Events in Sport
Sports History
Mar 2 American jockey Bill Shoemaker wins his record 555th stakes race aboard Royal Owl in the San Jacinto Stakes at Santa Anita; Eddie Arcaro 554
Sports History
Mar 6 Jack Nicklaus, passes Arnold Palmer as golf's all-time money winner
- Mar 9 Players on White Sox vote 31-0 in favor of a strike, if necessary
- Mar 11 19th ACC Men's Basketball Tournament: North Carolina beats Maryland, 73-64
- Mar 14 NBA's Cincinnati Royals, plagued by poor home attendance, announce they are moving franchise to Kansas City
- Mar 18 Cornell NCAA hockey team shut out for 1st time in 225 games (Boston U)
- Mar 19 1st AIAW Women's Basketball Tournament, Immaculata beats West Chester State 52-48 in Normal
- Mar 19 LA Lakers beat Golden State Warriors, 162-99, by then record 63 pts
Sports History
Mar 22 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar named NBA MVP
- Mar 22 Nick Mileti purchases Cleveland Indians for $9 million
- Mar 22 Yankees trade Danny Cater to the Red Sox for Sparky Lyle
- Mar 23 NY Yankees agree to continue playing ball in the Bronx
- Mar 23 Geoge Harrison and Friends' "The Concert for Bangladesh" concert film, directed by Saul Swimmer released in the US
Sports History
Mar 25 34th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: UCLA beats Florida, 81-76; 6th straight title for Bruins; future Hall of Fame center Bill Walton tournament MOP
Sports History
Mar 25 Bobby Hull becomes the 2nd NHLer to score 600 goals
Sports History
Mar 28 Wilt Chamberlain plays his last pro basketball game
Birthdays in Sport
- Mar 1 Yo-Sam Choi, South Korean boxer (Lineal & WBC light flyweight titles 1999-2002), born in Jeongeup, Jeollabukdo, South Korea (d. 2008)
- Mar 3 Martin Prochazka, Slany CZ, NHL forward (Czech Olympic gold 1998), born in Toronto, Ontario
- Mar 3 Darren Anderton, English footballer
- Mar 4 Martin St Pierre, Canadian 20k walker (Olympics 1996), born in Ripon, Quebec
- Mar 4 Robert Smith, American NFL running back (Minnesota Vikings), born in Euclid, Ohio
- Mar 4 Pae Gil-Su, North Korean gymnast
- Mar 4 Jos Verstappen, Dutch auto racer (24 Hours of Le Mans LMP2 class, LMP2 Drivers' title 2008) born in Montfort, Netherlands
- Mar 5 Brandon Hamilton, CFL cornerback (Winnipeg Blue Bombers)
- Mar 5 Brian Grant, NBA forward (Portland Trailblazers, Sacramento Kings)
- Mar 5 Hernan Gumy, tennis star, born in Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Mar 5 Mikael Tillstrom, Swedish tennis star
Shaquille O'Neal
Mar 6 Shaquille O'Neal, American Basketball Hall of Fame center (4-time NBA champion, 3-time NBA Finals MVP, Olympic gold 1996), born in Newark, New Jersey
- Mar 7 Marina Hatzakis, Australian rower (Olympics 1996), born in Sydney, Australia
- Mar 8 Pat Riley, NFL defensive end (Chicago Bears, Seattle Seahawks)
- Mar 8 Georgios Georgiadis, Greek footballer
- Mar 10 Matt Kenseth, American race car driver
- Mar 11 Carl Greenwood, American NFL cornerback (NY Jets), born in Fort Ord, California
- Mar 11 Jamal Duff, NFL defensive end (NY Giants, Wash Redskins)
- Mar 13 Avrom Smith, American football player (London Monarchs)
- Mar 13 Brian Saxton, NFL tight end (NY Giants), born in Whippany, New Jersey
- Mar 13 Trent Dilfer, American NFL quarterback (Tampa Bay Bucs), born in Santa Cruz, California
- Mar 14 Antowain Smith, American NFL running back (Buffalo Bills), born in Millbrook, Alabama
