# 2021 SDMB Celebrity Death Pool **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** death-pool\ **Created:** [December 1, 2020, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881 "2020-12-01T02:10:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 49
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2021, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/967 "2021-06-27T20:24:14Z")
he has gone down the road ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2021, 8:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/968 "2021-06-29T08:59:21Z")
Mike Gravel still holds a place in my heart for one of the weirdest Presidential campaign ads ever, where he just stood in silence for a while and then walked off and threw a rock into a pond. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2021, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/969 "2021-06-29T23:19:06Z")
Stuart Damon long time soap star. > **[Stuart Damon, Longtime Actor on ‘General Hospital,’ Dies at 84](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/stuart-damon-dead-general-hospital-actor-dies-84-1234975496/)** > > He sang on Broadway and played a spy on the British TV series 'The Champions' before his three-decade gig as Alan Quartermaine on the ABC soap. ---
**Author:** ![Hoopy\_Frood](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hoopy_frood/32/8452_2.png) [@Hoopy\_Frood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hoopy_Frood)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2021, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/970 "2021-06-30T04:14:14Z")
[Peter Zinovieff](https://www.honoraryunsubscribe.com/peter-zinovieff/), pioneer of electronic music who set up the first live concert of music performed by an unaccompanied computer and worked with bands such as the Alan Parsons Project, Todd Rundgren, The Who, Led Zeppelin, David Bowie, and Pink Floyd, died from a fall in his home at 88. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2021, 7:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/971 "2021-06-30T07:51:32Z")
[Frederic Rzewski](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederic_Rzewski) (pronounced Chevsky) has died. He was a very important 20th/21st century educator and composer of works like _The People United Will Never Be Defeated!_. ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2021, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/972 "2021-06-30T19:19:24Z")
Donald Rumsfeld dead at 88, according to family statement. ---
**Author:** ![It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/it_s_not_rocket_surgery/32/312_2.png) [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2021, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/973 "2021-06-30T19:34:51Z")
Is his death a known known, or a known unknown? ---
**Author:** ![Precambrianmollusc](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/precambrianmollusc/32/63_2.png) [@Precambrianmollusc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Precambrianmollusc)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2021, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/974 "2021-06-30T19:37:19Z")
> **[Donald Rumsfeld, former secretary of defense, dies at 88 | CNN Politics](https://www.cnn.com/2021/06/30/politics/donald-rumsfeld-dead/index.html)** > > Donald Rumsfeld, the acerbic architect of the Iraq war and a master Washington power player who served as US secretary of defense for two presidents, has died at the age of 88. CNN confirming ---
**Author:** ![phungi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/phungi/32/395_2.png) [@phungi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phungi)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2021, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/976 "2021-06-30T20:09:54Z")
12 points and a spot on the board for **shoeless** and **Pardel\_Lux** | Rank | Player | Score | Picks(Unique) | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | Team Dirt | 137 | 6 | | 2 | phungi | 135 | 4(1) | | 3 | psychonaut | 130 | 3(1) | | 4 | GIGObuster | 125 | 4(1) | | 5 | jeezums | 105 | 3 | | 5 | RTFirefly | 105 | 3 | | 7 | RobotDevilDog | 93 | 3 | | 8 | Hal Briston | 89 | 4(1) | | 9 | Registered at Last | 81 | 2 | | 10 | Superdude | 75 | 2 | | 11 | Happy\_Lendervedder | 70 | 3 | | 12 | candide | 63 | 2 | | 12 | CreaseMunky | 63 | 2 | | 12 | Hoopy\_Frood | 63 | 2 | | 12 | It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery | 63 | 2 | | 12 | Rebo | 63 | 2 | | 17 | Dung\_Beetle | 48 | 2 | | 17 | WolfpackJeep | 48 | 2 | | 19 | J\_P\_L | 43 | 2 | | 20 | smithsb | 40 | 2(1) | | 21 | GreaterZamboni | 37 | 2(1) | | 21 | imthjckaz | 37 | 2 | | 21 | Mahaloth | 37 | 2 | | 24 | xizor | 36 | 2 | | 25 | a35362 | 31 | 2 | | 25 | amarinth | 31 | 2 | | 25 | Catamount | 30 | 2(1) | | 25 | critter42 | 31 | 2 | | 25 | NotherYinzer | 31 | 2 | | 25 | Precambrianmollusc | 31 | 2 | | 31 | ataraxy42 | 30 | 1 | | 31 | BobLibDem | 30 | 1 | | 31 | Borborygmi | 30 | 1 | | 31 | Captain\_Klutz | 30 | 1 | | 31 | D\_Anconia | 30 | 1 | | 31 | Dr Girlfriend | 30 | 1 | | 31 | jenstvns | 30 | 1 | | 31 | JohnT | 30 | 1 | | 31 | kayT | 30 | 1 | | 31 | Little\_Nemo | 30 | 1 | | 31 | Loach | 30 | 1 | | 31 | Lsura | 30 | 1 | | 31 | Maus\_Magill | 30 | 1 | | 31 | McDeath\_the\_Mad | 30 | 1 | | 31 | Mean\_MrMustard | 30 | 1 | | 31 | Mona\_Lott | 30 | 1 | | 31 | Ponch8 | 30 | 1 | | 31 | Queen\_Anne\_s\_Lace | 30 | 1 | | 31 | Reindeer\_Flotilla | 30 | 1 | | 31 | Stephe96 | 30 | 1 | | 31 | Tristan | 30 | 1 | | 31 | vivalostwages | 30 | 1 | | 31 | Wallet | 30 | 1 | | 54 | Paul\_in\_Saudi | 28 | 3 | | 55 | Sapphiredragon76 | 22 | 1(1) | | 56 | Zero00 | 20 | 2 | | 57 | zadscmc | 18 | 1(1) | | 58 | Hatchie | 17 | 1(1) | | 59 | Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle | 14 | 1 | | 60 | GuanoLad | 13 | 1 | | 60 | lel | 13 | 1 | | 62 | Pardel\_Lux | 12 | 1 | | 62 | Shoeless | 12 | 1 | | 64 | commasense | 10 | 3(2) | | 65 | Baker | 10 | 1(1) | | 66 | Old\_Wench | 8 | 1(1) | | 67 | Biotop | 7 | 1(1) | | 67 | madsircool | 7 | 1 | | 69 | Dancer\_Flight | 1 | 1 | | 69 | Gatopescado | 1 | 1 | | 69 | kitap | 1 | 1 | | 69 | SpoilerVirgin | 1 | 1 | ---
