On this day in sports: February 7

1. 1948 Neil Harvey became the youngest Australian to score a century in Test cricket. Source
2. 1994 Having retired four months earlier, American basketball player Michael Jordan signed a contract with the Chicago White Sox to play baseball. Source
3. 2014 Died: Doug Mohns, Canadian-American ice hockey player (born 1933) Source
4. 2015 Died: Dean Smith, American basketball player and coach (born 1931) Source
5. 2019 Died: Frank Robinson, American baseball player, coach, and manager (born 1935) Source

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