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What happened in history on this day: February 24?
On February 24 in ...
- 1896 - Victoria all out for 43 versus South Australia, Jones 6-15 Jarvis 4-27.
- 1917 - Boston Red Sox sell Smokey Joe Wood, his pitching arm dead at age 26, to Cleveland Indians for $15,000.
- 1924 - Johnny Weissmuller swims 100-metre record (57.4 seconds).
- 1932 - Malcolm Campbell drives record speed (253.96 mph) at Daytona.
- 1943 - Texas League announces it will quit for the duration of WWII.
- 1951 - Ice Pairs Championship at Milan won by Ria Baran and Paul Falk of Germany.
- 1951 - Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Milan won by Jeanette Altwegg of Great Britain.
- 1951 - Men's Figure Skating Championship in Milan won by Richard Button (USA).
- 1952 - Betty MacKinnon and Sam Snead win LPGA Orlando Mixed Golf Tournament.
- 1960 - US beats Germany in Olympics hockey finals round, 9-1.
- 1970 - Heintje Simons (14) wins 7 gold records.
- 1974 - Atje Keulen-Deelstra becomes world champion all-round skater.
- 1978 - Kevin Porter, New Jersey Nets, sets NBA record with 29 assists in a game.
- 1980 - Joanne Carner wins LPGA Bent Tree Golf Classic.
- 1980 - New York Rangers score five power-play goals against New York Islanders.
- 1980 - USA Olympic hockey team beats Finland (4-2) and wins gold medal.
- 1982 - Wayne Gretzky of the Edmonton Oilers scores his 77th goal of the National Hockey League season, breaking the previous record of 76.
- 1985 - Amy Alcott wins LPGA Circle K Golf Open Tucson.
- 1985 - Jim Kelly (Houston USFL) passes for pro football record 574 yards.
- 1987 - Los Angeles Lakers' Kareem Abdul-Jabbar scores his 36,000th NBA point.
- 1988 - Matti Nykanen becomes winter Olympics first triple gold medalist.
- 1989 - Harold E Ballard sells Canadian Football League team Hamilton Tiger-Cats to David Braley.
- 1990 - Beth Daniel wins LPGA Orix Hawaiian Ladies Golf Open.
- 1991 - End of World League of American Football's (WLAF) first draft.
- 1994 - Scoreboard is unveiled at new Cleveland Indians' park (Jacobs Field).
- 1996 - Meg Mallon wins LPGA Cup o' Noodles Hawaiian Ladies Golf Open.
- 1998 - NHL resumes season since February 8th to accommodate the Olympics.
Births of sports figures on February 24
- 1872 - Birth of John Jarvis England, swimmer (won 108 titles).
- 1874 - Birth of Honus Wagner Hall Of Fame shortstop (Pittsburgh Pirates, 1900-17).
- 1922 - Birth of Kanwar Rai Singh; cricket player (batted at Melbourne Cricket Ground in Test for India 1948).
- 1928 - Birth of Paul B Elvström in Denmark; yachtsman (Olympics-gold-1948, 1952, 1956, 1960).
- 1931 - Birth of Brian Close; British cricket player (played for England between 1949 and 1976).
- 1934 - Birth of Flemming Nielsen in Denmark; soccer player (Olympics-silver-1960).
- 1934 - Birth of Frank Chapot; American equestrian (Olympics-silver-1960, 1972).
- 1940 - Birth of Jimmy Ellis; WBA heavyweight boxing champion (1968-70).
- 1945 - Birth of Alain Prost in France; Formula One race driver (1985, 1986, 1989, 1993) and team owner.
- 1949 - Birth of John Lever; cricket player (England lefty quick in 21 Tests 1976-81).
- 1951 - Birth of Derek Randall; cricket player (England batsman and animated cover fieldsman).
- 1952 - Birth of Tom Burleson in USA; basketball (Olympics-silver-1972) tallest Olympian - 7 feet 4 inches.
- 1956 - Birth of Eddie Murray in Los Angeles, California, USA; first baseman (Baltimore Orioles, Los Angeles Dodgers, Cleveland Indians).
- 1957 - Birth of Phil McConkey; NFL wide receiver (New York Giants).
- 1959 - Birth of Michael Roy Whitney; cricket player (great New South Wales and Aussie lefty quick 1981-92).
- 1961 - Birth of Janice Gibson in Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA; LPGA golfer (1994 Youngstown-Warren-15th).
- 1961 - Birth of Ruud Really; soccer player (Feyenoord).
- 1963 - Birth of Fuad Reveiz; NFL kicker (Minnesota Vikings).
- 1963 - Birth of Matias Carrillo; Mexican/US baseball outfielder (Florida Marlins).
- 1965 - Birth of Paul Gruber; NFL tackle (Tampa Bay Buccaneers).
- 1966 - Birth of Rene Arocha; Cuban/American baseball pitcher (Saint Louis Cardinals).
- 1968 - Birth of John Velddman; soccer player (Sparta).
- 1968 - Birth of Kendall Cross in Hardin, Montana, USA; 125.5 pounds freestyle wrestler (Olympics-gold-1992, 1996).
- 1968 - Birth of Vaughn Booker; NFL defensive end (Kansas City Chiefs).
- 1970 - Birth of Jeff Garcia; Canadian Football League quarterback (Calgary Stampeders).
- 1970 - Birth of Wilson Alvarez in Maracaibo, Venezuela; pitcher (Chicago White Sox).
- 1971 - Birth of Aki Rahunen in Finland; tennis star.
- 1971 - Birth of Brian Savage in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada; NHL left wing (Montreal Canadiens).
- 1972 - Birth of Larry Amar in Camarillo, California, USA; field hockey midfielder/captain (Olympics-1996).
- 1972 - Birth of Manon Rheaume in Lac Beauport, Québec, Canada; first female NHL player (Tampa Bay Lightning).
- 1972 - Birth of Ron Davis NFL; cornerback (Atlanta Falcons, Green Bay Packers-Superbowl 31).
- 1973 - Birth of Alexei Kovalev in Moscow, Russia; NHL right wing (New York Rangers).
- 1973 - Birth of Harold Morrow; full back (Minnesota Vikings).
- 1973 - Birth of Kavis Reed; Canadian Football League defensive back (Edmonton Eskimos).
- 1973 - Birth of Oscar de la Hoya; boxer.
- 1974 - Birth of Jeremy Laster in Fullerton, California, USA; water polo driver (Olympics-1996).
- 1974 - Birth of Simeon Rice; defensive end (Arizona Cardinals).
- 1977 - Birth of Floyd Mayweather in Grand Rapids, Michigan; featherweight boxer (Olympics-bronze-1996).
- 1980 - Birth of Emma Johnson; Australian swimmer.
- 1981 - Birth of Lleyton Hewitt; Australian tennis player.
- 1989 - Birth of Kosta Koufos, American-Greek basketball player.
Deaths of sports figures on February 24
- 1926 - Eddie Plank, pitcher (won 327 games in 17 years), dies at age 51.
- 1989 - Death of Sparky Adams, American baseball player (born 1894).
- 1990 - Tony Conigliaro, American baseball player (Boston Red Sox), dies in Salem, Massachusetts at age 45 of pneumonia and kidney failure.
- 1993 - Bobby Moore, English soccer team captain (World champions 1966), dies (born 1941).
- 2007 - Death of Damien Nash, American football player (born 1982).
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