# 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:** 48
**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:** [August 22, 2022, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/943 "2022-08-22T23:42:54Z")
> [@notfrommensa](#): > > Tom Weiskopf, professional golfer, dies at age 79. Winner of many PGA Event and the 1973 British open. Pancreatic Cancer Blerg, I had him last year but dropped him this year. ---
**Author:** ![Registered\_at\_Last](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bc79bd/32.png) [@Registered\_at\_Last](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Registered_at_Last)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2022, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/944 "2022-08-23T13:48:15Z")
Sad to hear of his passing, but … Woo Hoo! you made dropping Oliva Newton John off MY list sting a little less. ---
**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:** [August 23, 2022, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/945 "2022-08-23T15:21:33Z")
> [@Catamount](#): > > Or she’ll do what Ariel Sharon did and keep on hanging on until she’s only worth one point and then graciously give it to you. aka the Betty White point. ---
**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:** [August 23, 2022, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/946 "2022-08-23T15:53:14Z")
Virginia Patton, the last adult cast member of _Its a Wonderful Life_ dead at 97. Interesting footnote to her life, her uncle was Gen George S. Patton. > **[Virginia Patton, actress in ‘It’s a Wonderful Life,’ dead at 97: ‘Another...](https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/virginia-patton-actress-wonderful-life-dead-97.amp)** > > Virginia Patton, the niece of WWII Gen. George Patton,appeared in "It's a Wonderful Life," a 1946 holiday classic by Frank Capra that starred Jimmy Stewart as George Bailey. ---
**Author:** ![zadscmc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a183cd/32.png) [@zadscmc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zadscmc)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2022, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/947 "2022-08-23T16:38:37Z")
CNBC is reporting and Wikipedia shows that Juilan Robertson has died at 90. > **[Julian Robertson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julian_Robertson)** > > Julian Hart Robertson Jr. KNZM (June 25, 1932 – August 23, 2022) was an American billionaire hedge fund manager, and philanthropist. > Robertson founded Tiger Management, one of the first hedge funds, in 1980. From its inception in 1980 to its 1998 asset peak, his fund returned 31.7% per year after fees, compared to a 12.7% annual return from the S&P 500 over the same period. However, a sharp decline thereafter led to the fund closing in March 2000. Tiger showed losses in only four of its 21 y... ---
**Author:** ![zadscmc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a183cd/32.png) [@zadscmc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zadscmc)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2022, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/948 "2022-08-23T23:19:17Z")
Gary Gaines Texas HS coach famous by “Friday Night Lights” at died at 73. > **[Gaines, coach of 'Friday Night Lights' fame, dies](https://www.espn.com/espn/story/_/id/34444591/gary-gaines-coach-made-famous-friday-night-lights-dies-age-73)** > > Gary Gaines, coach of the Texas high school football team made famous by "Friday Night Lights," has died at age 73. ---
**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:** [August 24, 2022, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/949 "2022-08-24T01:55:23Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > Virginia Patton, the last adult cast member of _Its a Wonderful Life_ dead at 97. Was it a wonderful death? Anyway… David Kay found his mortality. [https://thehill.com/policy/defense/3610983-david-kay-inspector-who-did-not-find-nuclear-weapons-in-iraq-dies-at-82/](https://thehill.com/policy/defense/3610983-david-kay-inspector-who-did-not-find-nuclear-weapons-in-iraq-dies-at-82/) ---
**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:** [August 24, 2022, 7:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/950 "2022-08-24T07:04:27Z")
> **[In Memoriam: James Lovelock (1919–2022)](https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/in-memoriam-james-lovelock-1919-2022/)** > > The inventor who introduced the Gaia hypothesis to environmental science leaves behind a rich legacy pointlessly pointless ---
**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:** [August 24, 2022, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/951 "2022-08-24T13:07:47Z")
Len Dawson has passed. All of his passes are now in the past. Age 87. Loved watching that guy play. > **[Dawson, Super Bowl-winning QB for Chiefs, dies](https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/34451383/hall-fame-qb-len-dawson-led-kansas-city-chiefs-super-bowl-iv-win-dies-age-87)** > > Len Dawson, a Pro Football Hall of Famer as both a quarterback and a broadcaster, has died at the age of 87, according to his family. ---
**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:** [August 24, 2022, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/952 "2022-08-24T14:04:51Z")
> [@Railer13](#): > > Len Dawson has passed. All of his passes are now in the past. Age 87. > > Loved watching that guy play. > > [Hall of Fame QB Len Dawson, who led Kansas City Chiefs to Super Bowl IV win, dies at age 87 - ESPN](https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/34451383/hall-fame-qb-len-dawson-led-kansas-city-chiefs-super-bowl-iv-win-dies-age-87) A little before my time but I did watch him on _Inside the NFL_ a lot. For a former player he was a good broadcaster. He was on my short list but didn’t make the cut. ---
**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:** [August 24, 2022, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/953 "2022-08-24T14:40:34Z")
Sorry to see Len Dawson go…but I finally get on the board with 13 points! ---
