Events in Sports History in March 1961

Mar 4 8th ACC Men's Basketball Tournament: Wake Forest beats Duke, 96-81

Sports History

Mar 9 Philadelphia Warriors center Wilt Chamberlain scores 67 points in 135-126 win over NY Knicks at Philadelphia Civic Center

Mar 11 Then NHL record 40 penalties, Black Hawks & Maple Leafs (20 each)

Boxing Title Fight

Mar 13 Floyd Patterson KOs Ingemar Johansson in 6 for heavyweight boxing title

Sports History

Mar 14 Former New York Yankees general manager George Weiss becomes first President of New York Mets after MLB expansion franchise formed

Baseball Hall of Fame Executive George Weiss

Sports History

Mar 21 Art Modell purchases Cleveland Browns for then record sum ($3,925,000)

Mar 24 NY Senate approves $55M for a baseball stadium at Flushing Meadows
Mar 25 115th Grand National: Bobby Beasley wins aboard Nicolaus Silver, 5 lengths ahead of defending champion Merryman II; first grey winner for 90 years

Sports History

Mar 25 23rd NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Cincinnati beats Ohio State, 70-65 (OT); Buckeyes' future Hall of Fame forward Jerry Lucas is MOP for 2nd straight year