**Author:** ![smithsb](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smithsb/32/12107_2.png) [@smithsb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smithsb)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2021, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/977 "2021-06-30T22:27:32Z")
Dammit, dropped him here but I still scored in the themed list. ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2021, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/978 "2021-06-30T22:39:48Z")
Finally, some points! Thanks Rummy! ---
**Author:** ![Catamount](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/catamount/32/2840_2.png) [@Catamount](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Catamount)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2021, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/979 "2021-06-30T22:46:54Z")
At least he did some good in this world. He left it. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2021, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/980 "2021-07-01T15:39:00Z")
Is a pick still worth points if they are actually a lizard and not a human? [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/xz_gy7-bOoo/maxresdefault.jpg "Are You A Lizard") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xz_gy7-bOoo) ---
**Author:** ![Pardel-Lux](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pardel-lux/32/20182_2.png) [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2021, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/981 "2021-07-01T15:46:36Z")
Same here! Not the worst start, with room for improvement for the second half of the year. ---
**Author:** ![Pardel-Lux](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pardel-lux/32/20182_2.png) [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2021, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/982 "2021-07-01T16:46:44Z")
Just quoting _[The Atlantic](https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/06/how-donald-rumsfeld-deserves-be-remembered/619334/)_: > Rumsfeld was the worst secretary of defense in American history. Being newly dead shouldn’t spare him this distinction. He was worse than the closest contender, Robert McNamara, and that is not a competition to judge lightly. And it is not often the case that a German Foreign Minister tells an US Secretarfy of State on camera that he is [lying](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_k_QbpFl7RM). ---
**Author:** ![Biotop](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biotop/32/321_2.png) [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2021, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/983 "2021-07-02T00:55:04Z")
Del Wilkes, who wrestled as The Patriot in several organizations including WWF, AJPW, and WCW has died from a heart attack at age 59. > **[Former WWE star "The Patriot" Del Wilkes has passed away](https://wrestlingnews.co/wwe-news/former-wwe-star-the-patriot-del-wilkes-has-passed-away)** > > We are sad to report that former WWE star "The Patriot" Del Wilkes has passed away after suffering a heart attack at the age of 59. The news of his passing was ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2021, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/984 "2021-07-02T17:59:18Z")
Greg Noll, who pioneered big wave surfing. > **[Legendary big-wave surfer Greg ‘Da Bull’ Noll dies at 84](https://apnews.com/article/arts-and-entertainment-sports-bf8e657307fe11f08627d6e50318d49c)** > > LOS ANGELES (AP) — Greg “Da Bull” Noll, who became a surfing legend by combining a gregarious, outsized personality with the courage and skill to ride bigger, more powerful waves than anyone had ever attempted, has died. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2021, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/985 "2021-07-03T16:13:49Z")
Stu Maguire who played bass for Bane and Reach the Sky and also did work for the Mighty Mighty Bosstones and the Dropkick Murphy’s died from pancreatic cancer. A family member is deeply involved in that scene and helped with the benefit concert they had last night. [Bane's Brendan 'Stu' Maguire Has Died](https://loudwire.com/brendan-stu-maguire-death/) ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2021, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/986 "2021-07-05T15:05:13Z")
> **[Blue Jackets goalie Matiss Kivlenieks dead at 24 in ‘tragic’ fireworks accident](https://nypost.com/2021/07/05/blue-jackets-goalie-matiss-kivlenieks-dead-at-24-in-tragic-accident/)** > > Blue Jackets goaltender Matiss Kivlenieks died Sunday night as a result of what the organization described as a “tragic accident,” in which he suffered an apparent head injury after a fall. He was … Wow. > Michigan police told the Associated Press that Kivlenieks was attempting to jump out of a hot tub with others after a fireworks malfunction before he slipped and hit his head on concrete. He was pronounced dead on the scene after medical personnel arrived. ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2021, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/987 "2021-07-05T16:02:22Z")
[Terry Donahue](https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/ncaafb/legendary-college-football-head-coach-has-died-at-77/ar-AALNiFz), UCLA football coach who did a pretty good job of it, sidelined at 23pts. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881.md?page=48) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881.md?page=50)