**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:** [August 24, 2022, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/954 "2022-08-24T15:36:49Z")
13 Points and a Unique Pick | Rank | Player | Score | Picks(Unique) | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | phungi | 211 | 4(1) | | 2 | Happy\_Lendervedder | 169 | 3 | | 2 | Registered\_at\_Last | 169 | 3 | | 4 | RobotDevilDog | 164 | 4 | | 5 | Loach | 156 | 3(1) | | 6 | jeezums | 148 | 3 | | 7 | Reindeer\_Flotilla | 131 | 3 | | 8 | It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery | 127 | 3 | | 8 | Little\_Nemo | 127 | 3 | | 8 | RTFirefly | 127 | 3 | | 11 | Captain\_Klutz | 104 | 2 | | 11 | imthjckaz | 104 | 2(1) | | 13 | candide | 102 | 2 | | 14 | Mahaloth | 100 | 2 | | 14 | Maus\_Magill | 100 | 2 | | 14 | WolfpackJeep | 100 | 3(1) | | 17 | Bayaker | 94 | 2 | | 17 | Hoopy\_Frood | 94 | 2 | | 17 | Kitten\_Mitten | 94 | 2 | | 17 | Queen\_Anne\_s\_Lace | 94 | 2 | | 21 | GIGObuster | 92 | 3 | | 22 | Catamount | 73 | 2 | | 23 | ataraxy22 | 67 | 1 | | 23 | Superdude | 67 | 1 | | 25 | Allecher | 38 | 2 | | 25 | DrGirlfriend | 38 | 2 | | 27 | Dung\_Beetle | 33 | 2(1) | | 27 | gkster | 33 | 2 | | 27 | irritant | 33 | 1 | | 30 | Borborygmi | 29 | 1(1) | | 31 | amarinth | 27 | 1 | | 31 | Cazzle | 27 | 1 | | 31 | critter42 | 27 | 1 | | 31 | J-P\_L | 27 | 1 | | 31 | kingEabe | 27 | 1 | | 31 | Mean\_MrMustard | 27 | 1 | | 31 | NurseCarmen | 27 | 1 | | 31 | Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle | 27 | 1 | | 39 | eschereal | 21 | 1(1) | | 40 | vivalostwages | 18 | 1(1) | | 40 | xizor | 18 | 1(1) | | 42 | Biotop | 13 | 1(1) | | 42 | commasense | 13 | 2(1) | | 42 | Hatchie | 13 | 1(1) | | 45 | GuanoLad | 12 | 1(1) | | 45 | Hschardi | 12 | 1 | | 45 | JohnT | 12 | 1 | | 48 | Gyrate | 11 | 1 | | 48 | kitap | 11 | 1 | | 48 | ProfPepperwinkle | 11 | 1 | | 48 | truthseeker3 | 11 | 1 | | 52 | gwendee | 6 | 1 | | 52 | teelabrown | 6 | 1 | | 52 | zadscmc | 6 | 2(1) | | 55 | Baker | 1 | 3(2) | ---
**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:** [August 24, 2022, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/955 "2022-08-24T20:42:39Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > > [@Railer13](#): > > > > Len Dawson has passed. All of his passes are now in the past. Age 87. > > > > Loved watching that guy play. > > > > [Hall of Fame QB Len Dawson, who led Kansas City Chiefs to Super Bowl IV win, dies at age 87 - ESPN](https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/34451383/hall-fame-qb-len-dawson-led-kansas-city-chiefs-super-bowl-iv-win-dies-age-87) > > A little before my time but I did watch him on _Inside the NFL_ a lot. For a former player he was a good broadcaster. He was on my short list but didn’t make the cut. For many years he was on the Chiefs radio broadcast team and also sports director at Channel 9 in Kansas City. I’ll have to watch their local news broadcast tonight, I’m sure there will be a tribute. RIP Len! ---
**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2022, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/956 "2022-08-25T16:53:31Z")
I was surprised to see myself on the board - I thought I’d gone 0-for-2022. But I looked back and realized I had Olivia Newton-John. Like my only score of last year - Hank Aaron - those are points I’d rather not have. Next year’s list is gonna be all televangelists, Republican politicians, and Fox News hosts. ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2022, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/957 "2022-08-25T18:49:59Z")
> [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](#): > > Next year’s list is gonna be all televangelists, **Republican politicians, and Fox News hosts**. The bolded part is certainly a bust this year! So far. I’m still hoping. ---
**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:** [August 25, 2022, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/958 "2022-08-25T18:59:45Z")
[https://flic.kr/p/2nGvm9i](https://flic.kr/p/2nGvm9i) ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2022, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/959 "2022-08-25T21:02:28Z")
> [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](#): > > I was surprised to see myself on the board - I thought I’d gone 0-for-2022. But I looked back and realized I had Olivia Newton-John. Like my only score of last year - Hank Aaron - those are points I’d rather not have. > > Next year’s list is gonna be all televangelists, Republican politicians, and Fox News hosts. Say, I have a few people I’d like you to add to your list. Mostly guests and co-workers. ---
**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:** [August 25, 2022, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/960 "2022-08-25T22:09:27Z")
Joe E. Tata, the actor who played Nat on Beverly Hills 90210 for its entire run, [has died at the age of 14 Death Pool Points.](https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/beverly-hills-90210-actor-joe-175930973.html) As someone who watched 90210 as a guilty pleasure in the 90s, and re-watched it as a guilty pleasure last year, I’m guiltily bummed by this news. ---
**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:** [August 26, 2022, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/961 "2022-08-26T01:01:38Z")
During the playing days of Len Dawson, and the coaching days of Hank Stram, the Chiefs popularized the ‘choir huddle’, where the quarterback faces the rest of the team, like a choir director leading the singers. Tonight, in the opening series of the preseason game against the Packers, Mahomes and the Chiefs honored the memory. ETA: click on the image to see the full picture, one from tonight and one with Dawson at the helm. [[Album] imgur.com ![](https://i.imgur.com/N1tdctO.jpeg?fb "imgur.com") ](https://imgur.com/a/tVRTeoE) ---
**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:** [August 26, 2022, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/962 "2022-08-26T01:32:42Z")
I watched every episode of that show. My girlfriend loved it. And, because I was a hormonal teenage boy, any excuse I could come up with to lay on a couch under covers with her was well worth the time. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443.md?page=47) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443.md?page=49)