- Mar 1 Mike Rozier, American College Football Hall of Fame halfback (Heisman Trophy 1983, Nebraska; Pro Bowl 1987, 88, Houston Oilers), born in Camden, New Jersey
- Mar 3 Perry McCarthy, English racing driver, born in Stepney, London
- Mar 3 Vyachselav Ivanenko, Russian race walker (Olympic gold 50k 1988), born in Kemerovo, Russia, USSR
Ray Mancini (63 years old)
Mar 4 American boxer (WBA lightweight title 1982-84), born in Youngstown, Ohio
- Mar 5 Zeke Mowatt, NFL tight end (NY Giants)
- Mar 8 Larry Murphy, Scarborough, NHL defenseman (Toronto Maple Leafs)
- Mar 9 Mike Leach, American college football coach (Texas Tech 2000-09, Washington State University 2012-19, Mississippi State 2020-22), born in Susanville, California (d. 2022)
- Mar 10 Bobby Petrino, American football coach
- Mar 10 Jesse Sapolu, Samoan NFL guard (SF 49ers), born in Apia, Samoa
- Mar 10 Mitch Gaylord, American gymnast (Olympics 1984), actor (American Anthem), born in Van Nuys, California
- Mar 10 Pam Oliver, American sportscaster, born in Dallas, Texas
- Mar 13 Cor Lems, Dutch soccer player (ADO The Hague/Dordrecht '90), born in Rotterdam, Netherlansds
- Mar 14 Greg Anderson, American NHRA stock car driver, born in Duluth, Minnesota
- Mar 15 Craig Ludwig, American NHL defenseman (Dallas Stars), born in Rhinelander, Wisconsin
- Mar 15 Terry Cummings, American NBA forward (Milwaukee Bucks, Philadelphia 76ers), born in Chicago, Illinois
- Mar 16 Mel Gray, NFL wide receiver/kick returner (Houston/Tennessee Oilers)
- Mar 18 Kevan James, English cricket all-rounder (4 wickets/4 balls + 103 Hampshire v India 1996), born in Lambeth, England
- Mar 19 Jos Lansink, Dutch-Belgian equestrian
- Mar 20 Jesper Olsen, Danish footballer, born in Faxe, Denmark
- Mar 20 Kathy Baker-Guadagnino, American golfer (US Open 1985), born in Albany, New York
- Mar 21 Lothar Matthäus, German footballer
- Mar 24 Dean Jones, Australian cricket batsman and broadcaster (52 Tests @ 46.55; 164 ODIs; Victoria), born in Coburg, Australia (d. 2020)
- Mar 24 Jim Gallagher Jr, American golfer (PGA C'ship 1992 runner-up), born in Johnstown, Pennsylvania
- Mar 25 Mark Brooks, American golfer (PGA Championship 1996), born in Fort Worth, Texas
- Mar 27 Ellery Hanley, British rugby league player, born in Leeds
- Mar 27 Tony Rominger, Swiss road racing cyclist, born in Vejle, Denmark
- Mar 28 Byron Scott, American NBA guard (Vancouver Grizzlies), born in Ogden, Utah
- Mar 29 Gary Brabham, Australian auto racer, (British Formula 3000 C'ship 1989; 12 Hours of Sebring 1991), born in London, England
- Mar 30 Doug Wickenheiser, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 1999)
- Mar 31 Ron Brown, American athlete (Olympic gold 4 x 100m 1984), born in Los Angeles, California
About March 1961
How Old? 63 years old
Generation: Baby Boomer
Leap Year: No
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