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What happened in history on this day: February 6?
On February 6 in ...
- 1926 - NFL rules college students ineligible until graduate college classes.
- 1932 - First Olympics dog sled race, in Lake Placid, New York (demonstration sport).
- 1934 - Cincinnati Reds purchases 43-year-old Dazzy Vance from the Saint Louis Cardinals for $7,500.
- 1936 - (to February 16) The IV Olympic Winter Games are held in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany.
- 1941 - Auke Adema win 6th official Dutch 11 Cities Skating Race (9:19).
- 1947 - Compton and Arthur Morris both complete dual tons in same Test Cricket.
- 1948 - Donald Bradman retires hurt, 57 in his last Test Cricket innings in Australia.
- 1953 - Ian Craig makes Test Cricket debut at age 17 years 239 days, youngest Aussie.
- 1958 - Seven soccer players of Manchester United die in an air crash at Munich, Germany.
- 1958 - Ted Williams signs with Boston Red Sox for US$135,000, making him highest paid.
- 1967 - Heavyweight Muhammad Ali (Cassius Clay) TKOs Ernie Terrell in 15 rounds in Houston, Texas, USA for heavyweight boxing title.
- 1968 - (to February 18) The X Olympic Winter Games are held in Grenoble, France.
- 1968 - Former US President Dwight Eisenhower shoots a hole-in-one in golf.
- 1970 - Graeme Pollock completes 274 versus Australia at Durban.
- 1970 - NBA expands to 18 teams with Buffalo, Cleveland, Houston and Portland.
- 1971 - First time a golf ball is hit on the Moon (by Alan Shepard).
- 1973 - 6th ABA All-Star Game: West 123 beats East 111 at Utah.
- 1973 - Bernice Fekete skips her curling rink to second straight 8-ender, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
- 1974 - Third time Texas Rangers shut-out New York Islanders 6-0.
- 1977 - 4th time New York Rangers shut-out New York Islanders 4-0.
- 1981 - Suleiman Nyambui runs world record 5k indoor (13:20.4).
- 1983 - 13th NFL Pro Bowl: NFC beats AFC 20-19.
- 1983 - Nancy Lopez wins LPGA Elizabeth Arden Golf Classic.
- 1986 - New Jersey Devils' Peter McNab becomes the 42nd NHL player to score 350 goals.
- 1987 - US female Figure Skating championship won by Jill Trenary.
- 1990 - Brett Hull becomes first son of NHL 50 goal scorer (Bobby) to score 50.
- 1990 - Ground breaking begins on Baltimore Orioles' new $102 million stadium.
- 1991 - Mousey Davis becomes the first coach of the New York-New Jersey Knights.
- 1993 - 44th NHL All-Star Game: Wales beat Campbell 16-6 at Montréal.
- 1993 - Riddick Bowe TKOs Michael Dokes in one round for heavyweight boxing title.
- 1994 - Dawn Coe-Jones win LPGA Healthsouth Palm Beach Golf Classic.
- 1994 - Leonid Voloshin triple jumps world record 17.77 metres.
- 1994 - NFL Pro Bowl: NFC beats AFC 17-3.
- 1995 - Darryl Strawberry suspended from baseball for 60 days.
- 1995 - Greg Blewett scores his second century in his second Test Cricket.
- 1998 - Minnesota Twins trade Chuck Knoblauch to New York Yankees for $3 million and four minor league players.
- 2005 - Super Bowl XXXIX: The New England Patriots win their second consecutive Super Bowl title, defeating the Philadelphia Eagles 24-21.
Births of sports figures on February 6
- 1895 - Birth of George Herman Ruth AKA Babe Ruth in Baltimore, Maryland, USA; baseball player (Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, record 714 home runs).
- 1903 - Birth of John Dunning; cricket player (New Zealand medium-fast bowler of 1930s).
- 1910 - Birth of George H Poyser; English soccer player/manager (Brentford).
- 1911 - Birth of A W "Dooley" Briscoe; cricket player (batted in two Tests for South Africa 1930s).
- 1919 - Birth of Lindsay Tuckett; cricket player (son of Len, 9 Tests for South Africa 1947-49).
- 1924 - Birth of Billy W William; Ambrose right soccer star.
- 1927 - Birth of Smokey Burgess; American baseball catcher (Pittsburgh Pirates).
- 1929 - Birth of Sixten Jernberg in Sweden; skier (Olympics-gold-1956, 1960, 1964).
- 1931 - Birth of Freddie Trueman; cricket player ("Fiery Fred", 307 wickets for England).
- 1940 - Birth of Jimmy Tarbuck; English comic/golfer.
- 1947 - Birth of Charles Hickcox; American 200-metre/400-metre medley swimmer (Olympics-3 gold-1968).
