- Feb 1 Outfielder Zack Wheat, a Brooklyn Robins favourite of the 1910s and 1920s, is elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame; Wheat hit .317 over 19-year career, and batted .300 or better 14 times
Goggin Wins
Feb 1 Senior PGA Championship, PGA National GC: Willie Goggin, using a borrowed set of woods, wins by 1 stroke ahead of Leland Gibson, Paul Runyan and Denny Shute
Lombardi to the Packers
Feb 2 Vince Lombardi signs a 5 year contract to coach NFL Green Bay Packers
- Feb 5 Australia regain the Ashes with a 10 wicket victory at Adelaide
- Feb 11 Vinoo Mankad ends his final Test Cricket (v WI at Delhi)
- Feb 22 Inaugural Daytona 500: Lee Petty and Johnny Beauchamp cross finish line side by side; Beauchamp declared unofficial winner; ruling overturned after 3 days by NASCAR founder Bill France Sr
The Ollie Matson Trade
Feb 28 Chicago Cardinals trade running back Ollie Matson to the LA Rams for an unprecedented 9 players
- Feb 28 Ice Dance Championship at Colorado Springs USA won by Denny & Jones of Great Britain
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