Sep 9 Collie Smith, West Indian cricket all-rounder (26 Tests, 4 x 100, HS 168; Jamaica), dies in a car crash at 26 Sep 28 Rudolf Caracciola, German race car driver (b. 1901) Sep 28 Vincent Richards, American tennis player (US Pro C'ships 1927-28, 30, 33), dies of a heart attack at 56 Aug 1959 Deaths in Sport by Year Oct 1959 Famous Sports Stars Baseball Players Basketball Stars Boxers Footballers NFL Stars Tennis Champions