2018 Celebrity Death Pool

[Musk21]

 

looking at my list of names. How the hell is Artie Lange still alive?

 

I don't know...He looks terrible.

[Vanimal46]

Rapper Mac Miller... Drug overdose at 26 years old.

[ashbury]

Who had Bill Daily, of "I Dream of Jeannie" and "Newhart" renown? He had just turned 91.

[LaBombo]

 

looking at my list of names. How the hell is Artie Lange still alive?

 

 

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[Craig Arko]

Paul Allen, 65.

 

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/10/15/microsoft-co-founder-paul-allen-dies-of-cancer-at-age-65.html

[Vanimal46]

Willie McCovey passed away today. He was 80 years old.

[Craig Arko]

Willie McCovey, 80.

 

https://www.sfchronicle.com/giants/article/Willie-McCovey-Giants-legend-dead-at-80-13352886.php

[biggentleben]

Sports Illustrated writer Paul Zimmerman, aka Dr. Z, passed away at 86.

[Squirrel]

Roy Hargrove, jazz trumpet, age 49

[Craig Arko]

Billy “Boom Boom” Brown, former Viking. Age 80.

 

http://www.startribune.com/ex-vikings-fullback-bill-boom-boom-brown-dies-at-80/499564521/

[Craig Arko]

Stan Lee, 95. Excelsior!

[Musk21]

 

Stan Lee, 95. Excelsior!

 

Badsmerf and biggentleben had Stan Lee for 5 points each.

 

Current Standings

1. steve (J.McCain, Vader, S.Hawking) - 80 pts

2. Musk21 (B.Reynolds, J.McCain, Vader) - 74 pts

3. Pius Jefferson (B.Reynolds, J.McCain, C.Rae, S.Hawking) - 69 pts

4. GCTF (J.McCain, S.Mikita, S.Hawking) - 65 pts

5. lecroy24fan (J.McCain, Vader, B.Bush) - 64 pts

5t. biggentleben (S.Lee, J.McCain, Mark E. Smith) - 64 points

7. Carole Keller (J.McCain, B.Bush, S.Hawking, R.Bannister) - 63 pts

8. Badsmerf (S.Lee, J.McCain) - 24 pts

 

[Craig Arko]

William Goldman, 87. Author of many things, including The Princess Bride.

 

https://www.npr.org/2018/11/16/668572662/william-goldman-writer-behind-butch-cassidy-princess-bride-dies-at-87

[Squirrel]

Surprised no one mentioned Roy Clark. He was a phenomenal musician.

[Pius Jefferson]

Devin Lima of LFO. Second member of that group to die of cancer.

 

[Badsmerf]

The summer girls just won't be the same.

[Musk21]

 

Devin Lima of LFO. Second member of that group to die of cancer.

 

3 of us had Devin Lima for 59 points.

 

Current Standings

1. Musk21 (D.Lima, B.Reynolds, J.McCain, Vader) - 133 pts

2. Pius Jefferson (D.Lima, B.Reynolds, J.McCain, C.Rae, S.Hawking) - 128 pts

3. biggentleben (D.Lima, S.Lee, J.McCain, Mark E. Smith) - 123 points

4. steve (J.McCain, Vader, S.Hawking) - 80 pts

5. GCTF (J.McCain, S.Mikita, S.Hawking) - 65 pts

6. lecroy24fan (J.McCain, Vader, B.Bush) - 64 pts

7. Carole Keller (J.McCain, B.Bush, S.Hawking, R.Bannister) - 63 pts

8. Badsmerf (S.Lee, J.McCain) - 24 pts

[biggentleben]

Former President George H.W. Bush dead at 94.

[TheLeviathan]

 

Former President George H.W. Bush dead at 94.

 

A time when being a Republican wasn't automatically a sign you're an evil person.

[Badsmerf]

I always liked Bush Sr. That era of the GOP is gone.

[LaBombo]

 

A time when being a Republican wasn't automatically a sign you're an evil person.

 

 

Have to admit it was tempting to retaliate by making an ugly generalization of my own, but I was taught to do neither.

 

Coordinate that, Norman...

 

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[Squirrel]

Okay ... enough, all of you. Let’s refrain from the overly political innuendos in this thread. This is a thread to follow a ‘game’ we play and to acknowledge death. That’s it. Make your political comments in the threads provided below.

[Musk21]

4 of us had the former President for 6 points apiece.

 

Current Standings

1. Musk21 (G.Bush, D.Lima, B.Reynolds, J.McCain, Vader) - 139 pts

2. Pius Jefferson (D.Lima, B.Reynolds, J.McCain, C.Rae, S.Hawking) - 128 pts

3. biggentleben (D.Lima, S.Lee, J.McCain, Mark E. Smith) - 123 points

4. steve (J.McCain, Vader, S.Hawking) - 80 pts

5. lecroy24fan (G.Bush, J.McCain, Vader, B.Bush) - 70 pts

6. Carole Keller (G.Bush, J.McCain, B.Bush, S.Hawking, R.Bannister) - 69 pts

7. GCTF (J.McCain, S.Mikita, S.Hawking) - 65 pts

8. Badsmerf (G.Bush, S.Lee, J.McCain) - 30 pts

 

[Badsmerf]

Dang. Still last. Should have filled the rest of my list.

[Musk21]

Former WWE/WWF wrestler Tommy "Kid Dynamite" Billington, perhaps best known as part of the tag team British Bulldogs died today on his 60th birthday. Steve had him for 40 points.

 

Current Standings

1. Musk21 (G.Bush, D.Lima, B.Reynolds, J.McCain, Vader) - 139 pts

2. Pius Jefferson (D.Lima, B.Reynolds, J.McCain, C.Rae, S.Hawking) - 128 pts

3. biggentleben (D.Lima, S.Lee, J.McCain, Mark E. Smith) - 123 points

4. steve (T.Billington, J.McCain, Vader, S.Hawking) - 120 pts

5. lecroy24fan (G.Bush, J.McCain, Vader, B.Bush) - 70 pts

6. Carole Keller (G.Bush, J.McCain, B.Bush, S.Hawking, R.Bannister) - 69 pts

7. GCTF (J.McCain, S.Mikita, S.Hawking) - 65 pts

8. Badsmerf (G.Bush, S.Lee, J.McCain) - 30 pts

 

[biggentleben]

Bill Fralic passed away at 56. Former #2 overall pick, 4x Pro Bowl, 2x All-Pro (and legit HOF) NFL lineman who was one of the nicest people I've ever had the chance to meet.

 

Cancer sucks.

[biggentleben]

Penny Marshall dead at 75

 

Damn.

[Squirrel]

[Pius Jefferson]

Should have included Vader on my list.