- Mar 2 Clem Labine, American baseball pitcher (MLB All-Star 1956, 57; World Series 1955, 59, 60; Brooklyn / LA Dodgers, Detroit Tigers), dies after exploratory brain surgery at 80
- Mar 4 Ian Wooldridge, British sports journalist (Daily Mail; British Sportswriter of the Year 1972, 74, 81, 89) and broadcaster (BBC), dies of cancer at 75
- Mar 8 John Vukovich, American baseball infielder, manager (Philadelphia Phillies), dies at 59
Bowie Kuhn (1926-2007)
Mar 15 American Baseball HOF executive (MLB Commissioner 1969-1984), dies of pneumonia at 80
- Mar 16 Manjural Islam Rana, Bangladeshi cricket all-rounder (6 Tests, 1 x 50, 5 wickets, BB 3/84; Khulna Division), dies in a road accident at 22
- Mar 18 Bob Woolmer, English cricket all-rounder (19 Tests, 3 x 100, HS 149, 4 wickets; Kent CCC, Natal, Western Province) and coach (Pakistan, South Africa), dies of diabetes at 58
- Mar 23 Eric Medlen, American NHRA drag racer, dies at 33
- Mar 24 Maurice Flitcroft, British golfer known as "the world's worst golfer," dies at 77