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Friday, February 24, 2012

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 1st 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 77th 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

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