- Mar 2 Jim Lightbody, American athlete (Olympic gold 800m, 1500m, 2590m Steeplechase 1904), dies at 70
- Mar 15 Arthur Berry, English football player (Olympic gold 1908, 12), dies at 65
Jim Thorpe (1887-1953)
Mar 28 American all-round athlete (Olympic gold decathlon, pentathlon 1912; College & Pro Football Hall of Fame), dies of heart failure at 65