# 2022 SDMB Celebrity Death Pool **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** death-pool\ **Created:** [December 3, 2021, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443 "2021-12-03T13:46:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 15
**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:** [January 12, 2022, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/283 "2022-01-12T00:47:23Z")
> **[Respected golf journalist Tim Rosaforte dies at 66](https://www.pgatour.com/news/2022/01/11/respected-golf-journalist-tim-rosaforte-dies-at-66.html)** > > Tim Rosaforte, the gentleman journalist who made his name as the consummate golf insider for NBC Sports and the Golf Channel, died Tuesday of complications from Alzheimer’s Disease in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. He was 66. ---
**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:** [January 12, 2022, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/284 "2022-01-12T00:50:42Z")
> **[3-Time Olympian Deon Lendore Dead At 29 After Car Crash In Texas](https://www.tmz.com/2022/01/11/deon-lendore-texas-car-crash-olympic-sprinter-trinidad/)** > > 3x Olympic sprinter Deon Lendore was killed in a car crash in Texas on Monday, TMZ Sports has confirmed. He was only 29. The Trinidadian sprinter competed in 3 Olympics – including the 2020 Tokyo games – and won the bronze medal in the 4x400 meter at the 2012 games in London. Lendore also won silver in the World 4x400m in 2015 and is a three-time world indoor bronze medalist. He’s also a multi-time champ at Texas A&M and was currently a volunteer coach for the 400 and 800-meter student-athletes. ---
**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:** [January 12, 2022, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/285 "2022-01-12T16:41:14Z")
> **[Magawa, the landmine-sniffing hero rat, dies aged eight](https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-59951255)** > > Magawa was awarded a gold medal for heroism for clearing landmines in Cambodia. ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2022, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/286 "2022-01-12T17:24:20Z")
His last words were, “I’m gettin’ too old for this shit.” ---
**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:** [January 12, 2022, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/287 "2022-01-12T17:43:31Z")
Given that he was the catalyst for the events that lead to the [undoing of Thanos’ snap](https://www.fatherly.com/play/the-most-important-character-in-avengers-endgame-is-a-rat/), I’d say he’d earned his retirement. ---
**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:** [January 12, 2022, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/288 "2022-01-12T21:05:47Z")
My 2023 list is off to a pretty good start. ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2022, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/289 "2022-01-12T21:48:31Z")
> **[Ronnie Spector, '60s icon who sang ‘Be My Baby,’ dies at 78](https://apnews.com/article/entertainment-music-arts-and-entertainment-phil-spector-ronnie-spector-84c905db02a01ffa43a6052c3ce66920?utm_medium=AP&utm_campaign=SocialFlow&utm_source=Twitter)** > > NEW YORK (AP) — Ronnie Spector, the cat-eyed, bee-hived rock ‘n’ roll siren who sang such 1960s hits as “Be My Baby,” “Baby I Love You” and “Walking in the Rain” as the leader of the girl group The Ronettes, has died. ---
**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:** [January 12, 2022, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/290 "2022-01-12T23:37:36Z")
Clyde Bellecourt, co-founder of the American Indian Movement, [dies of cancer at 85](https://www.npr.org/2022/01/12/1072435745/clyde-bellecourt-american-indian-movement-dies-obituary). (Yes, I just copied the headline.) ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2022, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/291 "2022-01-13T00:10:49Z")
And her vocals were the icing on the cake on Eddie Money’s mid-80s hit, “Take Me Home Tonight.” ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2022, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/292 "2022-01-15T02:56:23Z")
Writer Ron Goulart died today, age 89. ---
**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:** [January 15, 2022, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/293 "2022-01-15T14:05:45Z")
[Jana Bennett](https://deadline.com/2022/01/jana-bennett-dies-former-bbc-tv-boss-and-history-president-was-66-1234911041/), former BBC President, died of glioblastoma. Had her on my list 2 years ago, but though I had cured her… lost points ---
**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:** [January 15, 2022, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/294 "2022-01-15T19:20:33Z")
Joe B. Hall, former University of Kentucky head basketball coach, heard his final buzzer at age 93. > **[Hall, Rupp's successor at Kentucky, dies at 93](https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/33070946/joe-b-hall-won-national-titles-kentucky-player-coach-dies-93)** > > Joe B. Hall, one of only three men to both play on and coach an NCAA championship team, has died. The former Kentucky coach was 93. ---
**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:** [January 17, 2022, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/295 "2022-01-17T00:40:33Z")
Charles McGee, Tuskegee Airman, dies at 102. Rest in Peace, Sir, you did good. > **[Tuskegee Airman Brig. Gen. Charles McGee dies at 102 | CNN Politics](https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/16/politics/charles-mcgee-dies-tuskegee-airmen/index.html)** > > Brig. Gen. Charles McGee, one of the last surviving Tuskegee Airmen, died Sunday morning in his sleep, according to a family spokesman. He was 102. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2022, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/296 "2022-01-18T20:07:49Z")
> [@Cazzle](#): > > I might be misremembering, but I seem to recall the Olsen twins being part of inspiration for the minimum age 18 rule back in the days when there was a website counting down to their 18th birthday. No, that rule was created due to Hunter Kelly. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2022, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/297 "2022-01-19T00:50:39Z")
Actress Yvette Mimeiux dies, [Yvette Mimieux - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yvette_Mimieux) ---
**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:** [January 19, 2022, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/298 "2022-01-19T01:39:40Z")
Wow, just watched her in _The Time Machine._ ---
**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:** [January 19, 2022, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/299 "2022-01-19T04:50:23Z")
[Alexa McDounough](https://www.honoraryunsubscribe.com/alexa-mcdonough/), Canadian MP who was the first woman to lead a major political party in Novia Scotia, dead at 77 from Alzheimer’s. ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2022, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/300 "2022-01-19T14:42:23Z")
From AFP News Agency (no link yet): French actor Gaspard Ulliel, known for playing a young Hannibal Lecter in “Hannibal Rising”, has died aged 37 after a skiing accident, his family say ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2022, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/301 "2022-01-19T15:48:18Z")
Link: > **[French Actor and ‘Moon Knight’ Star Gaspard Ulliel, 37, Dies Following Ski...](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/gaspard-ulliel-dead-37-ski-accident-moon-knight-1235077321/)** > > Ulliel suffered a head injury in a collision on the French slopes on Jan. 18. ---
**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:** [January 19, 2022, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/302 "2022-01-19T17:02:58Z")
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