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What happened in history on this day: February 23?
On February 23 in ...
- 1874 - Major Walter Winfield patents game called "sphairistike" (lawn tennis).
- 1894 - Stanley Cup: Montréal AAAs awarded cup by trustees as Ottawa refuses to travel to Toronto to play.
- 1895 - Jaap Eden skates world record 10km (17:56).
- 1906 - Tommy Burns beats Marvin Hart for heavyweight boxing championships in 20 rounds.
- 1934 - Casey Stengel becomes manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers.
- 1938 - Joe Louis knocks out Nathan Mann in three rounds for heavyweight boxing title.
- 1939 - Lou Thesz beats E Marshall in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA to become wrestling champion.
- 1958 - Five-time world driving champion Juan Fangio kidnapped by Cuban rebels.
- 1959 - Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Lake Worth Golf Open.
- 1960 - Demolition begins on Brooklyn, New York's Ebbets Field (opened in 1913).
- 1964 - Charlie Finley signs a four-year lease to keep Athletics team in Kansas City.
- 1967 - Ted Workman replaces Senator Keith Davey as Canadian Football League commissioner.
- 1968 - Wilt Chamberlain becomes first NBA player to score 25,000 points.
- 1975 - Amy Alcott wins LPGA Orange Blossom Golf Classic.
- 1976 - Major League Baseball owners announce spring training won't open without a labor contract.
- 1980 - Eric Heiden wins all five speed skating golds at Lake Placid Olympics.
- 1980 - XIII Olympic Winter Games close at Lake Placid, New York.
- 1983 - USFL New Jersey Generals sign Heisman winner Herschel Walker (3 years - US$5 million).
- 1985 - Indiana basketball coach Bobby Knight throws a chair during a game.
- 1986 - Despite losing his arbitration case, Boston Red Sox player Wade Boggs receives largest arbitration settlement (US$1.35 million).
- 1986 - Mary Beth Zimmerman wins LPGA Standard Register/Samaritan Golf Classic.
- 1986 - Nelli Fiere-Cooman runs world record 60 metre indoor (7.00 seconds).
- 1987 - Dick Howser retires from managing Kansas City Royals, due to brain tumor.
- 1988 - Chicago, Illinois gives Chicago Cubs the right to install lights and play up to 18 night games.
- 1988 - Yvonne van Gennip skates female record 3km (4:11.94).
- 1990 - Ian Smith 173 New Zealand versus India, 136 balls, world record for no 9 bat.
- 1991 - Greg Haugen scores a split decision over Hector "Macho" Camacho.
- 1991 - North Carolina is first NCAA basketball team to win 1,500 games.
- 1991 - Patty Sheehan wins LPGA Orix Hawaiian Ladies Golf Open.
- 1992 - XVI Olympic Winter Games close in Albertville, France.
- 1992 - Andy Flower scores 115 on ODI debut, Zimbabwe versus Sri Lanka.
- 1993 - India complete a 3-0 series drubbing of England.
- 1993 - Sacramento Gold Miners admitted as Canadian Football League's 9th franchise (first US team).
- 1994 - Cleveland Indians owner Richard Jacobs announces he will pay US$10 million to name baseball field (Jacobs Field) at Gateway (becomes official March 23).
- 1996 - Mark Waugh scores 130 in World Cup versus Kenya, 207 with brother Steve.
- 1996 - Rajindra Dhanraj takes 9-97 for Trinidad against Leeward Islands.
- 1997 - Jeff Sluman wins Tucson Golf Classic.
- 2022 - At Gila River Arena in Glendale, Arizona, USA, NHL regular season game: Los Angeles Kings beats Arizona Coyotes by score 3-2.
- 2022 - At Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, NHL regular season game: Montreal Canadiens beats Buffalo Sabres by score 4-0.
- 2022 - At Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Michigan, USA, NHL regular season game: Colorado Avalanche beats Detroit Red Wings by score 5-2.
- 2022 - At American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas, USA, NHL regular season game: Dallas Stars beats Winnipeg Jets by score 3-2.
- 2022 - At Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida, USA, NHL regular season game: Tampa Bay Lightning beats Edmonton Oilers by score 5-3.
Births of sports figures on February 23
- 1865 - Birth of Barney Dreyfuss; baseball owner (Pittsburgh Pirates).
- 1909 - Birth of Frank Ward; cricket player (Australian leggie late 30s).
- 1913 - Birth of Charles Leonard; US pentathlete (Olympics-1936).
- 1916 - Birth of George Abel in Canada; ice hockey player (Olympics-gold-1972).
- 1925 - Birth of Ian Smith; cricket leg-spinner (South Africa 1947-58 average 64.08).
