Pardon me, but what the heck is a rugger?
Pope Francis
Tom Cruise
Rush Limbaugh
Prince Edward, Duke of Kent
Brittany Spears
Harry Reid
Dianne Feinstein
Marlo Thomas
Anna Wintour
Dan Rather
Paris Hilton
Nicolas Maduro
Bashar al-Assad
rugger = rugby player
|Harry Reid|12/2/39||former Senate majority leader|
|Bill Freehan|11/29/41||former Tiger catcher|
|Linda Ronstadt|7/15/46||singer|
|Pat Sajak|10/26/46||Wheel of Fortune host|
|Olivia Newton-John|9/26/48||singer|
|Rush Limbaugh|1/12/51||political radio talker|
|Linda Nolan|2/23/59||member of the girl group The Nolans|
|Doddie Weir|7/4/70||Scottish former rugby union player|
|Shannen Doherty|4/12/71||Actress: 90210|
|Bam Margera|9/28/79||professional skateboarder, stunt performer, Jackass movies|
|Rob Burrow|9/26/82|| English former professional rugby league footballer|
|Tom Parker|8/4/88||The Wanted singer|
|Slick Woods|8/13/96||aka Simone Thompson, fashion model|
|Alternates:
|Dave Mustaine|9/13/61||vocalist & guitarist of the band Megadeth, formerly with Metallica|
|Dustin Hoffman|8/8/37||actor|
Clean list:
Harry Reid
Bill Freehan
Linda Ronstadt
Pat Sajak
Olivia Newton-John
Rush Limbaugh
Linda Nolan
Doddie Weir
Shannen Doherty
Bam Margera
Rob Burrow
Tom Parker
Slick Woods
Alternates:
Dave Mustaine
Dustin Hoffman
Most of my list from 2020 remains intact, but two of my picks brought in points! Kenny Rogers’ death gets Michael J. Fox back into the main list from alternate status because he ‘retired’ again. The late Sean Connery has been replaced with Tom Parker, a singer I never heard of until his brain tumor made the news (and by reading this thread it looks like I was not alone 
.) I’m also jumping on the bandwagon with Harvey Weinstein and Jeff Bridges – they seem like good picks this year. That gets Liza Minnelli and Joan Lunden booted to the alternates.
Shane MacGowan
Tom Brokaw
Tommy Chong
Tom Parker
Shannen Doherty
Michael Douglas
Jimmy Carter
Jim Kelly
Val Kilmer
Jeff Bridges
Harvey Weinstein
Olivia Newton-John
Michael J. Fox
Alternates:
Liza Minnelli
Joan Lunden
Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Common name clarification: Michael Douglas is the actor - son of Kirk, Tom Parker is a 32 year-old singer with a band called The Wanted, and Jim Kelly is the former NFL QB.
A.J. Foyt
Olivia Newton-John
Ron Jeremy
Rush Limbaugh
Shannon Doherty
Michael Schumacher
Al Roker
Tom Parker
John Daly
Dave Mustaine
Andy Dick
Michael J Fox
Tim Curry
Alternates:
Donald Trump
Yoko Ono
O.J. Simpson
Some low hanging fruit, some retreads, and a 27 Club nominee. This formula has “worked” for years, why change now. And that’s Don King the boxing promoter.
Rush Limbaugh
Mitch McConnell
Billy Connolly
Jeff Bridges
The Amazing Johnathan
Shannen Doherty
Vivian Campbell
Randy Travis
Leon Spinks
Olivia Newton-John
Don King
Ariana Grande
Glenn Tipton
Since no one on my list has seen fit to give me any points this year so far, I’m going to make them all try again in 2021:
Clean list:
Pope Benedict XVI
Terry Bradshaw
Ashleigh Brilliant
Don Cannon
Murray Langston
Tom Lehrer
Agafia Lykov
Peter Mahovlich
Bill Mazeroski
Thomas J. Murphy, Jr.
Joe Negri
Joanne Byrd Rogers
Art Rooney II
Alternates:
Iris Apfel
Bobby Vinton
Anita Bryant
Annotated list:
Pope Benedict XVI
Terry Bradshaw (former Pittsburgh Steeler)
Ashleigh Brilliant (author & cartoonist)
Don Cannon (former news anchor at WTAE & KDKA)
Murray Langston (a/k/a “The Unknown Comic”)
Tom Lehrer (composer & singer & mathematician)
Agafia Lykov (Siberian hermit)
Peter Mahovlich (former Pittsburgh Penguin)
Bill Mazeroski (1960s Pittsburgh Pirate player)
Thomas J. Murphy, Jr. (former Mayor, City of Pittsburgh)
Joe Negri (guitarist, host of Adventure Time)
Joanne Byrd Rogers (widow of Fred Rogers a/k/a Mr. Rogers)
Art Rooney II (President, Pittsburgh Steelers)
Alternates:
Bobby Vinton (singer)
Iris Apfel (fashion icon)
Anita Bryant
Peter Frampton
Yoko Ono
Willie Nelson
Shannon Doherty
Michael J. Fox
Rush Limbaugh
Bernie Madoff
Donald Trump
Val Kilmer
Ghislaine Maxwell
Sig Hansen
Tom Parker
Jeff Bridges
Alternates:
Harvey Weinstein
Bill Cosby
Mitch McConnell
Mostly I’m going with my list from last year, except that I actually scored some points for once so there has to be a change.
