Events in Sport
- Mar 2 10th ACC Men's Basketball Tournament, Reynolds Coliseum, Raleigh, NC: Duke beats Wake Forest, 68-57
Sports History
Mar 10 SF Warriors center Wilt Chamberlain scores 70 points in 163-148 defeat to Syracuse Nationals at Onondaga War Memorial
- Mar 16 England edges Scotland, 10-8 at Twickenham, London to win its 17th Five Nations Rugby Championship
- Mar 23 25th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Loyola-Chicago beats Cincinnati, 60-58 (OT); Ramblers' first title in first title game
- Mar 28 AFL's NY Titan's become the NY Jets
- Mar 30 117th Grand National: 19-year old jockey Pat Buckley aboard 66/1 outsider Ayala wins by 3/4 of a length from Carrickbeg
Birthdays in Sport
- Mar 1 Magnus Svensson, Swedish ice hockey defenseman (Olympic gold 1994; NHL: Florida Panthers), born in Tranås, Sweden
- Mar 1 Ron Francis, Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame center (Stanley Cup 1991, 92; Pittsburgh Penguins; NHL All-Star 1983, 85, 90, 96) and executive (Carolina Hurricanes; Seattle 2021), born in Sault Ste Marie, Ontario
- Mar 2 Tanyu Kiryakov, Bulgarian pistol shooter (Olympic gold 10m air pistol 1988, 50m pistol 2000), born in Ruse, Bulgaria
- Mar 3 Kelly Miller, NHL left wing (Washington Capitals), born in Detroit, Michigan
- Mar 5 Eddo Brandes, Zimbabwe cricket fast bowler (10 Tests, 26 wickets; ODI hat-trick v England 1997), born in Port Shepstone, Natal Province, South Africa
- Mar 7 Mike Eagles, Canadian NHL center (Washington Capitals), born in Sussex, New Brunswick
- 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, American MLB outfielder (Houston Astros), born in Brooklyn, New York
- Mar 12 Candy Costie, synchronized swimmer (Olympic gold 1984), born in Seattle, Washington
- Mar 12 Ian Holloway, English football manager
- Mar 12 Joaquim Carvalho Cruz, Brazil, 800m runner (Olympic gold 1984)
- Mar 12 John Andretti, American auto racer (NASCAR Cup Series: 2 wins, 37 top tens, 4 poles), born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania (d. 2020)
- Mar 12 Paul Way, English golfer (Ryder Cup 1983, 85), born in Kingsbury, Middlesex
- Mar 12 Ricky Yacobi, Indonesian soccer striker (31 caps; Arseto Solo, Matsushita), born in Medan, Indonesia (d. 2020)
- 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, Australian cricket fast bowler (27 Tests, 113 wickets @ 24.63; 61 ODIs), born in Perth, Australia
- Mar 15 Don Simington, American jockey, born in Tomahawk, Wisconsin
- Mar 17 Roger Harper, Guyanese cricketer (West Indies off-spinner), born in Georgetown, Guyana
- Mar 20 Manabu Suzuki, Japanese racing driver and broadcaster
- 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 (Olympic gold Unified Team 3,000m 1992), born in Voronezh, Russia (d. 2007)
- 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, Finnish hockey defenceman (Team Finland), born in Turku, 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 24 Raimond van der Gouw, Dutch soccer goalie (Vitesse, Manchester)
- Mar 24 Sammy Giammatva, tennis star, born in Houston, Texas
- Mar 26 Rebecca Twigg, American 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 James Todd Graves, American sport shooter (Olympics 1992, 96), born in Rouston, Louisiana
- Mar 27 Randall Cunningham, American NFL quarterback (Philadelphia Eagles, Minnesota Vikings), born in Santa Barbara, California
- Mar 28 Therese Washtock, 3 day equestrian (Olympics 1996), born in Vancouver, British Columbia
- Mar 30 Jenny Lidback, American golfer (du Maurier Classic 1995), born in Lima, Peru
- Mar 30 Lomas Brown, American NFL tackle (Detroit Lions, Arizona Cardinals) and commentator, born in Miami, Florida
- Mar 31 Stephen Tataw, Cameroonian soccer right-back (63 caps; captain Cameroon national team FIFA World Cup 1990, 94), born in Yaoundé, Cameroon (d. 2020)
Deaths in Sport
- Mar 1 Irish Meusel, American baseball left fielder (World Series 1921, 22; NL RBI leader 1923; Philadelphia Phillies, New York Giants), dies at 69
- Mar 8 John Hartley, cricketer (bowl avg 115 in 2 Tests for Eng 1906), dies
- Mar 11 Mahomed Nissar, Indian cricketer (6 Tests for India 1932-36, 25 wkts), dies at 52
- Mar 13 Austin Dobson, British racing driver (b. 1912)
- Mar 22 Cilly Aussem, German tennis player (French C'ships, Wimbledon 1931), dies of liver failure at 54
- Mar 25 Davey Moore, American boxer (world featherweight champion 1959-63), dies of injuries sustained in title bout against Sugar Ramos at 29
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