March 1964 in Sport

Events in Sport

Mar 6 Boxing legend Cassius Clay joins the Nation of Islam and changes his name to "Muhammad Ali", calling his former title a "slave name"

Mar 7 11th ACC Men's Basketball Tournament: Duke beats Wake Forest, 80-59
Mar 16 Paul Hornung & Alex Karras reinstated in NFL after 1 year suspension
Mar 21 26th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: UCLA beats Duke, 98-83; Bruins first title in first title game; undefeated season (30-0)
Mar 21 118th Grand National: Willie Robinson aboard American-owned 12-year-old Team Spirit wins at odds of 18/1
Mar 21 Wales draws 11-11 with France in Cardiff, whilst Scotland beats England, 15-6 at Murrayfield to leave the Five Nations Rugby Championship shared by Wales and Scotland on 6 competition points
Mar 22 LPGA Western Open Women's Golf, Scenic Hills CC: Carol Mann her 1st of 2 major titles by 2 shots from Ruth Jessen and Judy Kimball

Mar 1 Paul Le Guen, French football manager
Mar 3 Atif Rauf, cricketer (Pakistani Test batsman v New Zealand 1994)
Mar 3 Raúl Alcalá, Mexican cyclist
Mar 4 Emilia Eberle, Romania, gymnast (Olympic silver 1980)
Mar 4 Linda French, badminton player (Olympics 1996), born in Oak Park, Illinois
Mar 4 Tom Lampkin, catcher (SF Giants), born in Cincinnati, Ohio
Mar 5 Reggie Williams, NBA forward/guard (Denver Nuggets)
Mar 7 Amy Baltus, Bloomington IND, WPVA volleyballer (Nationals-13th-1992)
Mar 7 Jeff Criswell, NFL tackle (KC Chiefs)
Mar 8 Lance McCullers, American baseball player
Mar 9 Phil Housley, NHL defenseman (NJ Devils, Team USA Olympics 1998), born in Saint Paul, Minnesota
Mar 10 Greg Campbell, cricketer (Aussie pace-bowler 1989-90)
Mar 11 Raimo Helminen, Tampere FIN, hockey forward (Team Finland, Olympic bronze 1998)
Mar 13 Will Clark, American MLB first baseman (San Francisco Giants), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
Mar 14 Donald Evans, NFL defensive end/tackle (NY Jets)
Mar 14 Richard Migliore, jockey
Mar 15 Alison Johnson, Tustin CA, WPVA volleyball player (US Open-4th-1993)
Mar 15 Ron Hall, NFL tight end (Detroit Lions)
Mar 15 Davide Pinato, Italian footballer
Mar 16 Pascal Richard, Swiss cyclist
Mar 17 Alex Shoumidoub, NHL goaltender (Belarus, Olympics 1998)
Mar 17 Don Griffin, NFL cornerback (Cleveland Browns)
Mar 17 Ron Warren Jr, jockey (Bay Meadows)
Mar 17 Lee Dixon, English footballer
Mar 17 Jacques Songo'o, Cameroonian footballer

Mar 18 Bonnie Blair, American speed skater (Olympic 5 gold/bronze 1988, 92, 94), born in Champaign, Illinois

Mar 18 Alex Caffi, Italian racecar driver
Mar 18 Paul Elliott, English footballer
Mar 20 Ruth Davidon, rower (Olympic 6th 1996), born in Baltimore, Maryland
Mar 21 Ahmed Radhi, Iraqi international football star
Mar 21 Jesper Skibby, Danish professional cyclist
Mar 24 Hans Schwaier, West Germany, tennis star
Mar 25 Alex Solls, American jockey, born in Panama City, Panama
Mar 25 Ken Wregget, Brandon, NHL goalie (Pitts Penguins)
Mar 26 Ab Plugboer, soccer player (FC Utrecht)
Mar 26 Ulf Samuelsson, Fagersta SWE, NHL defenseman (Team Sweden, NY Rangers)
Mar 26 Martin Donnelly, Irish racecar driver
Mar 30 Corey Millen, Cloquet, NHL center (Calgary Flames)
Mar 30 Dave Ellett, NHL defenseman (Toronto Maple Leafs), born in Cleveland, Ohio
Mar 30 Vlado Bozinovski, Australian former footballer
Mar 31 Dave Wyman, American NFL linebacker, broadcaster (Seattle Seahawks, Denver Broncos), born in San Diego, CA
Mar 31 David Diaz-Infante, American NFL guard, coach, broadcaster (2-time Super Bowl winner, Denver Broncos, born in San Jose, CA