March Tar Heel Birthdays
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Allen Johnson
March 1, 1971 (54)
Track & Field; Olympic gold medalist (1996), 4x World Champion
Kirk Urso
March 6, 1990 (1990-2012)
Men's Soccer
Jamie Loeb
March 8, 1995 (30)
2015 NCAA Tennis Champion
Jack Fitch
March 9, 1924 (1924-2014)
Football, Basketball, Baseball, Track
Luther Hodges
March 9, 1898 (1898-1974)
64th Governor of North Carolina
Paul Hoolahan
March 12, 1950 (1950-2022)
All-ACC Football, Vanderbilt AD, Sugar Bowl CEO, Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame
Rick Dees
March 14, 1950 (75)
Radio Personality
Bill Woestendiek
March 14, 1924 (1924-2015)
Newspaper Editor, Pulitzer Prize Winner
Donna J. Papa
March 16, 1956 (69)
Softball Coach
Eddie Sutton
March 16, 1935 (1935-2008)
Football, Basketball, Track
Paul Green
March 17, 1894 (1894-1981)
Playwright, Pulitzer Prize Winner
Mia Hamm
March 17, 1972 (53)
World Soccer Hall of Fame, 4x NCAA Champion, 2x Olympic Gold Medalist
Erin Matson
March 17, 2000 (25)
Field Hockey NCAA Champion, National Player of the Year
Cornelia Phillips Spencer
March 20, 1825 (1825-1908)
Historian, Poet, Journalist
Harvey Beech
March 22, 1924 (1924-2005)
UNC's first African-American graduate (1952)
Oliver Max Gardner
March 22, 1882 (1882-1947)
57th Governor of North Carolina
Mike Easley
March 23, 1950 (75)
72nd Governor of North Carolina
Crystal Cox
March 28, 1979 (46)
2004 Track & Field Olympian (4x400 relay)
Bob Lacey
March 30, 1942 (83)
Football; 1963 All-American Receiver
Danny Lotz
March 30, 1937 (1937-2015)
Basketball, Football