Portal:Sports/Selected anniversaries/February

February 4, 1925 – The inaugural Nordic World Ski Championships begins in Janské Lázně, Czechoslovakia
February 9, 1895 – Volleyball (pictured), originally called Mintonette, is created by William G. Morgan in Holyoke, Massachusetts
February 20, 1992 – The Premier League, the top division of the English football league system, is founded
February 21, 1948 – NASCAR is founded by a consortium of drivers led by Bill France, Sr.
February 22, 1980 – The United States ice hockey team defeats the Soviet Union team in the Miracle on Ice at the 1980 Winter Olympics