Bruce Babbitt
Jan Brewer
Janet Napolitano
Dennis DeConcini
Steve Kerr
Linda Ronstadt
Jane Fonda
Larry King
Jimmy Carter
Rosalynn Carter
Willie Nelson
Wanda Jackson
Bill Belichick
Alternates
Fife Symington
Bruce Arians
Tom Brady
Cancel my entry above - I meant to post it to the normal Death Pool
Oops, uncancel my request to cancel. For some reason I thought I was in the themed thread.
Oof. I completely forgot about this until this morning. Glad I remembered before it was too late!
Donald Trump
Matt Lauer
Rush Limbaugh
James Earl Jones
Morgan Freeman
Shannen Doherty
Queen Elizabeth II
Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI
Rudy Guiliani
Pope Francis
Olivia Newton-John
Tamora Pierce
Jimmy Carter
Susan Collins
Loretta Lynn
Michael J. Fox
Had 2 picks that went to the light in 2020 so only needed to add 2 new peeps so without further ado:
Vivian Campbell
Tommy Chong
Shannen Doherty
Paul John Gascoigne
Randy Meisner
Jonathan Rhys Meyers
Dave Mustaine
Olivia Newton-John
Linda Nolan
Tom Parker
Harry Reid
Courtney Stodden
Ronnie Wood
Alts:
Mary Berry
Kevin Gates
Tucker Carlson - commentator on Fox News
Sen. Ted Cruz – Texas Senator
Rep. Matt Gaetz – Florida Congressman
Rudy Giuliani – (former) attorney
Sen. Lindsey Graham - SC Senator
Sean Hannity - commentator on Fox News
Sen. James Inhofe - Oklahoma Senator
Rep. Jim Jordan - Ohio Congressman
Jared Kushner - (former) Presidential Advisor
Rush Limbaugh – Conservative Commentator
Sen. Mitch McConnell - Kentucky Senator
Stephen Miller – (former) Presidential Advisor
Donald Trump – (former) U.S. President
Plain List:
Tucker Carlson
Ted Cruz
Matt Gaetz
Rudy Giuliani
Lindsey Graham
Sean Hannity
James Inhofe
Jim Jordan
Jared Kushner
Rush Limbaugh
Mitch McConnell
Stephen Miller
Donald Trump
Alternates:
Vladimir Putin
Mike Pence
Been a while - two, three years? - but I’m back in my quest for at least one of these to kick it this year:
Donald Trump
Shannen Doherty
Olivia Newton-John
Michael Douglas
Al Roker
Jeff Bridges
Rush Limbaugh
Tom Brokaw
Selena Gomez
Selma Blair
David Crosby
Prince Philip
Queen Elizabeth
Alternates (for the next 15 hours at least):
Jerry Seinfeld
Hailee Steinfeld
Jason Statham
Team Dirt
Abdelaziz Bouteflika
Alberto Fujimori
Bernie Madoff
George Alagiah
James Whale
Julie Strain
Larry King
Leon Spinks
Shannen Doherty
Paul Westphal
Prince Philip
Tom Parker
Yoko Ono
Wallet, I hope you win.
I did not wait until the 31st to keep my list from anyone. If anyone looked at my standings from previous years they would conclude this year was a combination of blind luck and 2020.
I have to fill 8 empty slots this year (please don’t feel too bad for me). Rather than thinking about all 13 I will keep the 5 leftovers.
Sandra Day O’Conner- The Supremes
Chris Mortensen- ESPN
Greg Gilbert- not those other Greg Gilberts, Delays singer
Steve Gleason- NFL-ALS
Olivia Newton John- the one that I want hoo hoo hoo
Since I’m a glutton for punishment there are a few returnees from previous lists that appear to be able to survive anything. And a few new ones.
Rush Limbaugh- all aboard the bandwagon
Tom Parker- not the colonel, The Wanted
Shannen Doherty- 90210
Jerry Remy- beats cancer like other people put on socks
Christopher Ayers- voice over actor
James Whale- BBC not the director of Frankenstein
David Gulpilil- He knows that’s not a knife
Dick Cheney- man with the iron heart
Clean list
Sandra Day O’Conner
Chris Mortensen
Greg Gilbert
Steve Gleason
Olivia Newton John
Rush Limbaugh
Tom Parker
Shannen Doherty
Jerry Remy
Christopher Ayers
James Whale
David Gulpilil
Dick Cheney
Alternates
Matt Millen
Holly Rowe
Mark Gastineau
Lindsay Lohan
Tara Reid
Pete Davidson
Jake Paul
Logan Paul
Conor McGregor
Mike Tyson
Kari Byron
Tory Belleci
Cardi B
Offset
Tekashi69
Billie Joe Armstrong
ALTERNATES:
Joe Biden
Donald Trump
Jared Kushner
Cardi B’s real name is Belcalis Marlenis Almánzar
Offset’s real name is Kiari Kendrell Cephus
Tekashi69’s real name is Daniel Hernandez