Events in Sport
- Mar 2 10th ACC Men's Basketball Tournament: Duke beats Wake Forest, 68-57
Event of Interest
Mar 10 Wilt Chamberlain of NBA SF Warriors scores 70 points vs Syracuse
Wilt Chamberlain
- Mar 14 San Francisco Guy Rogers ties NBA record with 28 assists
Birthdays in Sport
- Mar 1 Arnold Oosterveer, soccer player (SC Heerenveen)
- Mar 1 Barb[ara] Marois, Auburn Mass, field hockey defender (Olympics 1996)
- Mar 1 Magnus Svensson, Leksand Swe, NHL defenseman (Florida Panthers)
- Mar 1 Ron Francis, Sault Ste Marie, NHL center (Pitts Penguins, Team Canada)
- Mar 1 Tony Castillo, Lara Venezuela, pitcher (Toronto Blue Jays)
- Mar 2 Tanyu Kiryakov, Bulgarian pistol shooter
- Mar 3 Elizabeth Chavez, WPVA volleyballer (US Open-13th-91), born in Santa Monica, California
- Mar 3 Kelly Miller, NHL left wing (Washington Capitals), born in Detroit, Michigan
- Mar 4 Anne Minter, Australia, tennis star
- Mar 5 Eddo Brandes, cricketer (Zimbabwe Test pace bowler)
- Mar 7 Mike Eagles, Sussex, NHL center (Washington Capitals)
- Mar 7 Mohammad Ishaq, cricketer (UAE batsman 1996 World Cup)
- Mar 8 Gursharan Singh, cricketer (Indian batsman played one Test 1989-90)
- Mar 8 Mike Lalor, American NHL defenseman (Dallas Stars), born in Buffalo, New York
- Mar 9 Kent Ferguson, American diver (Olympics 1992, 96), born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa
- Mar 9 Terry Mulholland, American baseball pitcher (Philadelphia Phillies), born in Uniontown, Pennsylvania
- Mar 10 John Cangelosi, outfielder (Houston Astros), born in Brooklyn, New York
- Mar 12 Candy Costie, synchronized swimmer (Olympic gold 1984), born in Seattle, Washington
- Mar 12 Joaquim Carvalho Cruz, Brazil, 800m runner (Olympic gold 1984)
- Mar 12 John Andretti, race car driver
- Mar 12 Paul Way, British golfer
- Mar 12 Ian Holloway, English football manager
- Mar 13 Mariano Duncan, infielder (NY Yankees), born in San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic
- Mar 13 Vance Johnson, American NFL wide receiver (Denver Broncos), born in Trenton, New Jersey
- Mar 14 Bruce Reid, cricketer (brilliant left-arm Aust pace bowler 1985-92)
- Mar 15 Don Simington, American jockey, born in Tomahawk, Wisconsin
- Mar 17 Roger Harper, cricketer (Guyana & WI off-spinner Extraordinary field)
- Mar 20 Paul Annacone, tennis star, born in Southampton, New York
- Mar 20 Ramon Andersson, Middle Swan Australia, canoeist (Olympics-br-92, 96)
- Mar 20 Yelena Romanova, Russian athlete (d. 2007)
- Mar 20 Manabu Suzuki, Japanese racing driver and broadcaster
- Mar 21 Ronald Koeman, Dutch soccer star (Ajax, PSV, Barcelona, Feyenoord)
- Mar 21 Shawon Dunston, infielder (SF Giants), born in Brooklyn, New York
- Mar 22 Hannu Virta, Turku FIN, hockey defenseman (Team Finland)
- Mar 22 Rich Monteleone, pitcher (California Angels), born in Tampa, Florida
- Mar 23 Ana Quirot, Cuba, 800m runner (Olympics-bronze/silver-92, 96)
- Mar 23 Kim Williams, LPGA golfer (1995 GHP Heartland-26th), born in Bethesda, Maryland
- Mar 24 Raimond van der Gouw, Dutch soccer goalie (Vitesse, Manchester)
- Mar 24 Sammy Giammatva, tennis star, born in Houston, Texas
- Mar 26 Rebecca Twigg, 79K cyclist (Olympic silver 1984, 92, 96), born in Seattle, Washington
- Mar 27 Ed Pinckney, American NBA forward (Philadelphia 76ers), born in The Bronx, New York
- Mar 27 Randall Cunningham, American NFL quarterback (Philadelphia Eagles, Minnesota Vikings), born in Santa Barbara, California
- Mar 27 James Todd Graves, American sport shooter (Olympics 1992, 96), born in Rouston, Louisiana
- Mar 28 Therese Washtock, 3 day equestrian (Olympics 1996), born in Vancouver, British Columbia
- Mar 30 Jenny Lidback, LPGA golfer (1995 du Maurier Ltd Classic), born in Lima, Peru
- Mar 30 Lomas Brown, NFL tackle (Detroit Lions, Arizona Cardinals)
Deaths in Sport
- Mar 1 Irish Meusel, American baseball player (b. 1893)
- Mar 1 Jorge Daponte, Argentine racing driver (b. 1923)
- Mar 8 John Hartley, cricketer (bowl avg 115 in 2 Tests for Eng 1906), dies
- Mar 11 Mahomed Nissar, cricketer (6 Tests for India 1932-36, 25 wkts), dies
- Mar 13 Austin Dobson, British racing driver (b. 1912)
- Mar 23 Davey Moore, dies seconds after KOed in feather-weight championship
- Mar 25 Davey Moore, American featherweight world champion boxer, dies at 29 as a result of injuries sustained in a match against Sugar Ramos