Events in Sports History on February 6

  • 1926 MLB St Louis Browns acquire catcher Wally Schang from New York Yankees for cash and pitcher George Mogridge
  • 1926 NFL rules college students are ineligible until they complete their college careers
  • 1932 1st Olympic dog sled race at Lake Placid, New York (demonstration sport)
  • 1934 MLB Cincinnati Reds purchase contract of 43-year-old pitcher Dazzy Vance from St. Louis Cardinals for $7,500
  • 1936 IV Winter Olympic Games open in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany
  • 1947 Compton & Arthur Morris both complete dual tons in same Test Cricket

Bradman's Last Test in Australia

1948 Bradman retires hurt, 57 in his last Test Cricket innings in Australia

  • 1948 Nils Karlsson wins the 50k cross country gold medal at the St. Moritz Winter Olympics; Swedish skiers win all 3 cross-country events at the Games
  • 1948 World & European champion Barbara Ann Scott becomes the first Canadian to win a women's figure skating Olympic gold medal at the St. Moritz Winter Games
  • 1953 Ian Craig makes Test Cricket debut at 17 yrs 239 days, youngest Aussie
  • 1958 21 dead in air crash at Munich-Riem Airport; 8 players and 3 staff are from the Manchester United football team

Williams Highest Paid

1958 Future Baseball Hall of Fame outfielder Ted Williams becomes highest paid player in MLB when he re-signs with Boston Red Sox for $135,000

Ali vs. Terrell

1967 Muhammad Ali pummels Ernie Terrell for 15 rounds to retain his world heavyweight boxing crown at Houston Astrodome; regains Terrell’s WBA belt as well

  • 1968 X Winter Olympic Games opens in Grenoble, France
  • 1970 Graeme Pollock completes 274 v Australia at Durban
  • 1970 NBA expands to 18 teams with Buffalo, Cleveland, Houston & Portland

Shepard's Golf on the Moon

1971 American astronaut Alan Shepard is 1st to hit a golf ball on the moon [1]

Schenk 1,500m Gold

1972 Dutch speed skater Ard Schenk follows his win in the 5,000m with victory in the 1,500m, on his way to 3 gold medals at the Sapporo Winter Olympics; also wins 10,000m

  • 1973 Bernice Fekete skips her curling rink to 2nd straight 8-ender, Edmonton, Alberta
  • 1974 3rd time Rangers shut-out Islanders 6-0
  • 1977 4th time New York Rangers shut-out New York Islanders, 4-0
  • 1983 NFL Pro Bowl, Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI: NFC beats AFC, 20-19; MVPs: Dan Fouts, San Diego Chargers, QB; John Jefferson, Green Bay Packers, WR

Hull Equals Father's 50 Goals

1990 Brett Hull becomes 1st son of NHL 50 goal scorer (Bobby Hull) to also score 50 goals

  • 1990 Groundbreaking begins on Baltimore Orioles' new $102 million stadium

44th NHL All-Star Game

1993 44th NHL All-Star Game, Montreal Forum, Montreal, QC: Wales beats Campbell, 16-6; MVP: Mike Gartner, NY Rangers, RW

Bowe vs. Dokes

1993 Riddick Bowe TKOs Michael Dokes in 1 for heavyweight boxing title

  • 1994 NFL Pro Bowl, Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI: NFC beats AFC, 17-3; MVP: Andre Rison, Atlanta Falcons, WR
  • 1995 Greg Blewett scores his 2nd century in his 2nd Test Cricket

Strawberry Suspended

1995 MLB outfielder Darryl Strawberry suspended from baseball for 60 days for positive cocaine test

  • 1998 Twins trade Chuck Knoblauch to NY Yankees for $3M & 4 minor leaguers

50th NHL All-Star Game

2000 50th NHL All-Star Game, Air Canada Centre, Toronto, ON: World beats North America, 9-4; MVP: Pavel Bure, Florida Panthers, RW

NFL Pro Bowl

2000 NFL Pro Bowl, Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI: NFC beats AFC, 51-31; MVP: Randy Moss, Minnesota Vikings, WR, HI

  • 2005 Super Bowl XXXIX, Alltel Stadium, Jacksonville, FL: New England Patriots beat Philadelphia Eagles, 24-21; MVP: Deion Branch, New England, WR

Super Bowl XLV

2011 Super Bowl XLV, Cowboys Stadium, Arlington, TX: Green Bay Packers beat Pittsburgh Steelers, 31-25; MVP: Aaron Rodgers, Green Bay, QB

Laureus World Sports Awards

2012 Laureus World Sports Awards, Central Hall Westminster, London, England: Sportsman: Novak Đoković; Sportswoman: Vivian Cheruiyot; Team: FC Barcelona

  • 2018 Brazilian jockey Jorge Ricardo equals world record number of victories for a jockey - 12,844 in Rio de Janeiro
  • 2022 NFL Pro Bowl, Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas, Nevada: AFC beats NFC, 41-35; MVPs: Justin Herbert, QB LA Chargers; Maxx Crosby, DE LV Raiders