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.
3 - 20 - 11 - 23 - 6 - 41 - 33
February 26, 1935 - The New York Yankees released their legendary slugger Babe Ruth, who wore Number 3 with the club. Ruth hit what was in essence free agency and quickly signed with the Boston Braves and put on the 3 there as well.
February 26, 1961 - Marvin Panch in his Number 20 Pontiac won the Daytona 500 in a 1960 Pontiac owned by Smokey Yunick when race leader Fireball Roberts' car suffered a blown engine with 13 laps remaining
February 26, 1967 - Mario Andretti in his Number 11 blue Ford shows he can drive almost any type of race car and win as he takes the checkered flag in the Daytona 500. It was his one and only NASCAR Grand National event. In doing so Andretti became the only time driver born outside the US has ever won the Great American Race. That is is if you don't want to count Jean Girard from the movie Talladega Nights, and trust me we aren't counting him!
February 26, 1987 - The great Number 23 of this era of the NBA, Michael Jordan, poured in 58 points in one game to set a Chicago Bulls record.
February 26, 1991 - Bill Veeck a pioneer baseball executive and Tony Lazzeri, who early on in his career was known to wear the Number 6 uniform as an infielder for the New York Yankees were selected to have their career stats, stories and numbers entered into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
February 26, 2017 - At the 59th running of the Daytona 500 it was Kurt Busch in the Number 41 Haas Ford who pulled into Victory Lane after the Number 42 Chevy of driver Kyle Larson ran out of gas on last lap.
February 26, 2017 - Jeffrey Earnhardt in the Number 33 Chevy made NASCAR history, as he became the first ever 4th generation driver to compete in Daytona 500.
