- Mar 1 César Rodríguez Álvarez, Spanish soccer forward (12 caps; Barcelona) and manager (Zaragoza, Barcelona), dies at 74
- Mar 5 Gregg Hansford, Australian motorcycle racer (10 x GP wins) and touring car racer (Bathurst 1993), dies in a race accident at 42
- Mar 10 Richard Baerlein, British horse racing journalist (Evening Standard 1947-57, Observer 1963-95, Guardian 1968-95), and author, dies at 84
- Mar 13 Leon Day, American Baseball HOF pitcher (9 x NgL All Star; NgL World Series 1946; Brooklyn/Newark Eagles, Baltimore Elite Giants), dies of heart failure at 78
Florence Chadwick (1918-1995)
Mar 15 American swimmer who was the 1st woman to swim the English Channel in both directions, dies of leukemia at 76
- Mar 20 Merv Harvey, Australian cricketer (scored 12 & 31 in Test Aus v Eng 46-47), dies at 76
- Mar 23 Davie Cooper, Scottish soccer winger (22 caps; Clydebank, Rangers 376 games, Motherwell), dies of a subarachnoid haemorrhage at 39
- Mar 29 Terry Moore, American baseball outfielder (World Series 1942, 46; 4 x MLB All Star; St. Louis Cardinals) and manager (Philadelphia Phillies 1954), dies at 82
- Mar 30 Tony Lock, English cricket spin bowler (49 Tests, 174 wickets, BB 7/35, 2 x 50; Surrey CCC, Western Australia, Leicestershire CCC), dies from cancer at 65
- Mar 31 Gustav-Adolf Boltenstern, Swedish equestrian (Olympic gold team dressage 1952, 56; silver 1932, bronze 1948), dies at 90
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