Events in Sport
Sports History
Mar 1 New York Yankees legend Mickey Mantle announces his retirement due to persistent knee injuries; finishes 18-season career with 536 home runs and .298 batting average
NHL Record
Mar 1 Phil Esposito has a goal and assist in Boston Bruins' 8-5 win over NY Rangers to give him 99 points for the season, breaking the NHL record for most points in a season (97) held by Stan Mikita
- Mar 1 Tuesdee Testa becomes the first female jockey to win a race at a major American Thoroughbred track when she takes out the 3rd race at Santa Anita Park aboard Buz On
- Mar 2 Boston center Phil Esposito becomes first player in NHL history to record 100 points in a season when he scores 2 3rd-period goals in the Bruins' 4-0 win over the visiting Pittsburgh Penguins
- Mar 8 16th ACC Men's Basketball Tournament: North Carolina beats Duke, 85-74
- Mar 14 Barbara Jo Rubin becomes first female jockey to win at Aqueduct Racetrack, NYC aboard 2-year-old bay Bravy Galaxy at 13 to 1
- Mar 14 West Indies cricket batsman Seymour Nurse scores career high 258 in his last Test innings in 3rd Test win over NZ at Christchurch
- Mar 16 Boston Bruins scores a NHL record 8 goals in 1 period
Sports History
Mar 20 Ethiopian athlete Abebe Bikila is paralysed in an auto-accident near Addis Ababa
Birthdays in Sport
- Mar 1 Vincenzo Esposito, Italian basketball guard and coach (2× Italian League MVP 1999, 2000; 3× Italian League Top Scorer 1999–2001; NBA: Toronto Raptors), born in Caserta, Campania, Italy
- Mar 3 Ronald Humphrey, NFL running back (Indianapolis Colts)
- Mar 3 Simon Whitlock, Australian darts player (European C'ship 2012; PDC World C'ship 2010 runner-up), born in Cessnock, Australia
- Mar 4 Jeff Tinsley, American MLB outfielder (Boston Red Sox), born in Shelbyville, Kentucky
- Mar 4 Pierluigi Casiraghi, Italian football manager
- Mar 5 Moussa Saïb, former Algerian footballer
- Mar 6 Deems May, American NFL tight end, 1992-99 (San Diego Chargers, Seattle Seahawks), born in Lexington, North Carolina
- Mar 7 Anne Marie Lauck, American marathoner (Olympics 10th 1996), born in Rochester, New York
- Mar 7 Anthony Davis, American NFL linebacker (KC Chiefs), born in Kennewick, Washington
- Mar 7 Brian Jamieson, American rower (Olympic silver 1996), born in Livingston, New Jersey
- Mar 7 Geoff Smith, Canadian NHL defenseman (Florida Panthers), born in Edmonton
- Mar 7 Matt Blundin, American quarterback (KC Chiefs, Detroit Lions), born in Darby, Pennsylvania
- Mar 7 Sam Gash, American NFL running back (New England Patriots), born in Hendersonville, North Carolina
- Mar 9 George Nimako, CFL safety (Toronto Argonauts), born in Napean, Ontario
- Mar 9 Mahmoud Abdul Rauf, NBA guard (Sacramento Kings, Denver Nuggets), born in Gulfport, Mississippi
- Mar 10 Stephen Leaney, Australian golfer (US Open 2003 runner-up), born in Busselton, West Australia
- Mar 11 Dan Lacroix, NHL left wing (NY Rangers), born in Montreal, Quebec
- Mar 11 John Fina, NFL offensive tackle (Buffalo Bills)
- Mar 12 J P Izquierdo, CFL slot back (Calgary Stampeders)
- Mar 12 Karen Snelgrove, softball pitcher (Olympics 1996), born in London, Ontario
- Mar 12 Muhammad Oliver, NFL cornerback/safety (Washington Redskins)
- Mar 13 Chris Zorich, American NFL defensive tackle (Chicago Bears), born in Chicago, Illinois
- Mar 14 Greg Biekert, American NFL linebacker (Oakland Raiders), born in Iowa City, Iowa
- Mar 14 Larry Johnson, American NBA forward (Charlotte Hornets, NY Knicks), born in Tyler, Texas
- Mar 14 Ty[rel] Bennion, American rower (Olympics 1996), born in Seattle, Washington
