# 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:** 69
**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:** [October 14, 2021, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1372 "2021-10-14T13:11:59Z")
Ray Fosse, former big league catcher and broadcaster, dead at age 74. He was unfortunately best known as the guy that was unnecessarily bowled over in an all-star game by Pete Rose. > **[A's icon Fosse, known for Rose collision, dies](https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/32397263/ray-fosse-catcher-bowled-pete-rose-all-star-game-oakland-athletics-franchise-icon-dies)** > > Ray Fosse, the catcher famous for being barreled over by Pete Rose in the 1970 All-Star Game and who went on to help the Athletics win two World Series and later became a popular broadcaster for the A's, has died. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2021, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1373 "2021-10-14T18:46:26Z")
[Gary Paulsen has died at age 82.](https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/14/us/gary-paulsen-hatchet-obit/index.html) Wrote Hatchet and a book I love a lot called Winterdance. It’s the true story of how he put a team of dogs together and raced in the Iditarod with almost no proper training. It’s nuts and I loved it. ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2021, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1374 "2021-10-14T18:51:57Z")
I remember Hatchet. I had no idea he’d done all that other stuff. Wow, that librarian story made me choke up. RIP, Mr. Paulsen. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2021, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1375 "2021-10-14T22:49:00Z")
> [@Dung\_Beetle](#): > > I remember Hatchet. I had no idea he’d done all that other stuff. He has a story about he and his dogs getting sprayed by skunks that is just hilarious. His attempt to run the Iditarod was so hilarious and great. I recommend Winterdance to _everyone_. It’s an amazing book and not aimed at a young adult audience at all. ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2021, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1376 "2021-10-15T02:23:32Z")
> **[Diane Weyermann, Participant Executive and ‘Inconvenient Truth’ Producer,...](https://variety.com/2021/film/news/diane-weyermann-dead-participant-1235089883/amp/?__twitter_impression=true)** > > Diane Weyermann, chief content officer at Participant and former director of the Sundance Institute’s Documentary Film Program died Thursday of cancer in New York. She was 66. For the last three de… ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2021, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1377 "2021-10-16T20:34:16Z")
> **[R&B singer Emani 22 dies after ‘tragic accident,’ manager says](https://www.boston25news.com/news/trending/rb-singer-emani-22-dies-after-tragic-accident-manager-says/Q3VHIYGX5VH7JMXEUISPLDKLHE/?outputType=amp&__twitter_impression=true)** > > Singer Emani Johnson, better known as Emani 22, has died at age 22, her manager announced Thursday. ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2021, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1378 "2021-10-17T16:32:45Z")
[Dorothy Steel](https://www.msn.com/en-us/entertainment/news/dorothy-steel-dies-black-panther-actress-who-launched-screen-career-as-octogenarian-was-95/ar-AAPBXTc?ocid=msedgntp), an actress who launched her career in her 80’s, dies at 95. ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2021, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1379 "2021-10-17T18:19:05Z")
> **[Ronnie Tutt, Drummer for Elvis Presley and the Jerry Garcia Band, Dead at 83](https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/ronnie-tutt-drummer-elvis-presley-jerry-garcia-band-billy-joel-dead-obit-1243434/)** > > In-demand musician also played on Billy Joel’s hit “Piano Man,” Buckingham Nicks and Gram Parsons’ solo LPs ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2021, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1380 "2021-10-18T00:28:02Z")
Megan Rice has passed away at 91. RIP Sister; you done good. > **[Nun imprisoned over peace activism, Megan Rice, dies at 91](https://apnews.com/article/science-religion-education-nuclear-weapons-3c7d0fd7653aac462374ca97cb803d1c)** > > ROSEMONT, Penn. (AP) — Megan Rice, a nun and Catholic peace activist who spent two years in federal prison while in her 80s after breaking into a government security complex to protest nuclear weapons, has died. ---
