Gillooly Pleads Guilty
Feb 1 Jeff Gillooly pleads guilty for his part in attack on American Olympic figure skater Nancy Kerrigan; plea bargain, confesses to racketeering in exchange for testimony implicating ex-wife Tonya Harding
- Feb 1 South African cricket fast bowler Fanie de Villiers bravely survives 197 minutes for 30 on last day of 3rd Test against Australia in Adelaide; Proteas finally all out 129; Australia win by 191, draw series
- Feb 6 NFL Pro Bowl, Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI: NFC beats AFC, 17-3; MVP: Andre Rison, Atlanta Falcons, WR
Nicholson Attacks Car
Feb 8 Jack Nicholson uses a golf club to attack a car
- Feb 12 XVII Winter Olympic Games opens in Lillehammer, Norway
NBA All-Star Game
Feb 13 44th NBA All-Star Game, Target Centre, Minneapolis, MN: East beats West, 127-118; MVP: Scottie Pippen, Chicago Bulls, F
- Feb 13 Johann Olav Koss skates world record 5000m 6:34,96
ESPY Awards
Feb 14 2nd ESPY Awards: Barry Bonds, Julie Krone win
World Record
Feb 18 Dan Jansen skates world record 1000m (1:12.43)
- Feb 18 Shreveport Pirates join Canadian Football League as 4th US-based team; fold 1995
- Feb 20 36th Daytona 500: Sterling Marlin wins his first NASCAR race; Neil Bonnett and Rodney Orr killed in separate practice incidents
- Feb 20 Johann Olav Koss skates world record 10 km (13:30.55)
- Feb 23 Indians owner Richard Jacobs announces he will pay $10 million to name baseball field (Jacobs Field) at Gateway (becomes official 3/23)
- Feb 24 Scoreboard is unveiled at new Cleveland Indians' park (Jacobs Field)
Baseball Hall of Fame
Feb 25 New York Yankees shortstop Phil Rizzuto is elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
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