- Mar 16 Leon Cadore, American baseball pitcher (pitched all of 26 inning game), dies at 65
- Mar 18 Sigve Lie, Norwegian sailor (Olympic gold dragon class 1948, 52), dies at 51
- Mar 19 Vernon Ransford, cricketer (20 Tests for Australia, 1211 runs), dies
- Mar 26 Phil Mead, English cricket batsman (17 Tests, 4 x 100, HS 182no; Hampshire CCC, MCC, Suffolk CCC), dies at 71
Chuck Klein (1904-1958)
Mar 28 American Baseball Hall of Fame right fielder (Triple Crown 1933; MLB All-Star 1933, 34; NL MVP 1932; Philadelphia Phillies), dies of a stroke at 53