Penn State's Joe Paterno, whose legacy is both legendary and tragic, was named as the head coach of the school's football team on February 19, 1966. The 39-year-old Paterno succeeded Rip Engle who had hired him as an assistant in 1950, Engle's first year coaching at Penn State. Prior to moving to Penn State, Engle coached at Brown University. Paterno was his quarterback … [Read more...] about Joe Paterno Named Penn State Head Coach – February 19, 1966
Katarina Witt Wins First Gold Medal – February 18, 1984
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6j7EkxVAHc Katarina Witt won the first of her two Olympic gold medals at the Winter games in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina (formerly Yugoslavia) on February 18, 1984. Skating for East Germany, Witt was 18 years old. She was competing against Americans Elaine Zayak and Rosalyn Sumners. Zayak won the World Championship in 1982 and Sumners … [Read more...] about Katarina Witt Wins First Gold Medal – February 18, 1984
Lindsey Vonn Wins Downhill Gold – February 17, 2010
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLRnckn-wPI A week before her historic win, she told Matt Lauer on the Today show that she couldn't even get her injured foot into a ski boot, but with the help of a prescription pain killer to quiet her throbbing shin, a rush of adrenaline, and an inordinate amount of guts, Lindsey Vonn smoked the dangerous hill at Whistler, Brittish … [Read more...] about Lindsey Vonn Wins Downhill Gold – February 17, 2010
Frazier KO’s Jimmy Ellis to Win WBA Title – February 16, 1970
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zs62TpJvnws Joe Frazier knocked out Jimmy Ellis in the fifth round of their re-unification title bout, on February 16, 1970, at Madison Square Garden in New York. By winning the fight, the undefeated Frazier layed claim to the title of undisputed heavyweight champion of the world. The only problem with that was, there was that other … [Read more...] about Frazier KO’s Jimmy Ellis to Win WBA Title – February 16, 1970
Sonja Henie Wins 3rd Consecutive Gold Medal – February 15, 1936
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pdl39K30yM Sonja Henie won the gold medal in Women's Figure Skating on February 15, 1936, in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. She is the only woman to ever win three consecutive Olympic skating titles. At the age of 11 she represented Norway at the 1924 Winter Olympics in Chamonix, France. That year she came in last among a field of … [Read more...] about Sonja Henie Wins 3rd Consecutive Gold Medal – February 15, 1936