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What happened in history on this day: February 25?
On February 25 in ...
- 1904 - Stanley Cup: Ottawa Silver Seven sweep Toronto Marlboroughs in two games.
- 1924 - Marie Boyd scores 156 points in Maryland High School basketball game (163-3).
- 1925 - US female Figure Skating championship won by Beatrix Loughran.
- 1925 - US male Figure Skating championship won by Nathaniel Niles.
- 1930 - George Headley completes twin tons in Test Cricket versus England (114 and 112).
- 1933 - Major NFL rule changes: hash mark 10 yards in, posts on goal line.
- 1933 - Thomas Yawkey purchases the Boston Red Sox.
- 1940 - First televised (W2XBS, New York City) hockey game (New York Rangers versus Montreal Canadiens).
- 1941 - Boston Bruins set NHL record of 23-game unbeaten streak (15-0-8).
- 1951 - First Pan American Games open (Buenos Aires, Argentina).
- 1951 - Babe Didrikson-Zaharias wins Orlando Florida 2 Ball Golf Tournament.
- 1952 - VI Olympic Winter Games close at Oslo, Norway.
- 1957 - US Supreme Court decides 6-3, baseball is only antitrust-exempt professional sport.
- 1961 - Niagara ends Saint Bonaventura's 99-game home basketball win streak.
- 1962 - Mike O'Hara completes a record 97th marathon.
- 1964 - Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr. (later Muhammad Ali) defeats world heavyweight boxing champ Sonny Liston in a seventh-round technical knockout before a crowd of 8,300 at the Convention Hall arena in Miami Beach, Florida.
- 1969 - Pension plan for baseball is agreed to.
- 1972 - Lopsided trade, Saint Louis Cardinals trade Steve Carlton to Philadelphia Phillies for Rick Wise.
- 1977 - New Orleans' Pete Maravich sets NBA record for a guard with 68 points.
- 1978 - Botham scores first Test Cricket century, 103 versus New Zealand Christchurch.
- 1979 - Jane Blalock wins LPGA Orange Blossom Golf Classic.
- 1981 - New York Islanders give up their most goals (11) versus Calgary Flames.
- 1981 - Executive Board of Baseball Players' Association votes unanimously to strike on May 29 if the issue of free-agent compensation remains unresolved.
- 1987 - LaMarr Hoyt is banned from US Major League Baseball for 1987, due to drug abuse.
- 1989 - Dallas Cowboys fire coach Tom Landry after a 29-year career.
- 1989 - Javed Miandad scores 271 versus New Zealand at Eden Park.
- 1989 - Mike Tyson TKOs Frank Bruno in five rounds for heavyweight boxing title.
- 1990 - Australia beats Pakistan 2-0 to win the Cricket World Series Cup.
- 1991 - Andrew Jones scores twin Test Cricket tons versus Sri Lanka (122 and 100).
- 1991 - Bruce McNall, Wayne Gretzky, and John Candy buy Canadian Football League's Toronto Argonauts.
- 1993 - Florida Marlins introduce their mascot "Billy".
- 1993 - Pakistan all out 43 versus West Indies, world one-day international record low.
- 1994 - Phil Rizzuto elected to Baseball Hall of Fame.
- 1995 - British heavyweight Nigel Benn hits Gerard McClellan in hospital.
- 1995 - PBA National Championship Won by Scott Alexander.
- 1996 - Rajindra Dhanraj takes 16-167 in match Trinidad versus Leeward Islands.
Births of sports figures on February 25
- 1855 - Birth of George Bonnor cricket player (big-hitting Aussie batter 1880-1888).
- 1871 - Birth of Oliver Samuel Campbell tennis champion (US Open-1890).
- 1895 - Birth of DeBenneville "Bert" Bell Pennsylvania, NFL owner/commissioner/Hall of Fame (Eagles).
- 1914 - Birth of John Arlott; cricket player (the doyen of cricket commentators and writers).
- 1916 - Birth of Ralph Baldwin; harness driver (set 11 major world records).
- 1918 - Birth of Henry Norwood Ewell in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA; 4x100 metre runner (Olympics-gold-1948).
- 1918 - Birth of Robert Lorimer Riggs AKA Bobby Riggs; US tennis star (US Open 1939, 1941).
- 1919 - Birth of Monty Irvin; baseball hall of famer (New York Giants).
- 1938 - Birth of Farokh Engineer; Indian cricket wicket-keeper (1961-75).
- 1938 - Birth of Herb Elliott in Australia; 1500 metre runner (Olympics-gold-1960).
- 1940 - Birth of Billy Packer in Wellsville, New York, USA; basketball sportscaster (CBS).
- 1940 - Birth of Ron Santo; Chicago Cubs' shortstop (first baseball player to veto his trade).
- 1947 - Birth of Eddie Thomson; Australian soccer coach (Olyroos, Olympics-1996).
