Events in Sport
- Mar 28 6th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Utah defeats Dartmouth, 42-40; Utes' first title; small forward Arnie Ferrin is named tournament MOP
Birthdays in Sport
- 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)
Denny McLain
Mar 24 Denny McLain, American MLB pitcher (AL Cy Young Award 1968-69), born in Markham, Illinois
Denny McLain
- Mar 25 Ross Duncan, cricketer (one Test Australia v England 1971, 0-30)
Rick Barry
Mar 28 Rick Barry, Basketball forward (NY Nets, Golden State Warriors), born in Elizabeth, New Jersey
Rick Barry