Today in sports history: Feb. 4
In 2007, Colts coach Tony Dungy becomes the first Black coach to win the Super Bowl, beating good friend Lovie Smith. A look back at this day in sports history:
1932: Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt presides over opening of Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, NY
1932 — The Winter Olympics open in Lake Placid, N.Y., the first Winter Games in the United States.
Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt of New York extended a formal welcome to 335 athletes from seventeen nations at the opening of the Winter Olympic Games at Lake Placid, New York, Feb. 4, 1932. Roosevelt is shown shaking hands with Captain J.A. Stevens, the American Olympic captain, just before the start of the Olympic events. (AP Photo)
1971: Baseball Hall of Fame establishes separate section for players from old Negro Leagues
1971 — The Baseball Hall of Fame establishes a separate section for players from the old Negro Leagues. In July, commissioner Bowie Kuhn, along with Hall president Paul Kirk, announce a change of heart and scrap plans for the separate section.
Satchel Paige, the ageless pitching marvel, answers newsmen’s questions in New York, Feb. 9, 1971. He had earlier been voted into a special category designed to honor the outstanding stars of the Negro Leagues. Seated is baseball commissioner Bowie Kuhn. In background is a large photograph of Paige in his playing days. (AP Photo/Ed Ford)
1991: Hall of Fame hopes end for Pete Rose
1991 — The doors of Cooperstown are slammed shut on Pete Rose when the Hall of Fame’s board of directors votes 12-0 to bar players on the permanently ineligible list from consideration.
Pete Rose gets a pat on the back from an observer as he enters the Talbert Halfway House in Cincinnati, Feb. 4, 1991. The board of directors of the Baseball Hall of Fame voted Monday to keep anyone on baseball’s ineligible list off of the Hall of Fame ballot. (AP Photo/David Kohl)
1997: Mario Lemieux scores his 600th goal with Penguins
1997 — Mario Lemieux scores his 600th goal, an empty netter, to help the Pittsburgh Penguins to a 6-4 win against the Vancouver Canucks. Lemieux is the first player to score 600 goals while spending his NHL career with one team.
Pittsburgh Penguins’ Mario Lemieux (66) looks over Phoenix Coyotes’ Jeremy Roenick, foreground right, in the first period of the game in Pittsburgh on Saturday, Feb. 1, 1997. Lemieux scored two goals in the first period despite suffering a cut on his nose. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
2007: Peyton Manning rallies Colts to win over Bears; Tony Dungy first Black coach to win title
2007 — Peyton Manning is 25-of-38 for 247 yards and a touchdown as he rallies Indianapolis to a 29-17 Super Bowl victory over Chicago in the South Florida rain. Tony Dungy becomes the first Black coach to win the championship, beating good friend and protege Lovie Smith in a game that featured the first two black coaches in the Super Bowl.
Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning (18) directs his team in the huddle in the third quarter of the Super Bowl XLI football game against the Chicago Bears at Dolphin Stadium in Miami in this Feb. 4, 2007, file photo. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, file)
2012: Lindsey Vonn captures her 50th World Cup victory
2012 — Lindsey Vonn captures her 50th World Cup victory, winning the downhill with temperatures plunging to minus 13 on the demanding Kandahar course in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany.
Lindsey Vonn, of the United States, celebrates after winning an alpine ski, women’s World Cup downhill, in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012.
2017: Gregg Popovich becomes winningest coach with single franchise in NBA history
2017 — Gregg Popovich becomes the winningest coach with a single franchise in NBA history, leading the San Antonio Spurs to a 121-97 victory over the Denver Nuggets. Popovich earns his 1,128th victory to pass former Utah coach Jerry Sloan for the mark.
San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich watches play during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Denver Nuggets, Saturday, Feb. 4, 2017, in San Antonio. San Antonio won 121-97. (AP Photo/Darren Abate)
2018: Philadelphia Eagles win record-setting shootout between Nick Foles, Tom Brady in Super Bowl
2018 — The Philadelphia Eagles win a record-setting shootout between Nick Foles and Tom Brady in the Super Bowl. Foles, the backup quarterback, leads a pressure-packed 75-yard drive to the winning touchdown, 11 yards to Zach Etrz with 2:21 to go. Then the defense makes two final stands to win 41-33.
Philadelphia Eagles’ Nick Foles catches a touchdown pass during the first half of the NFL Super Bowl 52 football game against the New England Patriots Sunday, Feb. 4, 2018, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)