March 1944 in Sport

Events in Sport

Mar 2 Pam Barnett, LPGA golfer
Mar 9 Geoff Arnold, English cricketer (England medium-pacer in 34 Tests 1967-75), born in Earlsfield, Surrey, England
Mar 9 Lee Irvine, South African cricketer (batsman, only Tests in 1970), born in Durban, Natal
Mar 14 Clyde Lee, American NBA player, born in Nashville, Tennessee
Mar 15 Chi Cheng, Taiwan, sprinter/80m hurdler (Olympic bronze 1968)
Mar 17 Cito Gaston, MLB manager (Toronto Blue Jays)
Mar 21 Charles Edward Greene, Pine Bluff Ark, 4x100m runner (Olympic gold 1968)
Mar 23 Salim Altaf, cricketer (Pakistan medium-pacer in 21 Tests 1967-78)
Mar 23 George Scott, Greenville, MS, MLB player (Boston Red Sox), (d. 2013)
Mar 24 Denny McLain, baseball pitcher (Detroit Tigers, 31 wins in 1968)
Mar 25 Ross Duncan, cricketer (one Test Australia v England 1971, 0-30)

Mar 28 Rick Barry, Basketball forward (NY Nets, Golden State Warriors), born in Elizabeth, New Jersey