Events in Sport
Sports History
Mar 2 George Hainsworth becomes first NHL goaltender to record 20 shutouts in one season when the Montreal Canadiens beat the visiting Boston Bruins, 3-0; ends season with 22
- Mar 22 88th Grand National: Robert W. H. Everett wins aboard 100/1 outsider Gregalach
- Mar 27 US Ladies' Figure Skating championship won by Maribel Vinson
- Mar 27 US Men's Figure Skating championship won by Roger Turner
- Mar 29 Stanley Cup Final, Madison Square Garden: Boston Bruins beat New York Rangers, 2-1 for a 2-0 series sweep; Boston's first Championship
Birthdays in Sport
- Mar 5 Erik Carlsson, Swedish rally driver
- Mar 6 David Sheppard, bishop (Liverpool)/cricketer (England batsman)
- Mar 10 Pat Patrick, American auto racing team owner (Patrick Racing; Indianapolis 500, 1973, 1982, 1989; Emerson Fittipaldi IndyCar title, 1989), born in Kentucky (d. 2021)
- Mar 11 Jackie McGlew, South African cricket batsman (34 Tests, 7 x 100, HS 255no; Natal), born in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa (d. 1998)
- Mar 11 Józef Zapędzki, Polish sport shooter (Olympic gold 25m rapid fire pistol 1968, 72), born in Rokitno, Poland (d. 2022)
- Mar 12 Bernard Costello, American double sculls (Olympic silver 1956)
- Mar 14 Bob Goalby, American golfer (US Masters 1968), born in Belleville, Illinois (d. 2022)
- Mar 19 Jim Phelan, American college basketball coach (Mount Saint Mary's University 1954–2003), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2021)
- Mar 21 Maurice Catarcio, wrestler
Roger Bannister
Mar 23 Roger Bannister, English athlete (first sub-4-minute mile, 3:59.4 at Iffley Road Track, Oxford 1954), born in Harrow, England (d. 2018)
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