Sports history is made every day of the year. We will preserve at least a small sampling from some great athletes every day based on the uniform number they wore.
27 - 13 - 43 - 22
February 14, 1887 - The Chicago Cubs sold the rights of player Mike King Kelly for $10,000 cash to the Boston Beaneaters. That is truly a mouthful of information!
February 14, 1960 - At the Daytona 500 Race, there was a 37 car pile up in turn number 4 of the track, that Junior Johnson somehow avoided and escaped to claim victory of the second running of the legendary race. Johnson was driving the Number 27 Chevorlet owned by John Masoni in the victory.
February 14, 1966 - Wilt Chamberlain, Number 13 of Philadelphia hit a record setting milestone in NBA scoring at 20,884 points!
February 14, 1971 - The results of the 13th annual Daytona 500 were that the driver of car Number 43, Richard Petty won his 3rd time at the Great American Race. This propelled the legendary driver to go on to win the inaugural Winston Cup title later in 1971.
February 14, 1995 - The Portland Trail Blazers traded star Clyde Drexler, Number 22 to the Houston Rockets. The Rockets with the aquisition of Clyde "the Glide" went on to end up winning the 1995 NBA Championship!