- 1949 - Birth of Manuel Orantes; tennis champion (US Open-1975).
- 1952 - Birth of Richard Charsworth; Australian women field hockey head coach (Olympics-1996).
- 1953 - Birth of Susie Hutchison in Flintridge, California, USA; equestrian show jumper (Olympics-1996).
- 1958 - Birth of Kelly Leadbetter in Phoenix, Arizona, USA; LPGA golfer (1986 Hennessy French Open).
- 1958 - Birth of Mark Hamilton in Louisville, Kentucky, USA; sprint kayak Olympics-1996).
- 1958 - Birth of Simon Baker; Australian speed walker, (Olympics-1984, 1988, 1996).
- 1963 - Birth of David Capel, cricket player (England all-rounder in 15 Tests 1987-90).
- 1963 - Birth of Mike Hough in Montréal, Quebec, Canada; NHL left wing (Florida Panthers).
- 1964 - Birth of Matt Hayes; Australian soling yachtsman (Olympics-1996).
- 1966 - Birth of Tom Tupa; NFL punter/quarterback (Cleveland Browns, New England Patriots).
- 1967 - Birth of Bennie Dekker; Dutch soccer player (NEC/AZ/De Graafschap).
- 1967 - Birth of Mike Evans; WLAF defensive tackle (Amsterdam Admirals).
- 1967 - Birth of Randy Hilliard; NFL defensive back (Denver Broncos-Superbowl 32).
- 1968 - Birth of Imtiaz Abbasi in United Arab Emirates; cricket wicket-keeper (World Cup 1996).
- 1968 - Birth of Malika Mahfoud in Copenhagen, Denmark; golfer (Gippsland Ladies Amateur).
- 1968 - Birth of Richard Newbill; WLAF linebacker (London Monarchs).
- 1969 - Birth of Anna Acker-Macosko in Marshfield, Wisconsin, USA; LPGA golfer (1995 Gold Coast Tour).
- 1969 - Birth of Bob Wickman in Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA; pitcher (Chicago White Sox, New York Yankees).
- 1969 - Birth of Greg Patrick; WLAF safety (Frankfurt Galaxy).
- 1969 - Birth of James Jones; NFL defensive tackle (Denver Broncos, Baltimore Ravens).
- 1969 - Birth of Kurt Abbott; US baseball player (Florida Marlins).
- 1969 - Birth of Rajindra Dhanraj in Trinidad; cricket leg-spinner (West Indies 1994-95).
- 1970 - Birth of Jeff Rouse; American 50 metre/100 metre backstroke swimmer (Olympics-gold/silver-1992, 1996).
- 1970 - Birth of Mark Hutton in Adelaide, Australia; pitcher (New York Yankees).
- 1971 - Birth of Brad Hogg; cricket player (Western Australia chinaman all-rounder, Australia versus India 1996).
- 1971 - Birth of Carlos Rogers; NBA forward/center (Toronto Raptors).
- 1971 - Birth of Lance Bade in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; US double trap (Olympics-bronze-1996).
- 1971 - Birth of Mana Endo in Hiroshima, Japan; tennis star (1996 third round Australian Open).
- 1971 - Birth of Peter Tchernyshev in Saint Petersburg, Russia; dance skater (and Naomi Lang).
- 1972 - Birth of David Binn; NFL safety (San Diego Chargers).
- 1972 - Birth of Mark Labbrook; Australian 200 metre/400 metre runner (Olympics-1996).
- 1972 - Birth of Shawn Respert; NBA guard (Milwaukee Bucks, Toronto Raptors).
- 1973 - Birth of Arie Obdam; Dutch soccer player (FC Volendam).
- 1973 - Birth of Fred Miller; tackle (Saint Louis Rams).
- 1973 - Birth of Lulama Masikazana; cricket wicket-keeper (Kwazulu for E Province).
- 1974 - Birth of Nathan Davis; defensive tackle (Atlanta Falcons).
- 1974 - Birth of Olaf Lindenbergh; soccer player (Ajax, De Graafschap).
- 1975 - Birth of Chad Allen in Dallas, Texas, USA; baseball outfielder (Olympics-bronze-1996).
- 1975 - Birth of Leo Insam; hockey defenseman (Team Italy 1998).
- 1976 - Birth of Kim Zmeskal in Houston, Texas; US gymnast (Olympics-1992).
- 1983 - Birth of Sreesanth; Indian cricket player.
Deaths of sports figures on February 6
- 1964 - W L Cornford, England cricket wicket-keeper (4 Tests versus New Zealand 1930), dies.
- 2000 - Death of Philip F. "Ted Tappet" Walters in Homosassa, Florida; race car driver in Briggs Cunningham team in the 1950s.
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