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Sports Moments in History for week of February 9th
Introduction
February 9th, 1997
- Scotty Bowman becomes the first coach in NHL history to win 1,000 games.
February 10th, 1920
- The MLB outlaws pitches involving the pitcher tampering with the baseball.
February 11th, 1990
- Mike Tyson gets knocked out by Buster Douglas. Buster Douglas becomes the new Heavyweight Boxing Champion.
February 12th, 1989
- Wayne Gretzky sets the NHL record for 10th 40 plus goal season and 45th hat trick.
February 13th, 1937
- The NFL’s Boston Redskins move the franchise to Washington D.C.
February 14th, 1966
- Wilt Chamberlain breaks National Basketball Association’s career scoring record with 20,884 points.
February 15th, 1998
- Dale Earnhardt wins the Daytona 500.