Events in Sports History in March 1985

Mar 3 Bill Shoemaker becomes 1st jockey to win $100 million

Mar 5 NHL New York Islanders Mike Bossy is 1st to score 50 goals in 8 straight seasons

Mar 6 Enos Slaughter and Arky Vaughan elected to baseball's Hall of Fame

Mar 6 Future undisputed world heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson KOs Hector Mercedes at 1:47 in round 1 of 4 in Albany, NY in his first professional fight

Mar 12 Larry Bird scores Boston Celtic record 60 points

Mar 15 Larry Holmes TKOs David Bey in 10 for heavyweight boxing title

Mar 16 Two-time Cy Young Award winner Denny McLain is convicted of embezzlement and drug trafficking; sentenced to 25 years but conviction later reversed

Mar 17 Matti Nykanen of Finland set a world ski jump record of 623'

Mar 21 Arthur Ashe is nominated for the International Tennis Hall of Fame

Mar 21 Canadian Rick Hansen sets off on his 'Man in Motion' world tour in his wheelchair raising money for spinal research, from Oakridge Mall, Vancouver (successfully completes May 1987) [1]

Mar 24 Third straight WTA Tour Championship for tennis legend Martina Navratilova; beats Helena Suková 6–3, 7–5, 6–4 at Madison Square Garden, NYC

Mar 29 Wayne Gretzky breaks own NHL season record with 126th assist