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Tuesday, February 21, 2012

TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY FEBRUARY 19

1996  Charles Barkley gets his 10,000th rebound – 10th player in NBA history with 20,000 points and 10,000 rebounds
1996  Charlie Finley dies at age 76 – owner of Oakland A’s from 1960 to 1980
1995  Hakeem Olajuwon gets his 10,000th rebound – ends with 13,748
1987  Vida Blue announces his retirement – 209 wins, 3.27 ERA, Cy Young and MVP winner in 1971 with 24-8 record and 1.82 ERA
1984  Phil Mahre wins the gold medal in the Olympics in the slalom – his brother Steve wins the silver in the same event
1982  Atlanta beats Seattle 127-122 in 4 OTs – 4th longest ever
1965  The NFL adds a 6th official – line judge
1953  Ted Williams safely crash lands his damaged jet after flying a combat mission in Korea
1935  NYY sign Lou Gehrig to a $30,000 contract – highest paid player in baseball
1916  Jockey Eddie Arcaro born – Triple Crown winner on Whirlaway in 1941 and Citation in 1948 – won 4,779 races in his career

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