This Week In Sports – 2/21 – 2/25
The best moments in sports history from 2/21 – 2/25
February 21st 1992 – Kristi Yamaguchi won the Olympic Gold medal in Women’s Figure Skating.
February 22nd 1962 – Wilt Chamberlain sets an NBA record with 34 free throw attempts.
February 22nd 2007 – Former Boston Celtics star Dennis Johnson dies.
February 23rd 1938 – Joe Louis knocks out Nathan Mann in three rounds to become the Heavyweight Champion.
February 23rd 1968 – Wilt Chamberlain becomes the first player in NBA history to score 25,000 points.
February 23rd 1991 – The University of North Carolina Tar Heels become the first NCAA basketball team to win 1,500 games.
February 24th 1987 – Kareem Abdul-Jabbar scores his 36,000th point.
February 25th 1964 – Muhammad Ali (then Cassius Clay) defeats Sonny Liston in 7 rounds to become the Heavyweight Champion.
February 25th 1972 – The St Louis Cardinals trade Steve Carlton to the Philadelphia Phillies for Rick Wise.
February 25th 1987 – Chicago Bulls guard Michael Jordan scores a franchise record 58 points in a game.
February 25th 1989 – New Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones takes over and fires legendary coach Tom Landry after 29 seasons in Dallas.