- 1929 - Birth of Elston Howard; New York Yankees catcher (first black New York Yankees player/1963 American League Most Valuable Player).
- 1930 - Birth of Harry Boldt in Germany; equestrian dressage (Olympics-gold-1976).
- 1933 - Birth of Lee Quencey Calhoun in Laurel, Mississippi, USA; 110 metre hurdler (Olympics-gold-1956, 1960).
- 1939 - Birth of Josef Feistmantl in Austria; lugeist (Olympics-gold-1964).
- 1941 - Birth of Robin Bynoe; cricket player (West Indies opening batsman in four Tests 1959-67).
- 1943 - Birth of Bobby Wayne Mitchell in Chatham, Virginia, USA; PGA golfer (1971 Cleveland Open).
- 1943 - Birth of Fred Biletnikoff; NFL wide receiver (Oakland Raiders).
- 1947 - Birth of Geoff Cope; cricket player (England off-spinner 1977-78).
- 1949 - Birth of Anna-Maria Müller in the German Democratic Republic; luge (Olympics-gold-1972).
- 1951 - Birth of Ed "Too Tall" Jones; NFL linebacker (Dallas Cowboys).
- 1959 - Birth of John Arthur Wilson in Ceres, California, USA; PGA golfer (1994 Anheuser-Busch-4th).
- 1960 - Birth of Cindy Figg-Currier in Mount Pleasant, Michigan, USA; golfer (1994 British Open-6th).
- 1963 - Birth of Bobby Bonilla in New York City, New York, USA; outfielder (New York Mets, Baltimore Orioles, Florida Marlins).
- 1963 - Birth of Debbie Kruck in Danbury, Connecticut, USA; Ms Fitness USA (1994).
- 1964 - Birth of Byron Evans; NFL linebacker (Philadelphia Eagles).
- 1965 - Birth of Helena Sukova in Prague, Czechoslovakia; tennis star (1985 US Open Women's Doubles).
- 1966 - Birth of John Druce in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada; NHL right wing (Philadelphia Flyers, Los Angeles Kings).
- 1967 - Birth of Gord Murphy in Willowdale, Ontario, Canada; NHL defenseman (Florida Panthers).
- 1967 - Birth of Steven C Stricker in Edgerton, Wisconsin, USA; PGA golfer (1994 Northern Telecom-second).
- 1969 - Birth of Ed McDaniel; NFL linebacker (Minnesota Vikings).
- 1971 - Birth of Carin Hjalmarsson in Koch Kungalv, Sweden; golfer (1995 Pinewild-7th).
- 1971 - Birth of Torsten Kienass in Berlin, Germany; hockey defenseman (Team Germany).
- 1972 - Birth of Greg Hill; NFL running back (Kansas City Chiefs).
- 1972 - Birth of Jamie Watson; NBA forward (Utah Jazz).
- 1972 - Birth of Ryan Grigson; NFL guard/tackle (Detroit Lions).
- 1972 - Birth of Steve Papin; WLAF running back (Scotland Claymores).
- 1973 - Birth of Robert Pipkins in Staten Island, New York, USA; luger (Olympics-1994).
- 1974 - Birth of Herschelle Gibbs; cricket player (South African Test batsman 1996).
- 1974 - Birth of Kenyon Cotton; full back (Baltimore Ravens).
- 1975 - Birth of Chris Garner; NBA guard (Toronto Raptors).
- 1975 - Birth of Pat Barnes; quarterback (Kansas City Chiefs).
- 1976 - Birth of Dmitriy Dudarev; hockey forward (Team Kazakhstan Olympics-1998).
- 1976 - Birth of Jeff O'Neill in Richmond Hill; NHL center (Hartford Whalers).
- 1977 - Birth of Angie Trostel in Oxford, Ohio; diver (Olympics-1996).
- 1977 - Birth of Dally Randriantefy Antananarivo in Madagascar; tennis star (1993 Marseille).
- 1978 - Birth of Karolina Rantamaki; ice hockey left wing (Finland, Olympics-1998).
- 1980 - Birth of Yvonne Tousek in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada; gymnastic (Olympics-1996).
Deaths of sports figures on February 23
- 1913 - Jimmy Sinclair, cricket player (3 centuries in 25 Test South Africa career), dies.
- 1937 - Claude Buckenham, cricket player (21 wickets in four Tests for England 1909-10), dies.
- 1961 - Wilf Ferguson, cricket leg spinner (34 wickets for West Indies), dies.
- 1996 - Freddie Stocks, cricket center on debut and wicket on first ball, Notts, dies.
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