Athletes Born in March 1944

  • Mar 9 Geoff Arnold, English cricketer (England medium-pacer in 34 Tests 1967-75), born in Earlsfield, Surrey, England
  • Mar 9 Lee Irvine, South African cricket batsman (4 Tests, 1 x 100, 2 x 50, HS 102; Essex CCC, Natal, Transvaal), born in Durban, South Africa
  • Mar 14 Clyde Lee, American NBA player, born in Nashville, Tennessee
  • Mar 17 Cito Gaston, American MLB player and manager (Toronto Blue Jays), born in San Antonio, Texas
  • Mar 21 Charles Edward Greene, Pine Bluff Ark, 4x100m runner (Olympic gold 1968)
  • Mar 23 George Scott, MLB first baseman, 1966-79 (Boston Red Sox, Milwaukee Brewers, and 2 other teams), born in Greenville, Mississippi, (d. 2013)
  • Mar 23 Salim Altaf, cricketer (Pakistan medium-pacer in 21 Tests 1967-78)

Rick Barry (80 years old)

Mar 28 Basketball forward (NY Nets, Golden State Warriors), born in Elizabeth, New Jersey

  • Mar 29 Bill Vukovich II, American auto racer (Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year 1968; Indianapolis 500 1973 runner-up), born in Riverside, California (d. 2023)

Denny McLain (80 years old)

Mar 29 American MLB baseball pitcher, 1963-72 (AL Cy Young Award 1968-69; AL MVP 1968; 3 x MLB All-Star; World Series Champ, 1968 - Detroit Tigers, and 3 other teams), born in Markham, Illinois


About March 1944

How Old? 80 years old
Generation: Silent Generation
Leap Year: Yes

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