# 2023 SDMB Celebrity Death Pool **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** death-pool\ **Created:** [December 1, 2022, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831 "2022-12-01T04:02:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 26
**Author:** ![N9IWP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/n9iwp/32/3154_2.png) [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2023, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/501 "2023-01-30T23:58:11Z")
L+S star Cindy Williams no longer working at Shotz Brewery > **['Laverne & Shirley' Actor Cindy Williams Dies at 75](https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/california/articles/2023-01-30/laverne-shirley-actor-cindy-williams-dies-at-75)** > > Cindy Williams, who played Shirley opposite Penny Marshall’s Laverne on the popular sitcom “Laverne & Shirley,” has died Brian “To Laverne, If in heaven we don’t meet, hand in hand we’ll bear the heat. And if it ever gets too hot, Pepsi-Cola hits the spot.” ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2023, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/502 "2023-01-31T00:13:13Z")
Michael McKean is the only one left from that show. ---
**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:** [January 31, 2023, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/503 "2023-01-31T00:30:50Z")
> [@N9IWP](#): > > L+S star Cindy Williams no longer working at Shotz Brewery Ugh, wow. Sad news indeed. She was eternally younger than that in my mind. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![2nd\_Law](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/2/f475e1/32.png) [@2nd\_Law](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2nd_Law)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2023, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/504 "2023-01-31T02:26:09Z")
Bobby Hull dies at age 84. > **[Hall of Famer Hull, the Golden Jet, dies at 84](https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/35557785/hall-famer-bobby-hull-golden-jet-dies-age-84?fbclid=IwAR26EA7smzSTz0QRvgb-Kquk0LtOHeI5sit8bOhETo4skRC8bL3THFSPg80)** > > Hockey Hall of Famer Bobby Hull has died at the age of 84, the Chicago Blackhawks announced Monday. ---
**Author:** ![Reeses\_Monkey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/reeses_monkey/32/2885_2.png) [@Reeses\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeses_Monkey)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2023, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/505 "2023-01-31T02:34:12Z")
Geez, how many is that this month? And we still have one day left! ETA: My rough count is at 78 so far. That’s 2.6 per day. ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2023, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/506 "2023-01-31T04:05:36Z")
(Anyone else starting to think that this year’s Celebrity Death Pool might wind up being one for the record books?) ---
**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 31, 2023, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/507 "2023-01-31T15:00:19Z")
> [@Reeses\_Monkey](#): > > Geez, how many is that this month? And we still have one day left! > > ETA: My rough count is at 78 so far. That’s 2.6 per day. Only 4 for points. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2023, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/508 "2023-01-31T15:37:35Z")
One of the things I began noticing a year or so ago, soon after I turned 80, is how many of these noteworthy types are younger than I am! And, thing is, I don’t quite know what to make of that… Is this one of the “rewards” for aging? ---
**Author:** ![Reeses\_Monkey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/reeses_monkey/32/2885_2.png) [@Reeses\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeses_Monkey)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2023, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/509 "2023-01-31T16:40:07Z")
Four out of 78? Now that’s terrifying! Lisa Marie and Adam Rich were my age. That kind of brought my mortality to light. I used to be the youngest kid in the room. Now people my age (and younger!) are dying. But none of them were on my list. Dammit. ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2023, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/510 "2023-02-01T13:56:25Z")
Ozzy is NOT dead, but suddenly canceling all upcoming shows is rarely a good sign…unless you have him in your pool. > **[Ozzy Osbourne cancels all shows, says his touring career is over | CNN](https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2023/02/01/entertainment/ozzy-osbourne-tour-retirement-announcement-intl-scli/index.html)** > > Ozzy Osbourne announced the cancellation of his upcoming shows, and said his touring career is over because he "is not physically capable (of it)." ---
