Petty's Ford Win
Feb 1 In his first start in a Ford, legendary driver Richard Petty wins the Motor Trend 500 at Riverside, California; previous 92 NASCAR victories were in Plymouths
- Feb 1 Tim Wood wins second of 3 straight US Men's Figure Skating titles whilst Janet Lynn takes first of her 5 consecutive Women's National Championships in Seattle
- Feb 2 Stan Coveleski & Waite Hoyt are voted into Baseball Hall of Fame
Madden to Coach Raiders
Feb 4 John Madden is named head coach of NFL's Oakland Raiders
Maravich Scores 66
Feb 10 Louisiana State University's Pete Maravich scores 66, despite his team losing to Tulane 101-94
- Feb 11 Diana Crump becomes 1st US woman jockey to ride against men, Hialelah
- Feb 16 Detroit Red Wings' captain Alex Delvecchio picks up an assist in a 6-2 defeat at Minnesota to become the 3rd player in NHL history to score 1,000 career points
- Feb 18 Doug Walters scores 2nd innings century after 242 in 1st
Contract of Interest
Feb 21 Ted Williams signs 5-year contract to manage Washington Senators
- Feb 22 Barbara Jo Rubin becomes 1st female jockey to win at an American parimutuel race at a major US track aboard Cohesian at Charles Town, West Virginia
- Feb 23 11th Daytona 500: LeeRoy Yarbrough driving for Junior Johnson, catches Charlie Glotzbach on final lap to win; first Daytona 500 won on a last lap pass
- Feb 25 Pension plan for baseball is agreed to
- Feb 28 Ice Dance Championship at Colorado Springs won by Towler & Ford of Great Britain
- Feb 28 Men's Figure Skating Championship in Colorado Springs won by Tim Wood of USA