Events in Sport
- Mar 1 21 year old West Indian cricket all-rounder Gary Sobers turns his maiden Test century into a world record 365no in the Windies' 3rd Test win over Pakistan in Kingston, Jamaica; Sobers and Conrad Hunte (260) 446 run partnership for 2nd wicket
- Mar 8 5th ACC Men's Basketball Tournament: Maryland beats North Carolina, 86-74
- Mar 9 George Yardley (Pistons) is 1st NBAer to score 2,000 points in season
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Mar 15 Oscar Robertson of Cincinnati Royals scores a NBA midwest region-record 56-point game
Oscar Robertson
- Mar 15 Royals basketball star Maurice Stokes collapses during a playoff game with encephalitis; He goes into a coma & is permanently disabled
- Mar 15 England retains the Five Nations Rugby Championship with a 3-3 draw against Scotland at Murrayfield, Edinburgh; England’s 16th FN title
- Mar 16 LPGA Titleholders Championship Women's Golf, Augusta CC: Beverly Hanson wins by 5 strokes ahead of Betty Dodd
- Mar 18 Dodgers announces their mascot and clown Emmett Kelly will not perform in 1958
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Mar 22 20th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Kentucky beats Seattle, 84-72; Seattle's future Hall of Fame small forward Elgin Baylor is named tournament MOP
Elgin Baylor
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Mar 25 Sugar Ray Robinson is 1st boxing champ to win 5 times
Sugar Ray Robinson
- Mar 29 112th Grand National: Arthur Freeman aboard 18/1 bet Mr. What wins by 30 lengths from Tiberetta
Birthdays in Sport
- Mar 1 Wayne Phillips, Australian cricket wicket-keeper (27 Tests, 52 dismissals; 48 ODIs), born in Adelaide, Australia
- Mar 2 Ian Woosnam, Welsh golfer (US Masters 1991), born in Oswestry, England
- Mar 2 Kevin Curren, South African tennis player (US Open doubles, mixed doubles 1982; Wimbledon doubles 1982; US Open mixed doubles 1981), born in Durban, South Africa
- Mar 3 Bob Bradley, soccer coach (Olympic gold 1996), born in Montclair, New Jersey
- Mar 8 Andreas Maurer, West Germany, tennis star
- Mar 8 Nick Capra, American baseball player
- Mar 14 Albert Alexandre Louis Pierre, Prince of Monaco/bobsledder (Olympics 1988)
- Mar 18 Andreas Wenzel, Liechtenstein, skier (Olympic silver 1980)
- Mar 19 Andy Reid, American NFL coach (Philadelphia Eagles 1999–2012; Kansas City Chiefs 2013–20), born in Los Angeles, California
- Mar 20 Rickey Jackson, NFL defensive end (SF 49ers)
- Mar 20 Phil Anderson, Australian cyclist
- Mar 21 Marlies Göhr, East German sprinter (Olympic gold 100m relay 1976, 80, World Champion 100m 1983), born in Gera, Germany
- Mar 22 Joyce Lester, Australian softball catcher (Olympic bronze 1996)
- Mar 23 Etienne De Wilde, Belgian cyclist
- Mar 25 Maria Caridad Colón, Cuba, javelin thrower, (Olympic gold 1980)
- Mar 25 Yograj Singh, cricketer (Indian pace bowler early 80's)
- Mar 26 Chris Codiroli, American baseballer
- Mar 28 Bart Conner, American gymnast (Olympic-2 gold-1984), born in Chicago, Illinois
- Mar 30 Joey Sindelar, American golfer (7 PGA Tour titles), born in Fort Knox, Kentucky
Deaths in Sport
- Mar 16 Leon Cadore, American baseball pitcher (pitched all of 26 inning game), dies at 65
- Mar 18 Sigve Lie, Norwegian sailor (Olympic gold dragon class 1948, 52), dies at 51
- Mar 19 Vernon Ransford, cricketer (20 Tests for Australia, 1211 runs), dies
- Mar 26 Phil Mead, English cricketer (strong batsman for England pre- & post-WWI), dies at 71
Chuck Klein
Mar 28 Chuck Klein, American Baseball Hall of Fame right fielder (Triple Crown 1933 Philadelphia Phillies), dies of a stroke at 53
Chuck Klein