**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:** [February 1, 2023, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/511 "2023-02-01T21:52:17Z")
Former Minnesota “Republican” politician David Durenberger > **[Former Minnesota Sen. David Durenberger, a moderate Republican who was...](https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/1/31/2150400/-Former-Minnesota-Sen-David-Durenberger-a-moderate-Republican-who-was-censured-in-1990-dies-at-88)** > > Former Minnesota Sen. David Durenberger, a Republican who served from 1978 to 1995 and was censured by his colleagues during his final term, died Tuesday at the age of 88. Durenberger, who ... ---
**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:** [February 1, 2023, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/512 "2023-02-01T23:04:48Z")
NFL front-office guy extraordinaire, Bobby Beathard, has made his last draft pick at age 86. > **[Hall of Fame NFL executive Bobby Beathard dies at 86](https://www.nfl.com/news/hall-of-fame-nfl-executive-bobby-beathard-dies-at-86)** > > Four-time Super Bowl-winning executive Bobby Beathard has died. He was 86. A spokesperson for the Washington Commanders said Beathard’s family told the team he died Monday at his home in Franklin, Tennessee. ---
**Author:** ![SuntanLotion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suntanlotion/32/16165_2.png) [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2023, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/513 "2023-02-02T02:50:53Z")
I don’t think hes dying. He says his body can’t take travel. I’m thinking he may want to play it so fans can see it virtually. ---
**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:** [February 2, 2023, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/514 "2023-02-02T05:08:08Z")
> **[One of last Tuskegee Airmen dies in Ohio at 98](https://www.wtol.com/article/news/local/harold-brown-port-clinton-tuskegee-airman-dies-at-98/512-25c7dbfd-105a-48a4-8162-1fc8d73ccf7d)** > > Harold Brown, of Port Clinton, was a member of the famed WWII squadron of Black pilots. ---
**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:** [February 2, 2023, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/515 "2023-02-02T16:14:18Z")
[Fred La Marmotte](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_la_marmotte) has seen his last shadow, and it wasn’t today. No spring for you! ---
**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:** [February 2, 2023, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/516 "2023-02-02T18:13:46Z")
Wrestler Lanny Poffo takes the final leap at 68. > **[Lanny Poffo Passes Away At 68-Years-Old](https://www.ringsidenews.com/2023/02/02/lanny-poffo-passes-away-at-68-years-old/)** > > The pro wrestling world has already seen a lot of sad news in 2023 so far. Now, we have lost another member of the pro wrestling community. Lanny Poffo ---
**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:** [February 3, 2023, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/517 "2023-02-03T02:46:07Z")
> [@Biotop](#): > > Wrestler Lanny Poffo takes the final leap at 68. > > [Lanny Poffo Passes Away At 68-Years-Old](https://www.ringsidenews.com/2023/02/02/lanny-poffo-passes-away-at-68-years-old/) I picked the wrong wrestler again. Unlike a lot of older wrestlers he looked like he was in good shape. He was on roids only for a short time in the 80s. It was extremely noticeable when he was. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Bredin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/96bed5/32.png) [@John\_Bredin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Bredin)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2023, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/518 "2023-02-03T16:01:40Z")
He went out to see his shadow, but what he _did_ see struck him stone dead. Isn’t there an episode of _Twilight Zone_ or one of its knockoffs where a kid who can see a day or two into the future suddenly refuses to announce his prediction, then says a new renaissance is coming, because what he actually saw is the world would end the next day? 😲 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2023, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/519 "2023-02-03T21:27:09Z")
> **[George R. Robertson, Chief Hurst in the ‘Police Academy’ Films, Dies at 89](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/george-robertson-dead-police-academy-1235317246/)** > > The Canadian actor appeared in the first six films in the franchise and in three Oscar nominees for best picture. ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2023, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/520 "2023-02-03T23:05:59Z")
> **[Melinda Dillon, Actress in ‘Close Encounters of the Third Kind’ and ‘A...](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/melinda-dillon-dead-close-encounters-christmas-story-1235317335/)** > > A two-time Oscar nominee, she also appeared in 'Bound for Glory,' 'Slap Shot' and on Broadway in 'Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?' [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831.md?page=25) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831.md?page=27)