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.
43 - 13 - 98 - 33 - 26 - 88
February 23, 1964 - Richard Petty in the famous blue Patterson Motors Plymouth, Number 43 lead for record 184 of the 200 laps of the 6th annual Daytona 500 and takes the checkered flag of the Great American Race.
February 23, 1968 - Number 13, Wilt Chamberlain became very first NBA player to reach the milestone of scoring 25,000 points in his career.
February 23, 1969 - Junior Johnson's team driver, LeeRoy Yarbrough driving the Number 98 Ford Torino Cobra , catches Charlie Glotzbach on final lap to win his first Daytona 500. It was the first time in the big race's history that the victor won on a pass in the last lap!
February 23, 1985 - Goaltender Patrick Roy, wearing the Number 33 sweater made his NHL debut for the Montreal Canadiens. The goalie would end up making the All-Rookie team that season fro his brilliant play. Roy would mind the crease for Montreal for 12 seasons and then spend an additional 7 full years playing for the Colarado Avalanche. He hoisted the Stanley Cup 4 times and led the Legaue in Goals against three differeent times in his 19 year career.
February 23, 1986 - Red Sox infielder Wade Boggs, Number 26 won the largest arbitration to date worth $1.35 million eventhough he lost his arbitration case.
February 23, 2014 - Dale Earnhardt Jr. in the Number 88 National Guard Chevrolet takes the checkered flag at the 56th running of the Daytona 500. The victory broke a 55-race winless streak to win his 2nd Great American Race
