Hamill US Champion
Feb 2 US female Figure Skating championship won by Dorothy Hamill
Baseball Hall of Fame
Feb 3 Billy Herman, Earl Averill, & Bucky Harris elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
- Feb 8 Caps only got one shot in a period against Islanders
Jazz End Losing Streak
Feb 8 Pete Maravich scores 47 points as the New Orleans Jazz end a 28 game NBA road losing streak with a 106-102 win over the Hawks in Atlanta
- Feb 10 (William) "Judy" Johnson selected to baseball Hall of Fame
Daytona 500
Feb 16 17th Daytona 500: Benny Parsons wins after Cale Yarborough sends race leader David Pearson spinning on the backstretch; Parsons avoids the accident and takes the victory
- Feb 16 Washington Capitals 1st NHL shutout, beating KC Scouts 3-0
- Feb 20 Leonard Baichan scores 105* on Test Cricket debut, v Pakistan Lahore