TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY FEBRUARY 23

1993  John Stockton gets his 8,000^th assist – 4^th to do so – Oscar Robertson, Magic Johnson, and Isiah Thomas

1992  Hakeem Olajuwon gets his 2,000^th block – only 5 others had done so – ends career with 3,830

1991  North Carolina is the first NCAA team to win 1,500 games

1988  Chicago alderman vote to allow Cubs to install lights

1987  Nate McMillan hands out 25 assists – ties rookie record (Ernie DiGregorio)

1986  Kareem Abdul-Jabbar plays in his 1,304^th games and passes Elvin Hayes to become #1 – will play 1,560 – Robert Parish will play 1,611

1985  Bobby Knight throws a chair onto the floor during a basketball game

1980  Eric Heiden wins all 5 speed skating gold medals at the Olympics in Lake Placid, NY

1934  Casey Stengell becomes manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers