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Events in Sports History in February 1974

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  • Feb 2 Smallest crowd at Cleveland Arena (Cavs vs Golden State-1,641)
  • Feb 5 Mats Wermelin, Sweden, scores all points in 272-0 basketball win
  • Feb 6 3rd time Rangers shut-out Islanders 6-0

Hamill US Champion

Feb 9 US female Figure Skating championship won by Dorothy Hamill

Figure Skater Dorothy Hamill
  • Feb 10 Judy Ikenberry wins 1st Us women's marathon (2:55:17)
  • Feb 11 First Major League Baseball arbitration case; Minnesota Twins pitcher Dick Woodson seeking $29,000 wins; Twins offered $23,000

Baseball Hall of Fame

Feb 13 James 'Cool Papa' Bell is named to baseball's Hall of Fame

Baseball Player Cool Papa Bell

Daytona 500

Feb 17 16th Daytona 500: Richard Petty first driver to win back-to-back titles at Daytona; his 5th Great American race

Auto Racer Richard Petty
  • Feb 17 49 die in stampede for seats at soccer match, Cairo, Egypt

Sports History

Feb 20 Gordie Howe comes out of retirement for $1M from Houston Aeros, WHA

Ice Hockey Legend Gordie Howe
  • Feb 24 Dutch speed skater Atje Keulen-Deelstra becomes Women's Allround World Champion at Heerenveen, Netherlands, her third consecutive title and fourth in 5 years
  • Feb 25 Veronica & Colin Scargill (England) begin tandem bicycle ride a record 18,020 miles around the world, completed on August 27, 1975


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