Sports Fact of the Day 2/19/2007

Presidents Day

2/19/2004:
In a stunning deal at the NBA trade deadline, Detroit general manager Joe Dumars obtains 6'11" All-Star forward Rasheed Wallace from the Atlanta Hawks, who had just acquired him from Portland last week. Wallace's scoring and defensive skills will fuel the Pistons' run to the league title this June over the favored L.A. Lakers.

Birthdays:
Eddie Arcaro b. 1916
Forest Evashevski b. 1918
Paul Krause b. 1942
Dave Stewart b. 1957
Hana Mandlikova b. 1962