Events in Sport
- Mar 1 Australian swimming authorities suspend triple Olympic gold medal winning sprinter Dawn Fraser for 10 years for misconduct at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics
- Mar 5 Ernie Terrell beats Eddie Machen by unanimous points decision over 15 rounds in Chicago, Illinois to win vacant WBA heavyweight boxing title
- Mar 6 Bruce Taylor hits 105 for NZ v India in 1st Test Cricket innings
- Mar 6 12th ACC Men's Basketball Tournament: NC State beats Duke, 91-85
- Mar 20 27th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: UCLA beats Michigan, 91-80; Bruins' back-to-back National titles; Gail Goodrich 42 points
- Mar 20 Wales misses out on a 4th Grand Slam after losing to France, 22-13 at Stade Colombes, Paris despite winning the Five Nations Rugby Championship
- Mar 27 119th Grand National: Tommy Smith becomes first American jockey to win GN aboard US trained and owned horse, Jay Trump at 100/6
Birthdays in Sport
- Mar 1 Stewart Elliott, Canadian jockey (2004 Kentucky Derby & Preakness on Smarty Jones), born in Toronto, Ontario
- Mar 3 A J Sager, pitcher (Detroit Tigers), born in Columbus, Ohio
- Mar 4 Alexandra Harbold, American sprint kayaker (Olympics 1996), born in NYC, New York
- Mar 4 Khaled Hosseini, Afghan author (The Kite Runner) and physician, born in Kabul, Afghanistan
- Mar 6 Tammy Liley, volleyball mid blocker/capt (Olympic bronze 1992, 96), born in Long Beach, California
- Mar 7 Jesper Parnevik, Swedish golfer (Ryder Cup 1997, 99, 2002; British Open 2004, 07 runner-up), born in Stockholm, Sweden
- Mar 7 Steve Beuerlein, American NFL quarterback (Jacksonville Jaguars, Car Panthers), born in Hollywood, California
- Mar 7 [Willie] Flipper Anderson, NFL wide receiver (Indianapolis Colts), born in Paulsboro, New Jersey
- Mar 7 Jack Armstrong, American baseball player, born in Englewood, New Jersey
- Mar 8 Kenny Smith, NBA guard (Houston Rockets)
- Mar 9 Benito Santiago, Puerto Rican baseball player (Philadelphia Phillies), born in Ponce, Puerto Rico
- Mar 9 Brian Bosworth, American College Football Hall of Fame linebacker (National C'ship 1985 Uni of Oklahoma; NFL: Seattle Seahawks), born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
- Mar 10 Paul Masotti, Canadian CFL receiver (Toronto Argonauts) and football executive, born in Hamilton, Ontario
- Mar 10 Rod Woodson, American NFL cornerback/kick returner (11 Pro Bowl; Super Bowl 2000, Baltimore Ravens), born in Fort Wayne, Indiana
- Mar 12 Fran Harris, American TV personality, sportscaster and former WNBA guard, born in Dallas, Texas
- Mar 12 Molly Van Nostrand, American former professional tennis player, born in West Islip, New York
- Mar 12 Steve Finley, American MLB outfielder (San Diego Padres), born in Union City Tennessee
- Mar 12 Shawn Gilbert, American former MLB player (New York Mets), born in Camden, New Jersey
- Mar 12 Steve Levy, American sports journalist (ESPN), born in New York, New York
- Mar 14 John Stephenson, cricketer (England opening bat in one Test v Aust 1989)
- Mar 14 Kevin Brown, American pitcher (Florida Marlins), born in Mcintyre, Georgia
- Mar 15 Marianne Morris, American golfer (Women's PGA C'ship 3rd 1995), born in Middletown, Ohio
- Mar 16 Cindy Brown, American basketball player (Olympic gold 1988)
- Mar 17 Caitlin Bilodeaux, US fencer (Olympic-92), born in Boston, Massachusetts
- Mar 17 John Smiley, American MLB pitcher, 1986-97 (Pittsburgh Pirates, Cincinnati Reds, and two other teams), born in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania
- Mar 17 Andrew Hudson, South African cricket player, 1984-2000 (South Africa, 163 on debut vs WI 1992), 55), born in Eshowe, KwaZulu-Nata
- Mar 18 Geronimo Berroa, outfielder (Oakland A's), born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
- Mar 18 Birgit Clarius, German heptathlete
- Mar 20 Chris Hoiles, Bowling Green OH, catcher (Baltimore Orioles)
- Mar 20 Danielle Woodward, Australian canoeist (Olympics 1996), born in Melbourne, Victoria
- Mar 23 Dante Jones, NFL linebacker (Denver Broncos)
- Mar 23 Daren Puppa, Kirkland Lake, NHL goalie (Tampa Bay Lightning)
- Mar 23 Wayne Presley, NHL right wing (Toronto Maple Leafs), born in Detroit, Michigan
- Mar 24 Angela Zuckerman, speed skater (Olympics 1994), born in St Louis, Missouri
- Mar 24 Jeff Reese, Brantford, NHL goalie (Tampa Bay Lightning)
- Mar 25 Avery Johnson, NBA guard (San Antonio Spurs)
- Mar 28 Jeff Beukeboom, Canadian ice hockey player, NHL defenseman (NY Rangers), born in Ajax, Canada
- Mar 28 Steve Bull, English footballer, born in Tipton, Staffordshire
- Mar 28 Jaime Alves, Portuguese soccer midfielder (3 caps; Boavista), born in Espinho, Portugal (d. 2020)
- Mar 29 Voula Patoulidou, Greek athlete, born in Tripotamo, Greece
- Mar 31 Patty Fendick, American tennis player (Australian Open doubles 1991), born in Sacramento, California
- Mar 31 Tom Barrasso, American NHL goaltender (Calder Memorial Trophy, Vezina Trophy 1984), born in Boston, Massachusetts
Deaths in Sport
- Mar 5 John "Pepper" Martin, American baseball utility (MLB All-Star 1933–35, 37; World Series 1931, 34; NL stolen base leader 1933, 34, 36; St. Louis Cardinals), dies of a heart attack at 61
- Mar 6 Jules Goux, French auto racer (first European to win Indianapolis 500 1913), dies at 79
- Mar 14 Marion Jones, American tennis player (US Nat C'ship 1899, 1902), dies at 85
- Mar 17 Almos Alonzo Stagg, American football coach (University of Chicago), dies in California at 102
