# 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:** 76
**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:** [December 1, 2021, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1512 "2021-12-01T13:28:25Z")
Former UCF football star Otis Anderson Jr killed by his father over a dog bite. I saw some confusion online but he is not related to Ottis “O.J.” Anderson former super bowl MVP. > **[Former UCF football player allegedly killed by his father in dispute over dog...](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna7065)** > > Otis Anderson Jr., 23, was gunned down and his mother wounded in Jacksonville. ---
**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:** [December 1, 2021, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1513 "2021-12-01T14:18:38Z")
> [@Superdude](#): > > Marcus Lamb, antivaxxer and head of Christian network Daystar who called COVID a “satanic attack,” has [ironically died after contracting the virus](https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/marcus-lamb-head-of-daystar-a-large-christian-network-that-discouraged-vaccines-dies-after-getting-covid-19/ar-AARjPA3?ocid=msedgntp). He was 64. Could we call him a sacrificial Lamb? ---
**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:** [December 1, 2021, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1514 "2021-12-01T14:25:20Z")
certainly a candidate for the 2021 Darwin Award ---
**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:** [December 2, 2021, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1515 "2021-12-02T04:16:59Z")
Philip Heymann, Watergate and Abscam prosecutor dies at 89 of a stroke. > **[Heymann, who prosecuted Watergate and Abscam, dies at 89](https://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/news/philip-heymann-who-prosecuted-watergate-and-abscam-dies-at-89/)** > > Philip Heymann served four Democratic presidents over six decades. ---
**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:** [December 2, 2021, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1516 "2021-12-02T15:25:33Z")
Where is the 2022 thread? ---
**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:** [December 2, 2021, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1517 "2021-12-02T15:27:39Z")
Oh no. I hope the Death Pool has not… died. ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2021, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1518 "2021-12-02T16:00:05Z")
> **[‘Laverne & Shirley’ actor Eddie Mekka, ‘The Big Ragu’ dead at 69](https://nypost.com/2021/12/02/laverne-shirley-actor-eddie-mekka-the-big-ragu-dead-at-69/?utm_medium=SocialFlow&utm_campaign=SocialFlow&utm_source=NYPTwitter)** > > Actor Eddie Mekka, best known for his role as Carmine “The Big Ragu” Ragusa of “Laverne & Shirley” has died. The Tony nominee was 69. ---
**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:** [December 2, 2021, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1519 "2021-12-02T17:20:20Z")
Sorry folks, I forgot I was filling in for Baker, and have been swamped. Hang in there, and I will get it up tomorrow. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2021, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1520 "2021-12-02T22:08:00Z")
> [@phungi](#): > > Hang in there, and I will get it up tomorrow. You hit a certain age, and you just don’t get it up like you used to. 😉 ---
**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:** [December 3, 2021, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1521 "2021-12-03T04:39:32Z")
> **[Suspect identified in shooting death of Jacqueline Avant, L.A. philanthropist](https://www.npr.org/2021/12/02/1060774063/philanthropist-jacqueline-avant-wife-of-music-exec-clarence-avant-is-fatally-sho)** > > Police have identified a suspect, Aariel Maynor, in the shooting death of Jacqueline Avant, after he was apprehended nearby. > **[Alvin Lucier, Experimental Composer, Dies at 90](https://pitchfork.com/news/alvin-lucier-experimental-composer-dies-at-90/)** > > Lucier, a long-time professor at Wesleyan University, was known for his avant-garde works, which sometimes involved brain waves, room acoustics, and other unexpected sources for sound ---
**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:** [December 3, 2021, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1522 "2021-12-03T05:08:26Z")
Tune in for the 2022 installment, in which **phungi** breaks the mold. ---
**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:** [December 3, 2021, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1523 "2021-12-03T20:33:43Z")
[Sir Anthony Sher](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-59520117), 72 I believe he was the shrink in _Shakespeare in Love_ ---
**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:** [December 4, 2021, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1524 "2021-12-04T06:01:17Z")
> **[Chiefs, Oilers HOF lineman Curley Culp, 75, dies](https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/32728072/curley-culp-hall-fame-nose-tackle-kansas-city-chiefs-houston-oilers-dies-75)** > > Hall of Fame nose tackle Curley Culp has died at 75. The former Chiefs and Oilers players revealed earlier in November that he had been diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer. ---
**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:** [December 4, 2021, 6:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1525 "2021-12-04T06:23:12Z")
> **[Jay Jay Phillips, Two-Time America's Got Talent Contestant, Dies of COVID-19...](https://people.com/tv/jay-jay-phillips-agt-musician-dead-at-30-from-covid/)** > > Jay Jay Phillips, heavy metal keyboardist who appeared on 'America's Got Talent' in 2009 and 2017, died at age 30, his band announced on Instagram. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2021, 6:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1526 "2021-12-04T06:36:18Z")
Dang, more people are falling off my 2022 list than my 2021 list right now. ---
**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:** [December 4, 2021, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1527 "2021-12-04T13:45:59Z")
AP recap: > **[Final goodbye: Recalling influential people who died in 2021](https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-colin-powell-soccer-nba-mlb-0fb1525ed695122e4669a6b1d2aa2960)** > > They both carved out sterling reputations as military and political leaders over years of public service. But both also saw their legacies tarnished by their actions in the long, bloody war in Iraq. ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2021, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1528 "2021-12-04T21:42:03Z")
> **[Army Col. Edward Shames, the last remaining officer of World War II's 'Band...](https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/04/politics/edward-shames-easy-company-world-war-ii-band-of-brothers/index.html?utm_content=2021-12-04T18%3A33%3A54&utm_term=link&utm_source=twCNN&utm_medium=social)** > > Col. Edward Shames, the last surviving officer of the historic World War II parachute infantry regiment of the US Army known as Easy Company, died Friday at the age of 99. ---
**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:** [December 4, 2021, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1529 "2021-12-04T23:25:46Z")
For those of you who have not looked for it, [2022 Death Pool is here](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443) ---
**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:** [December 4, 2021, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1530 "2021-12-04T23:47:26Z")
Less than one month to go and I have been stuck to rank #64 for so long, I really hope I stay there this round. The number gives me ideas for next year. ---
**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:** [December 5, 2021, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1531 "2021-12-05T01:35:38Z")
You may be at 64, but I am tied with 4 or 5 others at ten slots below that. Just sitting here keeping people alive. At my rate of scoring, I will not be getting points again till '26 or '27. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881.md?page=75) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881.md?page=77)