TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY FEBRUARY 24

1990  Tony Conigliaro died at age 45 – youngest AL player to hit 100 HRs

1987  Kareem Abdul-Jabbar scores his 1^st and only 3 point field goal

1985  Jim Kelly of Houston of the USFL passes for 574 yards

1982  Wayne Gretzky scores a NHL record 77^th goal – ended with 92

1980  The U.S. hockey team beats Finland to win the gold medal at the Olympics

1978  Kevin Porter of the NJ Nets sets a NBA record with 29 assists in the game – lasted until 12/30/1990 when Scott Skiles got 30

1977  Floyd Mayweather was born

1967  Wilt Chamberlain goes 18 for 18 in field goals – record for field goals in a game without a miss

1956  Eddie Murray born – MLB career .287 average, 504 HRs, 1,917 RBI