Events in Sport
- Mar 7 Georgetown High of Chicago defeats Homer 1-0 in basketball
- Mar 18 Boston Bruins win record 20th NHL home game
- Mar 23 US Ladies Figure Skating championship won by Maribel Vinson
- Mar 23 US Mens Figure Skating championship won by Roger Turner
- Mar 29 89h Grand National: 10-year-old 100/8 shot Shaun Goilin, ridden by jockey Tommy Cullinan, wins by a neck from Melleray's Belle
- Mar 30 Babberich-H soccer team forms
Birthdays in Sport
- Mar 1 Coimbatarao Gopinath, Indian cricket all-rounder (8 Tests, HS 50), born in Madras, India
- Mar 1 Gastone Nencini, Italian road cyclist (Giro d'Italia 1957; Tour de France 1960), born in Florence, Italy (d. 1980)
- Mar 5 Del Crandall, American baseball player
- Mar 8 Bob Grim, American baseball player (d. 1996)
- Mar 10 Sandor Iharos, athlete
- Mar 11 Bobby Winkles, American College Baseball Hall of Fame coach (Arizona State University) and manager (California Angels, Oakland A's), born in Tuckerman, Arkansas (d. 2020)
- Mar 13 Doug Harvey, American National League umpire (Baseball Hall of Fame 2010), born in South Gate, California (d. 2018)
- Mar 14 Ray Flockton, cricketer (prolific NSW batsman of 50's)
- Mar 14 Don Haskins, American College Basketball Hall of Fame coach (Texas El Paso 1961-99; NCAA Tournament 1966), born in Enid, Oklahoma (d. 2008)
- Mar 16 Don Perry, Canadian NHL coach (LA Kings 1982-84), born in Edmonton, Alberta (d. 2019)
- Mar 29 Gundibail Sunderam, Indian cricket pace bowler (2 Tests India v NZ 1955-56), born in Udupi, India (d. 2010)
Deaths in Sport
- Mar 6 William Milton, British cricketer (South African Test capt in 3 Tests 1889-92), dies at 75