- Mar 15 Louis Riddick, American NFL safety (Cleveland Browns, Atlanta Falcons) and broadcaster (ESPN MNF), born in Quakertown, Pennsylvania
- Mar 15 Gianluca Festa, Italian footballer
- Mar 15 Yutaka Take, Japanese jockey
- Mar 16 Ottis Gibson, cricketer (Barbados fast bowler, WI 1995)
- Mar 16 Pat Harlow, NFL tackle (NE Patriots, Oakland Raiders)
- Mar 16 Steve Israel, NFL cornerback (SF 49ers, New England Patriots)
- Mar 17 Andrew McMarlin, American rower (Olympics 1996), born in Vienna, Virginia
- Mar 17 Domenic "Filane" Figliomeni, Canadian boxer (Olympics 1996), born in Terrace Bay, Ontario
- Mar 17 Gilbert Schaller, Austrian tennis player, born in Bruck, Austria
- Mar 18 Michael Dumas, NFL free safety (San Diego Chargers, Jacksonville Jaguars)
- Mar 18 Shaun Udal, cricketer (Hants off-spinner, England to Aust 1994-95)
- Mar 18 Sheila Taormina, 4X200m freestyle swimmer (Olympic gold 1996)
- Mar 18 Vassily Ivanchuk, Ukrainian chess player
- Mar 19 Arjan Vermeulen, soccer player (Vitesse)
- Mar 19 Scott Alexander Brownlee, New Zealand coxless rower (Olympics 1996), born in Hamilton, New Zealand
- Mar 20 Caroline Brunet, Canadian kayaker (Olympic silver 1996), born in Quebec City, Québec
- Mar 20 Konstantine Starikovitch, Podolsk Russia, 238lbs US weightlift (Olympics 1996)
- Mar 21 Ali Daei, Iranian footballer
- Mar 22 Russell Maryland, American NFL defensive tackle (Dallas Cowboys, Oak Raiders), born in Chicago, Illinois
- Mar 24 Yoko Zetterlund, volleyball setter (Olympic bronze 1992, 96), born in San Francisco, California
- Mar 25 Dale Davis, NBA forward (Indiana Pacers)
- Mar 25 Dan Wilson, MLB catcher, 1992-2005 (Seattle Mariners: Cincinnati Reds), born in Arlington Heights, Illinois
- Mar 25 Guy Newman, Australian water polo goalie (Olympics 1996)
- Mar 25 Scott Sanders, Hannibal MO, pitcher (San Diego Padres)
- Mar 26 Luke Richardson, Canadian NHL defenseman, 1987-2009 (Toronto Maple Leafs, Edmonton Oilers, Philadelphia Flyers, and 4 other teams), and coach, born in Ottawa, Ontario
- Mar 26 Vikram Rathour, Indian cricketer (Indian Test opening batsman), born in Jalandhar, Punjab, India
- Mar 27 Tom Beer, American NFL running back (Detroit Lions), born in Detroit, Michigan
- Mar 28 Craig Paquette, infielder (KC Royals), born in Long Beach, California
- Mar 28 Earnest Stewart, American soccer player (Willem II), born in Veghel, Netherlands
- Mar 28 Elliot Perry, NBA guard, 1991-92, 1994-2002 (Phoenix Suns, Milwaukee Bucks, and 5 other teams), born in Memphis, Tennessee
- Mar 28 Scottie Graham, NFL running back, 1992-97 (Minnesota Vikings, and 2 other teams), and college atheletic director, born in Long Beach, New York
- Mar 29 Jeff Blackshear, American football guard (Baltimore Ravens), born in Fort Pierce, Florida
- Mar 29 Jimmy Spencer, NFL cornerback (New Orleans Saints, Cincinnati Bengals)
- Mar 29 Kai Nurminen, Finnish ice hockey forward (Team Finland), born in Turku, Finland
- Mar 29 Kim Batten, American athlete (World C'ship gold 400m hurdles 1995; Olympic silver 1996), born in McRae, Georgia
- Mar 30 Mark Astley, Canadian NHL defenseman (Buffalo Sabres), born in Calgary, Alberta
- Mar 31 Steve Smith, American NBA guard (14 NBA seasons, Olympic gold 2000), born in Highfield Park, MI
Deaths in Sport
- Mar 3 Fred Alexander, American tennis player (Australasian C'ship 1908, 5-time US Indoor winner), dies at 88
- Mar 25 Norman Gallichan, cricketer (one Test for NZ, 30 & 2, 3-113), dies
- Mar 30 Lucien Bianchi, Italian-Belgian auto racer (24 Hours of Le Mans 1968), dies during Le Mans testing accident at 34
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