Events in Sports History in March 1988

Sports History

Mar 1 Edmonton's Wayne Gretzky picks up a 1st period assist in Oilers' 5-3 win over LA Kings to move ahead of Gordie Howe as NHL's all time leader in career assists; Howe 1,049 assists in 26 years, Gretzky 1,050 in 9 years

Sports History

Mar 1 For first time since 1956, the Special Veterans Committee does not elect anyone to the Baseball Hall of Fame; Phil Rizzuto, Leo Durocher, Joe Gordon and Gil Hodges passed over

Baseball Player and Manager Leo Durocher

Sportscaster and MLB Shortstop Phil Rizzuto

Mar 2 The flaming basketball is adopted as NBA franchise Miami Heat’s official logo from over 13,000 entries; Mark Henderson submits the winning entry
Mar 6 Julie Krone becomes winningest female jockey (1205 victories)
Mar 7 Jim Abbott, 1-handed pitcher, wins 58th James E Sullivan Award as the top amateur athlete in the US, becoming 1st baseball player to win the award

Sports History

Mar 10 NHL New York Islanders celebrate Mike Bossy night

Mar 13 29th SEC Men's Basketball Tournament: Kentucky beats Georgia, 62-57
Mar 13 35th ACC Men's Basketball Tournament: Duke beats North Carolina, 65-61
Mar 13 9th Big East Men's Basketball Tournament: Syracuse beats Villanova, 85-68
Mar 15 NFL's St Louis Cardinals officially move to Phoenix
Mar 17 Then highest scoring NCAA basketball game to date; Loyola-Marymont 119, Wyoming 115
Mar 19 France edges Wales, 10-9 at the National Stadium, Cardiff to share the Five Nations Rugby Championship with the Welsh with 3-1 records

World Record

Mar 19 Yvonne van Gennip skates un-official world record 10 km (15:25.25)

Boxing Title Fight

Mar 20 Defending champion Mike Tyson beats Tony Tubbs by TKO in round 2 at the Tokyo Dome, Tokyo for the undisputed world heavyweight boxing title

Mar 22 WA beat Queensland by 5 wkts to win the Sheffield Shield Final
Mar 24 San Diego Chargers quarterback Dan Fouts announces his retirement after 15 seasons
Mar 25 Robin Givens demands full access to husband Mike Tyson's money
Mar 27 Ice Dance Championship at Budapest won by Bestemianova & Bukin (URS)
Mar 27 Ladies' Figure Skating Championship in Budapest won by Katarina Witt (GDR)

Sports History

Mar 27 Men's Figure Skating Champions in Budapest won by Brian Boitano (USA)

Mar 27 Ok-Hee Ku wins Standard Register Turquoise Classic Golf Tournament
Mar 27 PGA Players Championship, TPC at Sawgrass: Local resident Mark McCumber wins with record total 273 (−15), 4 strokes ahead of runner-up Mike Reid