Events in Sport
- Mar 1 High winds blow-off the Philadelphia Spectrum's roof, forcing the Flyers to play their final month of the NHL season on the road, with home games moved to Toronto, NYC and Quebec City
Sports History
Mar 2 19 year-old American Peggy Fleming wins her 3rd consecutive World Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Geneva, Switzerland; announces her retirement, turns professional and eventually goes into broadcasting
- Mar 2 Ice Dance Championship at Geneva won by Towler & Ford of Great Britain
Sports History
Mar 3 In a blockbuster trade, Toronto Maple Leafs send future Hockey Hall of Fame left wing Frank Mahovlich to the rival Detroit Red Wings
Sports History
Mar 3 Jean Béliveau (Montreal) becomes 2nd NHLer to score 1,000 pts
Sports History
Mar 4 Italian boxer Nino Benvenuti regains world middleweight title with a 15-round points decision over American champion Emile Griffith at Madison Square Garden, NY; last of famous trilogy of fights
Boxing Title Fight
Mar 4 Joe Frazier takes his record to 20-0 and captures vacant world heavyweight boxing title; stops Buster Mathis in 11th round TKO at Madison Square Garden, NYC
- Mar 8 6 year old Tommy Moore scores hole-in-one in golf (Hagerstown, Maryland)
- Mar 9 15th ACC Men's Basketball Tournament: North Carolina beats NC State, 87-50
- Mar 15 Bob Beamon sets indoor long jump record (27'2-3/4")
- Mar 23 30th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: UCLA beats North Carolina, 78-55; Bruins back-to-back titles; Lew Alcindor tournament Most Outstanding Player for the 2nd of 3 consecutive years
- Mar 23 France retains the Five Nations Rugby Championship with an 14-9 win over Wales at the National Stadium, Cardiff; first Grand Slam victory for France
- Mar 30 122nd Grand National: 20-year old Brian Fletcher aboard 100/7 chance Red Alligator rides the first of 3 GN victories
Birthdays in Sport
- Mar 1 Salil Ankola, Indian cricket pace bowler (1 Test; 20 ODIs), born in Solapur, Maharashtra, India
- Mar 3 Brian Leetch, NHL defenseman (Team USA, NY Rangers), born in Corpus Christi, Texas
- Mar 3 Diann Roffe-Steinrotter, alpine skier (Olympic gold/silver-92), born in Warsaw, New York
- Mar 3 Scott Radinsky, Simi Valley CA, pitcher (LA Dodgers)
- Mar 4 Dionna Harris, American softball outfielder (Olympic gold 1996), born in Wilmington, Delaware
- Mar 4 Giovanni Carrara, Venezuelan baseball player
- Mar 5 Marq Mellor, field hockey forward (Olympics 1996), born in Long Island, New York
- Mar 5 Roman Phifer, linebacker (Los Angeles/St Louis Rams), born in Plattsburgh, New York
- Mar 5 Shjon Podein, NHL left wing (Philadelphia Flyers), born in Rochester, New York
- Mar 6 Carla McGhee, American basketball forward (Olympic gold, 1996), born in Peoria, Illinois
- Mar 7 Jeff Kent, American MLB infielder (NY Mets), born in Bellflower, California
- Mar 7 Ricky Proehl, American NFL wide receiver (Seattle Seahawks, Chicago Bears), born in New York City
- Mar 8 Clare Wood, Zululand South Africa, tennis star (1986 Futures-Lisbon)
- Mar 8 Jim Dougherty, American baseball player
- Mar 8 Michael Bartels, German race car driver
- Mar 8 Rob Zettler, Sept-iles, NHL defenseman (Toronto Maple Leafs)
- Mar 9 Youri Djorkaeff, French footballer, born in Lyon, France
- Mar 12 Merton Hanks, American NFL safety, 1991-99, 4X-Pro Bowl (San Francisco 49ers; Seattle Seahawks), born in Dallas, Texas
- Mar 16 Jason van Blerk, Australian soccer player (Go Ahead Eagles), born in Sydney, Australia
- Mar 17 Judy Mosley McAfee, American basketball player (Sacramento Monarchs), born in Los Angeles, California
- Mar 19 Liam Jewell, kayaker (Olympics 1996), born in Toronto, Ontario
- Mar 19 Tyrone Hill, American NBA forward (Cleveland Cavaliers, Milwaukee Bucks), born in Cincinnati, Ohio
- Mar 20 Eric Viscaal, Dutch soccer star (PSV/AA Gent)
- Mar 21 Erwin Vanderbroeck, Dutch soccer player (Roda JC)
- Mar 21 Jeff Lazaro, Waltham Mass, US hockey forward (Olympics 1994)
- Mar 21 Johan Garpenlov, NHL left wing (Florida Panthers), born in Stockholm, Sweden
- Mar 22 Ramón Martínez, Dominican baseball pitcher (MLB All-Star 1990; pitched no-hitter 1995 LA Dodgers), born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
- Mar 23 Atul Wassan, cricketer (Indian pace bowler 1989-90)
- Mar 23 Curtis Mayfield, Canadian CFL receiver (Saskatchewan Roughriders, 1996-99), born in Dallas, Texas
- Mar 23 David Maeva, CFL linebacker (BC Lions)
- Mar 23 Fernando Hierro, Spanish footballer
- Mar 23 Mark Maddox, linebacker (Buffalo Bills)
- Mar 23 Mike Atherton, cricketer (Lancashire batsman & England captain)
- Mar 25 Errol Martin, CFL linebacker (Edmonton Eskimos)
- Mar 25 Peter Blackburn, Australia, badminton player (Olympics 1996)
- Mar 26 Edward Kaminski, American javelin thrower, born in Kansas City, Kansas
- Mar 26 Jose Vizcaino, MLB infielder (NY Mets), born in San Cristobal, Dominican Republic
- Mar 26 Laurent Brochard, French cyclist, born in Le Mans, France
- Mar 26 Mike Trevathan, American CFL slot back (BC Lions), born in Redondo Beach, California
- Mar 26 Shane Reynolds, American MLB pitcher (Houston Astros), born in Bastrop, Louisiana
- Mar 27 Irina Belova, Russian heptathlete (world record 1992), born in Angarsk, Russia
- Mar 28 Nasser Hussain, English cricketer (Essex & England batsman), born in Chennai, India
- Mar 28 Tim Lovejoy, British television presenter (Soccer AM with Helen Chamberlain), born in Northwood, London
