Events in Sport
- Mar 1 Australia suspends champion swimmer Dawn Fraser for 10 years for misconduct
- Mar 5 Ernie Terrel beats Eddie Machen in 15 for 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
Golf Tournament
Mar 21 Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA St Petersburg Golf Open
Kathy Whitworth
Birthdays in Sport
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- 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 6 Tammy Liley, volleyball mid blocker/capt (Olympic bronze 1992, 96), born in Long Beach, California
- Mar 7 Jesper Bo Parnevik, PGA golfer (1995 Nestle-5th), born in Stockholm, Sweden
- Mar 7 Steve Beuerlein, NFL quarterback (Jacksonville Jaguars, Car Panthers)
- Mar 7 [Willie] Flipper Anderson, NFL wide receiver (Indianapolis Colts)
- Mar 7 Jack Armstrong, American baseball player
- 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, NFL linebacker (Seattle), born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
- Mar 10 Paul Masotti, CFL receiver (Toronto Argonauts)
- Mar 10 Rod Woodson, American NFL cornerback/kick returner (Pittsburgh Steelers, SF 49ers), born in Fort Wayne, Indiana
- Mar 11 Eric Jelen, West Germany, tennis star
- 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 Randall "Randy" Dixon, American former NFL guard (Indianapolis Colts), born in Clewiston, Florida
- 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, Mcintyre GA, pitcher (Florida Marlins)
- Mar 15 Marianne Morris, LPGA golfer (1995 McDonald's LPGA-3rd), born in Middletown, Ohio
- Mar 16 Cindy Brown, American basketball player (Olympic gold 1988)
- Mar 17 Andrew Hudson, South African cricket player
- Mar 17 Caitlin Bilodeaux, US fencer (Olympic-92), born in Boston, Massachusetts
- Mar 17 John Smiley, Phoenixville PA, pitcher (Cincinnati Reds)
- Mar 18 Geronimo Berroa, Santo Domingo Dom Rep, outfielder (Oakland A's)
- 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 Ben Torriero, WLAF running back (Scottish Claymores)
- Mar 24 Jeff Reese, Brantford, NHL goalie (Tampa Bay Lightning)
- Mar 24 Marian Vajda, Czech, tennis star
- 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 29 Voula Patoulidou, Greek athlete, born in Tripotamo, Greece
- Mar 30 Karel Novacek, Prostejov Czech, tennis star (1994 Hilversum)
- Mar 31 Patty Fendick, American tennis star (1989 Auckland), born in Sacramento, California
- Mar 31 Tom Barrasso, American NHL goalie (Pitts Penguins), born in Boston, Massachusetts