Jun 4 Sam Staples, English cricket medium pace bowler (3 Tests, 15 wickets; Nottinghamshire), dies at 57 Jun 17 Syed Wazir Ali, Indian cricket batsman (7 Tests; Southern Punjab; Muslims), dies from appendicitis at 46 Jun 20 Claude Jennings, cricketer (Aust opening bat in 1912 Triangular), dies Mar 1950 Deaths in Sport by Year Jul 1950 Famous Sports Stars Baseball Players Basketball Stars Boxers Footballers NFL Stars Tennis Champions