Events in Sport
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Mar 1 Wilt Chamberlain is 1st NBA player to score 30,000 points
Wilt Chamberlain
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Mar 6 Jack Nicklaus, passes Arnold Palmer as golf's all-time money winner
Jack Nicklaus
Arnold Palmer
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Mar 12 NHL great Gordie Howe retires after 26 seasons
Gordie Howe
- Mar 14 NBA's Cincinnati Royals announce they are moving to KC
- 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
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Mar 22 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar named NBA MVP
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
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Mar 25 Bobby Hull becomes the 2nd NHLer to score 600 goals
Bobby Hull
- Mar 25 UCLA wins its 6th consecutive national basketball title
- Mar 26 LA Lakers break NBA wins record by winning 69 of 82 games (69-13), record will stand for 24 years
- Mar 28 Wilt Chamberlain plays his last pro basketball game
Birthdays in Sport
- Mar 1 Omar Daal, Maracaibo Venezuela, pitcher (Montreal Expos)
- Mar 1 Profail Grier, CFL running back (Saskatchewan Roughriders)
- Mar 3 Martin Prochazka, Slany CZ, NHL forward (Czech Olympic gold 1998), born in Toronto, Ontario
- Mar 3 Darren Anderton, English footballer
- Mar 4 Chris Borg, American canoeist (alt-Olympics 1996), born in Lexington, South Carolina
- Mar 4 Martin St Pierre, Ripon Quebec, 20k walker (Olympics 1996)
- Mar 4 Robert Smith, NFL running back (Minnesota Vikings)
- Mar 4 Pae Gil-Su, North Korean gymnast
- Mar 4 Jos Verstappen, Dutch Formula One driver
- 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
- Mar 5 Tom Hipsz, CFL defensive tackle (Montreal Alouettes)
- Mar 6 Jamal Anderson, fullback (Atlanta Falcons)
- Mar 6 Paul Frlan, CFL linebacker (Saskatchewan Roughriders)
Shaquille O'Neal
Mar 6 Shaquille O'Neal, NBA center (Magic, Lakers, Olympic gold 1996), born in Newark, New Jersey
Shaquille O'Neal
- Mar 7 Andrew Finch, rower (Olympics 1996)
- Mar 7 Marina Hatzakis, Australian rower (Olympics 1996)
- Mar 8 Craig Johnson, NHL left wing (LA Kings/Olympic 1994), born in Saint Paul, Minnesota
- Mar 8 Pat Riley, NFL defensive end (Chicago Bears, Seattle Seahawks)
- Mar 8 Takuro Abe, WLAF linebacker (Amsterdam Admirals)
- Mar 8 Georgios Georgiadis, Greek footballer
- Mar 10 Jack Kellogg, WLAF CB (Frankfurt Galaxy)
- Mar 10 Matt Kenseth, American race car driver
- Mar 11 Carl Greenwood, NFL cornerback (NY Jets)
- Mar 11 Chris Shelling, WLAF cornerback (Rhein Fire)
- 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 Ryan McCoy, WLAF LB (London Monarchs)
- Mar 13 Trent Dilfer, American NFL quarterback (Tampa Bay Bucs), born in Santa Cruz, California
- Mar 14 Antowain Smith, running back (Buffalo Bills)
- Mar 14 Aris Brimanis, NHL defenseman (Philadelphia Flyers), born in Cleveland, Ohio
- Mar 14 Clover Maitland, Australian field hockey goal keeper (Olympics 1996)
- Mar 14 Tom Barndt, NFL/WLAF guard (KC Chiefs, Scottish Claymores)
- Mar 15 David Rhodes, WLAF wide receiver (Rhein Fire)
- 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 17 Mia Hamm, Selma Alabama, soccer forward (Olympics 1996)
- Mar 19 Maria Maunder, St John's New Foundland, rower (Olympics 1996)
- Mar 20 Ajah Wilson-Ogechukwu, soccer player (Roda JC)
- Mar 21 Boris Mironov, NHL defenseman (Team Russia Olympic silver 1998, Edmonton), born in Moscow, Russia
- Mar 21 Chris Ball, kayak (alt-Olympics 1996), born in Costa Mesa, California
- Mar 21 Frank West, CFL defensive back (Hamilton Tiger Cats)
- Mar 21 John Leach, CFL running back (Toronto Argonauts)
- Mar 22 Elvis Stojko, Canadian figure-skater (Olympic silver 94, 98), born in Richmond Hill, Ontario
- Mar 22 John Farquhar, tight end (New Orleans Saints)
- Mar 22 Mikhail Sloutsky, WLAF LB (Scotland Claymores)
- Mar 22 Shawn Bradley, NBA center (Dallas Mavericks, NJ Nets, Space Jams)
- Mar 23 Jonas Bjorkman, Vaxjo Sweden, tennis star (Davis Cup 1994)
- Mar 23 Ryan Kuwabara, hockey forward (Team Japan 1998)
- Mar 23 Joe Calzaghe, Welsh boxer
- Mar 24 Steve Karsay, American baseball player
- Mar 25 Demet Edwards, WLAF defensive tackle (Barcelona Dragons)
- Mar 25 Howard Battle, Biloxi MS, infielder (Philadelphia Phillies)
- Mar 25 Lawrence Moten, NBA guard (Vancouver Grizzlies)
- Mar 26 Naoko Kijimuta, Japanese tennis star (1996 Jakarta), born in Yokohama, Japan
- Mar 26 Steve Anderson, CFL defensive linebacker (Calgary Stampeders)
- 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, American football outfielder (NY Mets), born in Miami, Florida
- Mar 29 John Rothell, Titusville Florida, 400m hurdler
- Mar 29 Paul Michael Kent, New Zealand athlete, breastroker (Olympics 1996), born in Auckland
- Mar 29 Trevor Kidd, NHL goalie (Calgary Flames), born in Dugald, Manitoba
- Mar 29 Rui Costa, Portuguese footballer, born in Amadora, Portugal
- Mar 30 Brenden Stai, NFL guard (Pittsburgh Steelers)
- Mar 30 Matt Joyce, NFL/WLAF guard/tackle (Cardinals, Seahawks, Claymores)
- Mar 31 John Godina, Fort Sill Oklahoma, shot putter/discus thrower (Olympic silver 1996)
- Mar 31 Kelly O'Leary, Halifax Nova Scotia, kayaker (Olympics 1996)
- Mar 31 Hristos Polihroniou, Greek hammer thrower