- Mar 14 Aris Brimanis, American NHL defenseman (Philadelphia Flyers), born in Cleveland, Ohio
- Mar 14 Clover Maitland, Australian field hockey goal keeper (Olympics 1996)
- Mar 15 Filip Dewulf, Belgian tennis star
- Mar 15 Oliver Gibson, NFL defensive tackle (Pittsburgh Steelers)
- Mar 15 Steve Danielson, field hockey defender (Olympics 1996), born in Honolulu, Hawaii
- Mar 15 Mike Tomlin, American NFL coach (Super Bowl 2008 [youngest coach to win SB], Pittsburgh Steelers), born in Hampton, Virginia
- Mar 17 Mia Hamm, Anerican soccer forward (Olympics 1996), born in Selma, Alabama
- Mar 19 Maria Maunder, St John's New Foundland, rower (Olympics 1996)
- Mar 19 Nate Quarry, American mixed martial arts fighter (The Ultimate Fighter; co-host MMA Uncensored Live), born in Arcata, California
- Mar 20 Ajah Wilson-Ogechukwu, soccer player (Roda JC)
- Mar 21 Boris Mironov, Russian ice hockey defenseman (Olympic silver 1998, bronze 2002; Edmonton Oilers, Chicago Blackhawks), born in Moscow, Russia
- Mar 22 Elvis Stojko, Canadian figure-skater (World C'ship gold singles 1994, 95, 97; Olympic silver 94, 98), born in Richmond Hill, Ontario
- Mar 22 Shawn Bradley, German American NBA center 7ft 6 in tall (Dallas Mavericks, NJ Nets, Space Jams), born in Landstuhl, West Germany
- Mar 23 Jonas Bjorkman, Swedish tennis star (Davis Cup 1994), born in Vaxjo Sweden
- Mar 23 Joe Calzaghe, Welsh boxer, longest-reigning super-middleweight world champion in boxing history, born in Hammersmith, London, England
- Mar 24 Steve Karsay, American baseball player
- Mar 25 Howard Battle, American MBA player (Philadelphia Phillies), born in Biloxi, Mississippi
- Mar 25 Lawrence Moten, NBA guard (Vancouver Grizzlies)
- Mar 26 Steve Anderson, American CFL defensive linebacker (Calgary Stampeders), born in Tyler, Texas
- Mar 27 Kirby Dar Dar, American NFL wide receiver (Miami Dolphins), born in Morgan City, Louisiana
- Mar 27 Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink, Dutch footballer, born in Paramaribo, Suriname
- Mar 28 Derek West, offensive tackle (Indianapolis Colts)
- Mar 28 Jonathan Edwards, doubles luger (Olympics 1994), born in Boston, Massachusetts
- Mar 28 Keith Tkachuk, Melrose MA, NHL left wing (Winnipeg Jets, Phoenix, USA)
- Mar 28 Michael Smith, NBA forward (Sacramento Kings)
- Mar 28 Mike Morton, linebacker (Oakland Raiders)
- Mar 28 Shannon Mitchell, NFL tight end (San Diego Chargers)
- Mar 29 Alex Ochoa, Cuban-American MLB and NPB baseball outfielder, 1995-2008 (NY Mets, Cincinnati Reds, and 7 other teams), born in Hialeah, Florida
- Mar 29 John Rothell, American 400m hurdler, born in Titusville Florida
- Mar 29 Paul Michael Kent, New Zealand athlete, breastroker (Olympics 1996), born in Auckland, New Zealand
- Mar 29 Trevor Kidd, Canadian NHL goalie (Calgary Flames), born in Dugald, Manitoba
- Mar 29 Rui Costa, Portuguese footballer, born in Amadora, Portugal
- Mar 30 Brenden Stai, American NFL guard (Pittsburgh Steelers), born in Phoenix, Arizona
Deaths in Sport
- Mar 11 Zack Wheat, American Baseball Hall of Fame outfielder (NL batting champion 1918; Brooklyn Superbas / Dodgers / Robins 1909–26), dies of a heart attack at 83
- Mar 16 Pie Traynor, American baseball hall of fame 3rd baseman (Pirates), dies at 72
- Mar 17 Manny Martindale, West Indian cricket fast bowler (10 Tests, 37 wickets; Barbados), dies at 62
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