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What happened in history on this day: February 22?
On February 22 in ...
- 1882 - With 120 miles James Saunders wins New York City's 24-hour race and $100 prize.
- 1888 - John Reid of Scotland demonstrates golf to Americans (Yonkers, New York).
- 1920 - In Emeryville, New York, the first dog race track to employ an imitation rabbit opens.
- 1956 - First British soccer match at Kunstlicht: Portsmouth versus Newcastle United.
- 1957 - Jockey Ted Atkinson records his 3,500th win.
- 1958 - Australian swimmer Jon Konrads sets six world records in two days.
- 1959 - First Daytona 500 auto race; Lee Petty wins (135.521 MPH).
- 1962 - Wilt Chamberlain sets NBA record with 34 free throw attempts.
- 1967 - Sling-shot goal post and 6-feet wide border around field are standard in NFL.
- 1969 - First female US thoroughbred pari-mutuel jockey win (Barbara Jo Rubin).
- 1976 - Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Bent Tree Golf Classic.
- 1979 - Billy Martin named manager of Oakland Athletics.
- 1980 - The United States Olympic Hockey Team defeats the Soviet Union 4-3 in the semifinals of the XIII Olympic Winter Games. The Soviet team had been undefeated in Olympic hockey since 1968.
- 1981 - Amy Alcott wins LPGA Bent Tree Ladies Golf Classic.
- 1983 - Vladimir Salnikov (USSR) sets 1500 metre freestyle swimming record.
- 1984 - Brothers Anton and Peter Stastny score 8 points each for NHL Québec Nordiques.
- 1987 - Bruno Marie-Rose runs world record 200 metre indoor (20.36 seconds).
- 1988 - Bonnie Blair skates world record 500 metre (39.10 seconds).
- 1990 - First day India versus New Zealand cricket at Auckland New Zealand 5-78 at lunch, 9-387 stumps.
- 1991 - Test Cricket debut of Sanath Jayasuriya, versus New Zealand at Hamilton.
- 1992 - Lisa Walters wins LPGA Itoki Hawaiian Ladies Open Golf Tournament.
- 1993 - Vinod Kambli scores 224 versus England at Bombay, 411 balls, 23 fours.
- 1997 - Annika Sorenstam wins LPGA Cup Noodles Hawaiian Ladies Open.
- 1998 - XVIII Olympic Winter Games close at Nagano, Japan.
- 2003 - In his first fight after losing to Lennox Lewis, Mike Tyson beats Clifford Etienne by first round knock-out in a fight held at The Pyramid in Memphis, Tennessee, USA.
- 2022 - U.S. Soccer settles class-action lawsuit demanding equal pay by the country's women's national soccer team, for $24 million.
- 2022 - At Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, Washington, USA, NHL regular season game: New York Islanders beats Seattle Kraken by score 5-2.
- 2022 - At Honda Center in Anaheim, California, USA, NHL regular season game: Anaheim Ducks beats San Jose Sharks by score 4-3.
- 2022 - At Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, NHL regular season game: Saint Louis Blues beats Philadelphia Flyers by score 4-1.
- 2022 - At Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, NHL regular season game: Ottawa Senators beats Minnesota Wild by score 4-3.
- 2022 - At Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio, USA, NHL regular season game: Columbus Blue Jackets beats Toronto Maple Leafs by score 4-3.
- 2022 - At FLA Live Arena in Sunrise, Florida, USA, NHL regular season game: Nashville Predators beats Florida Panthers by score 6-4.
Births of sports figures on February 22
- 1884 - Birth of Abraham "Abe" Attell; boxing hall of famer.
- 1896 - Birth of Edvin Wide in Sweden; 10km runner (Olympics-silver-1924).
- 1915 - Birth of Gus Lesnevich; light heavyweight boxing champion (1947 fight of year).
- 1917 - Birth of Jack Robertson; cricket player (superb England batsman only played 11 Tests).
- 1918 - Birth of Charles O Finley; baseball team owner (Oakland Athletics).
- 1918 - Birth of Sid Abel; NHL player (1948-49 Hart Trophy).
- 1929 - Birth of Ryne Duren; New York Yankees' near-sighted pitcher.
- 1934 - Birth of George "Sparky" Anderson in South Dakota, USA; baseball manager (Cincinnati Reds, Detroit Tigers).
- 1937 - Birth of Tommy Aaron in Gainesville, Georgia, USA; PGA golfer (1973 Masters, 1969 Canadian Open).
- 1939 - Birth of Steve Barber; pitcher (Baltimore Orioles, New York Yankees).
- 1940 - Birth of Chet Walker; NBA all-star forward (Chicago Bulls).
- 1943 - Birth of Dick Van Arsdale; NBA all-star (New York Knicks, Phoenix Suns).
- 1943 - Birth of Tom Van Arsdale; NBA all-star (Detroit, Cincinnati, Kansas City-Omaha, Philadelphia).
- 1944 - Birth of Ranjit Fernando; Sri Lankan cricket wicketkeeper (1975 World Cup).
- 1948 - Birth of Dennis Awtrey; NBA center (Chicago Bulls, Phoenix Suns).
- 1949 - Birth of Nikki Lauda in Austria; Formula One auto racer (world champion 1975, 1977, 1984).
