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ON THIS DATE
Feb. 5
1954 – Cumberland Township High School’s Jack Kesock sets the Ellsworth court scoring record with 39 points in the Mikes’ 69-53 victory. Kesock’s total includes 17 field goals.
1974 – Waynesburg’s Bill George is one of four former players chosen for induction to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The others are Tony Canadeo, Lou “The Toe” Groza and Dick “Night Train” Lane. George, the first middle linebacker in NFL history, played in the league for 14 years with the Chicago Bears and Los Angeles Rams. He played in eight consecutive Pro Bowls.
1982 – Brothers Tony and Jeff Conn combine for 43 points and Bentworth (16-1) takes sole possession of first place in Section 9-AA-A with a 74-69 basketball win over host Washington (11-2).
1986 – Heavyweight Brian Hilk wins a 7-3 decision over Canon-McMillan’s Olen Scott to secure Trinity’s 24-20 wrestling victory over the Big Macs. The loss ends Canon-McMillan’s 28-dual-meet winning streak. Because of the interest in the match, it is held at Washington & Jefferson’s Henry Memorial Center and draws a crowd estimated at 3,000.
1988 – Thomas Jefferson outlasts host Waynesburg 90-88 in overtime in a foul-filled Section 9-AAA game. Jason Lawson, one of six TJ players to foul out, scores 28 of his 40 points in the second half. Kerry Marisa scores 35 for Waynesburg.
1990 – Notre Dame bucks the College Football Association and becomes the first college to sell its home games to a major network, agreeing to a five-year contract with NBC beginning in 1991.?
1992 – Ted Simmons, director of player development for the St. Louis Cardinals, is hired as general manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates.
1994 – Terry Wilkins scores 32 points and grabs 15 rebounds, and Matt Johnson scores his 1,000th career point as Washington & Jefferson defeats visiting Frostburg State, 75-58, to improve its basketball record to 15-2.
1999 – Ringgold defeats Albert Gallatin, 61-43, to give Rams boys basketball coach Phil Pergola his 400th career victory.
2005 – Kevin Pittsnogle scores 27 points and West Virginia overcomes a seven-point halftime deficit to upset No. 16 Pitt, 83-78, in overtime.
2006 – The Pittsburgh Steelers win a record-tying fifth Super Bowl, but their first since 1980 with a 21-10 victory over the Seattle Seahawks.
2011 – Alex Hutchin’s first-period pin at 130 pounds provided the spark and Canon-McMillan followed with a firestorm of lightweights to take a 36-19 victory over Latrobe and win its second consecutive WPIAL Class AAA Team Tournament championship.