This Day in Sports History (1/31/2021 – (2/6/2021)
Introduction
January 31st, 1975
UCLA wins NCAA college basketball championship.
February 1st, 1968
Vince Lombardi resigns as the coach of the Green Bay Packers.
February 2nd, 1876
Baseball's National League officially forms in the USA with teams in Boston, Chicago, Cincinnati, Hartford, Louisville, New York, Philadelphia, and Saint Louis.
February 3rd, 1876
Albert Spalding with starts sporting goods company in the USA with $800, manufacturing the first official baseball, tennis ball, basketball, golf ball, and football.
February 4th, 1924
The first Olympic Winter Games close at Chamonix, France.
February 5th, 1921
The New York Yankees purchase 20 acres in the Bronx to build Yankee Stadium.
February 6th, 1967
Heavyweight fighter Muhammad Ali, formerly known as Cassius Clay, TKO’s Ernie Terrell in the 15th round in Houston, Texas for the heavyweight boxing title.