Contract of Interest
Feb 11 SF Giant Willie Mays signs highest contract, $130,000 per year
NBA Record
Feb 14 Wilt Chamberlain breaks NBA career scoring record at 20,884 points
Cricket History
Feb 16 End of Wally Grout's Test Cricket career, 187 dismissals as Australian wicketkeeper
Daytona 500
Feb 27 8th Daytona 500: Polesitter Richard Petty comes from 2 laps down to win the event after 198 laps were completed because of rain
- Feb 27 Ice Dance Championship at Davos won by Diane Towler and Bernard Ford of great Britain
Sports History
Feb 27 Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Davos won by Peggy Fleming of US
Baseball History
Feb 28 Sandy Koufax and Don Drysdale begin a joint holdout against the Los Angeles Dodgers
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