- 1947 - Birth of Lee Edward Evans in Madera, California, USA; 400-metre runner (Olympics-2 gold-1968).
- 1954 - Birth of Steve Rixon; Australian cricket wicket-keeper (1977-85).
- 1958 - Birth of Kurt Rambis; NBA forward (Los Angeles Lakers, Charlotte Hornets) / Clark Kent look-alike.
- 1960 - Birth of Glen Bishop; cricket player (South Aussie bat, two ODI's for Australia 1987).
- 1962 - Birth of Birgit Fischer in German Democratic Republic; 500 metre kayaker (Olympics-gold-1980).
- 1962 - Birth of Cammy Ciarelli in Iowa City, Iowa, USA; WPVA volleyball player (Best of Beach-second-1995).
- 1963 - Birth of Paul O'Neill in Columbus, Ohio, USA; right fielder (Cincinnati Reds, New York Yankees).
- 1963 - Birth of Tom McHale; NFL tackle (Miami Dolphins).
- 1964 - Birth of Don Majkowski; NFL quarterback (Detroit Lions).
- 1966 - Birth of Don Anurasiri; cricket player (Sri Lankan slow left-armer).
- 1967 - Birth of Jenny Byrne in Perth, Australia; tennis star (1984 Futures-Wyong-Australia).
- 1967 - Birth of Rich Rowland; US baseball catcher (Detroit Tigers).
- 1968 - Birth of David Hulse; US baseball outfielder (Texas Rangers).
- 1969 - Birth of Donald Hodge; NBA center (Charlotte Hornets).
- 1969 - Birth of Kerry Dienelt; Australian softball catcher/first baseman (Olympics-bronze-1996).
- 1969 - Birth of Michelle Gibson; equestrian dressage (Olympics-bronze-1996).
- 1970 - Birth of Alfred Jordan; Canadian Football League cornerback (Calgary Stampeders).
- 1970 - Birth of Brian O'Neal; NFL full back (San Francisco 49ers).
- 1970 - Birth of Corey Mayfield; NFL defensive tackle (Jacksonville Jaguars).
- 1970 - Birth of Dave Brown; NFL quarterback (New York Giants).
- 1970 - Birth of Joe Bowden; NFL linebacker (Houston/Tennessee Oilers).
- 1970 - Birth of Troy Mallette in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada; NHL left wing (Ottawa Senators).
- 1971 - Birth of Andrew Hermann; American 50km walker (Olympics-1996).
- 1971 - Birth of Byron Dafoe in Sussex, England; NHL goalie (Los Angeles Kings).
- 1971 - Birth of David Fox; American 50 metre freestyle (Olympics-6th-1996).
- 1971 - Birth of Helen Dobson in Skegness, England; golfer (1993 State Farm Rail Classic).
- 1971 - Birth of Nova Peris in Darwin, Australia; field hockey left halfback (Olympics-1996).
- 1972 - Birth of Chris Harrison; guard (Detroit Lions).
- 1972 - Birth of Erwin van de Looi; soccer player (Vitesse).
- 1972 - Birth of Sean Harris; NFL linebacker (Chicago Bears).
- 1973 - Birth of Daryl Gardener; defensive end (Miami Dolphins).
- 1973 - Birth of Kirrily Sharpe in Bankstown, Australia; tennis star (1995 Futures-Saga-Japan).
- 1974 - Birth of Detron Smith; NFL running back (Denver Broncos-Superbowl 32).
- 1974 - Birth of Tamarick Vanover; NFL wide receiver (Kansas City Chiefs).
- 1975 - Birth of Hercules Kyvelos in Montréal, Québec, Canada; boxer (Olympics-1996).
- 1976 - Birth of Samaki Walker; NBA forward (Dallas Mavericks).
- 1982 - Birth of Chris Baird; Northern Irish football player.
- 1984 - Birth of Xing Huina, Chinese athlete.
- 1984 - Birth of Filip èebo, Slovak football player.
- 1985 - Birth of Joakim Noah; American basketball player.
- 1985 - Birth of Benji Marshall; Australian NRL player.
- 1988 - Birth of Rúrik Gíslason, Icelandic football player.
- 1992 - Birth of Libby [Elizabeth] Callahan in Columbia, South Carolina, USA; sport pistol (Olympics-1996).
Deaths of sports figures on February 25
- 1934 - John J McGraw, manager (New York Giants), dies at age 60.
- 1982 - J K Irani, cricket wicketkeeper (two Tests for India 1947-48), dies.
- 1984 - Death of Sean Marsee, American athlete (born 1965).
- 1994 - Hugh Tayfield, cricket player (170 wickets for South Africa in 37 Tests), dies.
- 1994 - Jersey Joe Walcott, American boxer, dies at age 80 (born 1914).
- 2001 - Death of Sir Donald Bradman, Australian cricket player (born 1908).
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