Athletes Born in March 1926

  • Mar 1 Allan Stanley, Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame defenceman (Stanley Cup 1962-64, 67; NHL All-Star 1960, 61, 66; Toronto Maple Leafs), born in Timmins, Ontario (d. 2013)

Pete Rozelle (1926-1996)

Mar 1 American football executive (NFL Commissioner 1960-89), born in South Gate, California

  • Mar 6 Ann Curtis, 400m/800m US swimmer (Olympics 2 gold-1948), (d. 2012)
  • Mar 12 Freddie Williams, Welsh motorcycle speedway rider (World C'ship 1950, 1953; Wembley Lions), born in Port Talbot, Wales (d. 2013)
  • Mar 12 Georgios Darivas, Greek soccer forward (16 caps; Olympiacos 270 games) and manager (Olympiacos 1971, 75-76), born in Athens, Greece (d. 2024)
  • Mar 15 Norm Van Brocklin, American Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback (NFL MVP 1960; First-team All-Pro 1960; 9 × Pro Bowl; LA Rams, Philadelphia Eagles) and coach (Minnesota Vikings, Atlanta Falcons), born in Parade, South Dakota (d. 1983)
  • Mar 18 Dick Littlefield, American baseball player (d. 1997)
  • Mar 22 Billy Goodman, American baseball infielder (MLB All-Star 1949, 53; AL batting champion 1950; Boston Red Sox), born in Concord, North Carolina (d. 1984)
  • Mar 23 Johnny Logan, American baseball shortstop (World Series 1957 Boston / Milwaukee Braves; MLB All Star 1955, 57, 58, 59²), born in Endicott, New York (d. 2013)
  • Mar 24 Guillermo Timoner, Spanish cyclist (UCI Motor-paced World C'ships 1955, 59, 60, 62, 64, 65), born in Felanitx, Spain (d. 2023)
  • Mar 25 László Papp, Hungarian boxer (Olympic gold-1948, 1952, 1956), born in Budapest, Hungary (d. 2003) [1]
  • Mar 28 Polly Umrigar, Indian cricket all-rounder & captain (59 Tests, 12 x 100, HS 223, 35 wickets; Bombay, Gujarat), born in Solapur, India (d. 2006)

About March 1926

How Old? 98 years old
Generation: Greatest Generation
Leap Year: No

Chinese Zodiac: Tiger
Star Signs: Pisces (Feb 19 - Mar 20), Aries (Mar 21 - Apr 19)