed by 97.4 million Americans, a record for the Super Bowl and making it the second-largest TV audience, behind the MASH finale in 1983.
Births of sports figures on February 3
- 1851 - Birth of Lord Harris; cricket player (four Tests for England MCC big-wig).
- 1895 - Birth of Izak Buys; cricket player (one Test for South Africa 1922, 0 and 4, 0-52).
- 1899 - Birth of Forrest "Red" DeBernardi; basketball hall of famer (elected 1961).
- 1908 - Birth of Oddbjörn Hagen in Norway; cross country jumper (Olympics-gold-1936).
- 1918 - Birth of Helen Stephens; US 100 metre dash (Olympics-gold-1936).
- 1920 - Birth of Stan Ockers; Belgian bicyclist (Tour de France 1955, 1956).
- 1926 - Birth of Arthur Arfons; auto racer/designer (Green Monster 1964-536.71 MPH).
- 1928 - Birth of C V Gadkari; cricket player (Indian batsman in six Tests 1953-55).
- 1932 - Birth of J P "Pom-Pom" Felloes-Smith; cricket player (South Africa batsman versus England 1960).
- 1932 - Birth of Maria Itkina in USSR; sprinter (nine world records).
- 1936 - Birth of Robert Simpson; Australian cricket player/manager (great Australian batsman/captain/coach/slip).
- 1939 - Birth of Deszö Nowak in Hungary; soccer player (Olympics-gold-1964, 1968).
- 1940 - Birth of Fran Tarkenton in Richmond, Virginia, USA; NFL quarterback (New York Giants, Minnesota Vikings).
- 1941 - Birth of Carol Mann in Buffalo, New York, USA; golfer (LPGA Hall of Fame 1977, 1965 US Open).
- 1941 - Birth of Gary Bartlett; cricket pace bowler (New Zealand in ten Tests in the 1960s).
- 1945 - Birth of Bob Griese; NFL quarterback (Miami Dolphins, 1971 Player of Year).
- 1947 - Birth of Joe Coleman; baseball pitcher (Washington Nationals, Detroit Tigers).
- 1951 - Birth of Felipe Munoz in México; 200 metre backstroke swimmer (Olympics-gold-1968).
- 1952 - Birth of Fred Lynn in Chicago, Illinois, USA; baseball outfielder (Boston Red Sox, California Angels, Baltimore Orioles).
- 1959 - Birth of Molly Killingbeck in Jamaica; 4X400 metre relayer (Olympics-silver-1984).
- 1962 - Birth of Joe Handle; US baseball pitcher (Florida Marlins).
- 1965 - Birth of Dorcas Wonsavage in Madison, Wisconsin, USA; cross country skier (Olympics-1994).
- 1966 - Birth of Danny Morrison; cricket pace bowler (New Zealand since 1987).
- 1966 - Birth of Sean Patrick Wade in Houston, Texas, USA; New Zealand marathon runner (Olympics-1996).
- 1967 - Birth of Aurelio Vidmar; soccer player (Standard Luik, Feyenoord).
- 1967 - Birth of Jason Morris in Scotia, New York, USA; half-middleweight judoka (Olympics-silver-1992, 1996).
- 1967 - Birth of Natalie Hunter; Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; canoeist (Olympics-1996).
- 1968 - Birth of Frantisek Kucera in Prague, Czechoslovakia; NHL defenseman (Vancouver Canucks, Olympics-gold-1998).
- 1968 - Birth of Leroy Thompson; NFL running back (Kansas City Chiefs).
- 1968 - Birth of Vlade Divac in Yugoslavia; NBA center (Charlotte Hornets, Los Angeles Lakers).
- 1969 - Birth of Casey Weldon; NFL quarterback (Tampa Bay Buccaneers).
- 1969 - Birth of Jeff Christy; NFL center (Minnesota Vikings).
- 1969 - Birth of Robert Pack; NBA guard (Washington Bullets, Dallas Mavericks).
- 1969 - Birth of Terry Bradshaw; US baseball outfielder (Saint Louis Cardinals).
- 1970 - Birth of Alonza Barnett; WLAF safety (Amsterdam Admirals).
- 1970 - Birth of Eric Curry; NFL defensive end (Tampa Bay Buccaneers).
- 1970 - Birth of Jason Muzzatti in Toronto, Ontario, Canada; NHL goalie (Hartford Whalers).
- 1970 - Birth of Keith Carney in Providence, Rhode Island, USA; NHL defenseman (Chicago Blackhawks, Team US).
- 1971 - Birth of Eric Owens in Danville, Virginia, USA; outfielder (Cincinnati Reds).
- 1971 - Birth of Marcus Buckley; NFL linebacker (New York Giants).
- 1971 - Birth of Roman Cechmanek; NHL goaltender (Team Czechoslovakia Olympics-gold-1998).
- 1971 - Birth of Sean Dawkins; NFL wide receiver (Indianapolis Colts).
- 1972 - Birth of Jermaine Smith; NFL defensive tackle (Green Bay Packers-Superbowl 31).
- 1972 - Birth of Keith Elias; NFL running back (New York Giants).
- 1972 - Birth of Tyrone Poole; NFL cornerback (Carolina Panthers).
- 1973 - Birth of Jim Campbell in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA; NHL center (Anaheim Mighty Ducks).
- 1973 - Birth of Kyle Richardson; WLAF punter (Rhein Fire).
- 1976 - Birth of Dwayne Rudd; linebacker (Minnesota Vikings).
Deaths of sports figures on February 3
- 1925 - Jaap Eden, Dutch world champion bicyclist/speed skating, dies at age 51.
- 1976 - Neville Lindsay, cricket player (South Africa batsman in Test versus Australia 1921), dies.
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