- 1950 - Birth of Julius Erving; ABA/NBA forward (Virginia Squirers, New York Nets, Philadelphia 76ers).
- 1952 - Birth of Wayne John Levi in Little Falls, New York, USA; PGA golfer (1983 Buick Open).
- 1956 - Birth of Amy Alcott in Kansas City, Missouri, USA; LPGA golfer (1983 Nabisco Dinah Shore, Vare Trophy 1980, 1983).
- 1961 - Birth of Marla O'Hara in Gardena, California, USA; WPVA volleyball player (Santa Cruz-third-1991).
- 1961 - Birth of Mike Morris; NFL center (Minnesota Vikings).
- 1962 - Birth of Lenda Murray in Detroit, Michigan, USA; body builder (four times Ms Olympia).
- 1962 - Birth of Lisa Jacquin; equestrian show jumper (Olympics-1996).
- 1963 - Birth of Dave Besteman in Madison, Wisconsin, USA; speed skater (Olympics-1994).
- 1963 - Birth of Devon Malcolm; cricket player (in Jamaica England fast bowler 1989-95).
- 1963 - Birth of Vijay Singh in Lautoka, Fiji; PGA golfer (1993 Buick Classic).
- 1964 - Birth of Gigi Fernandez [Beatriz] in San Juan, Puerto Rico; US tennis star (Olympics-gold-1996, 1988 US Open Doubles).
- 1965 - Birth of Chris Dudley; NBA center (New York Knicks, Portland Trail Blazers).
- 1965 - Birth of Joe Reekie in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada; NHL defenseman (Washington Capitals).
- 1965 - Birth of Pat LaFontaine in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA; NHL center (Olympics-1984, New York Islanders, New York Rangers).
- 1966 - Birth of Brent Severyn in Vegreville, Alberta, Canada; NHL defenseman (New York Islanders).
- 1967 - Birth of Marianne Ihalainen; ice hockey right wing (Finland, Olympics-1998).
- 1967 - Birth of Steve Broussard; NFL running back (Seattle Seahawks).
- 1968 - Birth of Jayson Williams; NBA center (New Jersey Nets).
- 1968 - Birth of Abeyratne Samarasekera in United Arab Emirates; cricket all-rounder (1996 World Cup).
- 1968 - Birth of Johanne Samarasekera in United Arab Emirates; cricket opening bowler (1996 World Cup).
- 1968 - Birth of Reggie Rivers; NFL running back (Denver Broncos).
- 1969 - Birth of Kahryn Tough in Calgary, Alberta, Canada; volleyball (Olympics-1996).
- 1969 - Birth of Leslie Spalding in Billings, Montana, USA; golfer (Montana Women's Amateur-1990, 1991).
- 1969 - Birth of Mark Chmura; NFL tight end (Green Bay Packers-Superbowl 31).
- 1969 - Birth of Shawn Jefferson; NFL wide receiver (San Diego Chargers, New England Patriots).
- 1970 - Birth of Adam Keefe; NBA forward (Utah Jazz).
- 1970 - Birth of Dominic Roussel in Hull, Quebec, Canada; NHL goalie (Winnipeg Jets).
- 1970 - Birth of Leo Stefan; hockey forward (Team Germany 1998).
- 1971 - Birth of Barry Smith; 100 metre/200 metre runner.
- 1971 - Birth of Gilbert Brown; NFL defensive tackle (Green Bay Packers-Superbowl 31).
- 1971 - Birth of Jason Marshall in Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada; NHL defenseman (Anaheim Mighty Ducks).
- 1971 - Birth of Lisa Fernandez in Lakewood, California, USA; softball pitcher (Olympics-gold-1996).
- 1971 - Birth of Max Lane; NFL tackle (New England Patriots).
- 1971 - Birth of Mohammed Sylla; soccer player (Willem II, FC Martigues).
- 1971 - Birth of Rico Mack; WLAF linebacker (Amsterdam Admirals).
- 1972 - Birth of Michael Chang in Hoboken, New Jersey, USA; tennis star (1989 French Open).
- 1973 - Birth of James Christensen; NFL guard (Atlanta Falcons).
- 1973 - Birth of Kate Sage; Australian field hockey forward (Olympics-1996).
- 1973 - Birth of Ntala Skinner in Sun Valley, Idaho, USA; biathlete (Olympics-1994).
- 1974 - Birth of Aaron Gavey in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada; NHL center (Tampa Bay Lightning).
- 1974 - Birth of Kyoko Nagatsuka in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan; tennis star (1996 Hobart).
- 1975 - Birth of Charles O'Bannon; NBA guard (Detroit Pistons).
- 1975 - Birth of Gregory Maddalone in Schenectady, New York, USA; dance skater (and Demkowski).
- 1977 - Birth of Melanie Schnell in Radstadt, Austria; tennis star (1994 semi Surabaya).
- 1985 - Birth of Hameur Bouazza; Fulham F.C. football player.
Deaths of sports figures on February 22
- 1977 - Jack O'Connor, cricket player (batted in four Tests for England 1929-30), dies.
- 1983 - Romain Maes, Belgian bicyclist (Tour de France 1935), dies at age 70.
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