**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:** [October 18, 2021, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1381 "2021-10-18T01:10:49Z")
Betty Lynn, best known as Thelma Lou from Mayberry, has gone on her last date with Barney. Age 95. > **[Betty Lynn, who played Thelma Lou on 'The Andy Griffith Show,' dies at 95 | CNN](https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/17/us/betty-lynn-dies-thelma-lou-andy-griffith-show/index.html)** > > Betty Lynn, best known for playing Barney Fife's girlfriend Thelma Lou on "The Andy Griffith Show," died Saturday, the Andy Griffith Museum stated. She was 95 years old. ---
**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:** [October 18, 2021, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1382 "2021-10-18T04:22:07Z")
[Russ Kick](https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/14/us/russ-kick-dead.html), “Rogue Transparency Activist” who excelled at making Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests, dead at 52. ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2021, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1383 "2021-10-18T12:18:46Z")
Reports on breaking news state that Colin Powell has died. He was 84. ---
**Author:** ![Morgyn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morgyn/32/3041_2.png) [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2021, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1384 "2021-10-18T12:26:32Z")
Of COVID. [Fucking disease](https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/18/politics/colin-powell-dies/index.html). ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2021, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1385 "2021-10-18T13:01:06Z")
According to his family, he was fully vaccinated, too. ---
**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:** [October 18, 2021, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1386 "2021-10-18T13:17:32Z")
Tom Morey, inventor of the Boogie Board, dies at 86 > **[Tom Morey, inventor of the Boogie Board, dies at 86](https://www.npr.org/2021/10/17/1046901332/tom-morey-inventor-of-the-boogie-board-dies-at-86?sc=18&f=1001)** > > Morey, a well-known surfer in Southern California in the '50s and '60s, invented the Boogie Board in 1971 in Hawaii. Morey's invention remains a popular choice for those wanting to ride some waves. ---
**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:** [October 18, 2021, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1387 "2021-10-18T13:59:19Z")
> [@RTFirefly](#): > > First Rumsfeld, now this guy. People responsible for our Iraq fiasco are starting to bite the dust. > [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](#): > > Reports on breaking news state that Colin Powell has died. He was 84. And yet Dick Cheney lives on. ---
**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:** [October 18, 2021, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1388 "2021-10-18T15:25:54Z")
My thought was Powell was set up by Cheney. Cheney made over 100 (no fooling) trips personally to the CIA to hound analysts for “facts” about WMD and Saddam. Powell resisted some of the claims but still went in front of the UN and made a fool of the USA. Powell was seen as a threat politically to the neocons (I doubt he did have political aspirations but what do I know). Getting him to front the bogus claims was a easy way to derail him. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2021, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1389 "2021-10-18T20:34:29Z")
Powell also had multiple myeloma. ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2021, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1390 "2021-10-20T04:13:35Z")
> **[Leslie Bricusse, ‘Willy Wonka,’ ‘Goldfinger’ Songwriter, Dies at 90](https://variety.com/2021/music/news/leslie-bricusse-dead-willy-wonka-goldfinger-1235092734/amp/?__twitter_impression=true)** > > Leslie Bricusse, Oscar- and Grammy-winning songwriter whose songs for Broadway and Hollywood include “What Kind of Fool Am I?” and “Pure Imagination,” died Tuesday in Saint-… ---
**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:** [October 20, 2021, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1391 "2021-10-20T17:31:36Z")
Should be unique points for me. > **[Chris Ayres, voice actor known for Frieza in 'Dragon Ball,' dies at 56](https://ew.com/tv/chris-ayres-voice-actor-dragon-ball-dies/?did=686451-20211020&utm_campaign=ewk-tv_newsletter&utm_source=ew.com&utm_medium=email&utm_content=102021&cid=686451&mid=69830826754)** > > Chris Ayres, a voice actor with over 200 credits to his name, best known for playing Frieza in the Dragon Ball series, has died at the age of 56. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881.md?page=68) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881.md?page=70)