# 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:** 36
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2023, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/701 "2023-03-11T02:04:33Z")
nevermind ---
**Author:** ![zadscmc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a183cd/32.png) [@zadscmc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zadscmc)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2023, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/702 "2023-03-11T03:59:10Z")
> **[J. Alou, two-time World Series champ, dies at 80](https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/35831782/long-major-leaguer-jesus-alou-dies-80)** > > Jesus Alou died Friday at the age of 80. A longtime major leaguer, he most recently was the director of the Red Sox's academy in the Dominican Republic. ---
**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:** [March 11, 2023, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/703 "2023-03-11T12:49:34Z")
[Denise Russo](https://people.com/tv/denise-russo-the-x-life-dead-at-44/), who starred in VH1’s _The X Life_, has died at 44. ---
**Author:** ![Catamount](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/catamount/32/2840_2.png) [@Catamount](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Catamount)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2023, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/704 "2023-03-11T14:20:52Z")
The Creature from the Black Lagoon is no more. > **['Creature from the Black Lagoon' actor Ricou Browning dies](https://apnews.com/article/ricou-browning-actor-dies-creature-black-lagoon-0b86e761bf99d4acf6cdf92e66f470cb)** > > Ricou Browning, a skilled swimmer best known for his underwater role as the Gill Man in the quintessential 3D black-and-white 1950s monster movie “Creature from the Black Lagoon,” has died, his family told various media outlets. ---
**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:** [March 11, 2023, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/705 "2023-03-11T15:37:00Z")
please [read the thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/680) or do a thread seach ---
**Author:** ![ThatCanadianGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/5f8ce5/32.png) [@ThatCanadianGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThatCanadianGuy)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2023, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/706 "2023-03-11T15:55:00Z")
> [@Rebo](#): > > I heard he had a concussion. How could they tell? ---
**Author:** ![Kitten\_Mitten](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b782af/32.png) [@Kitten\_Mitten](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kitten_Mitten)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2023, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/707 "2023-03-11T16:31:19Z")
Insuffferable is a word that comes to mind. ---
**Author:** ![Kitten\_Mitten](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b782af/32.png) [@Kitten\_Mitten](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kitten_Mitten)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2023, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/708 "2023-03-11T16:32:25Z")
The Dead Kennedy’s Drummer DH Peligro > **[Dead Kennedys' Drummer D.H. Peligro Dead at 63 After Accidental Fall](https://people.com/music/dead-kennedys-drummer-dh-peligro-dead-age-63/)** > > D.H. Peligro, drummer for legendary punk band the Dead Kennedys and former member of the Red Hot Chilli Peppers, died on Friday at age 63 ---
**Author:** ![It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/it_s_not_rocket_surgery/32/312_2.png) [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2023, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/709 "2023-03-11T17:05:00Z")
That was back in October. ---
**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:** [March 11, 2023, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/710 "2023-03-11T18:08:30Z")
> **[Bud Grant](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bud_Grant)** > > Harry Peter "Bud" Grant Jr. (May 20, 1927 – March 11, 2023) was an American football player and head coach, and a player in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Grant served as the head coach of the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL) for 18 seasons; he was the team's second (1967–83) and fourth (1985) head coach, leading them to four Super Bowl appearances, 11 division titles, one league championship and three National Football Conference championships. Before coachi Gr... Bud Grant puts me on the board, finally, with a whopping 5 points. ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2023, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/711 "2023-03-12T23:17:48Z")
> **[Lewis Largent, Influential MTV ‘120 Minutes’ VJ and KROQ DJ, Dies at 58](https://variety.com/2023/music/news/lewis-largent-mtv-120-minutes-kroq-dead-dies-1235549497/)** > > Lewis Largent, who was known to millions in the 1980s and ‘90s as an influential alternative-music MTV VJ and DJ on KROQ, died on Feb. 20 after a long illness, his family confirms to Variety. He wa… ---
**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:** [March 13, 2023, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/712 "2023-03-13T00:51:09Z")
> **[Author-Illustrator Ian Falconer, Creator of 'Olivia,' Dies Age 63](https://www.animationmagazine.net/2023/03/author-illustrator-ian-falconer-creator-of-olivia-dies-age-63/)** > > Ian Falconer, the author and illustrator of the bestselling Olivia children's book series chronicling the charming adventures of a very capable young piglet in ---
**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:** [March 13, 2023, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/713 "2023-03-13T13:46:02Z")
Mark Pilgrim, South African Media Personality, [Dead at 53](https://www.sapeople.com/2023/03/05/south-african-radio-presenter-mark-pilgrim-has-died-after-a-lengthy-and-brave-battle-against-cancer-he-was-53/) (more points!) ---
**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:** [March 13, 2023, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/714 "2023-03-13T18:26:16Z")
> **[Nobel prize-winning author Kenzaburo Oe dies](https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-64938314)** > > The 88-year-old wrote books about pacifism and coping with a son who had learning difficulties. ---
**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:** [March 13, 2023, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/715 "2023-03-13T21:21:51Z")
Dick Fosbury, inventor of the Fosbury Flop for high jumping, [has died of lymphoma at 76](https://www.npr.org/2018/10/20/659025445/dick-fosbury-dies-high-jump-flop?utm_term=nprnews&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=npr). ---
**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:** [March 13, 2023, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/716 "2023-03-13T23:02:14Z")
Joe Pepitone who was a solid player for the Yankees but better known for his big personality dead at 82. > **[Legendary Yankees character Joe Pepitone dead at 82](https://nypost.com/2023/03/13/yankees-great-joe-pepitone-dead-at-82/)** > > Joe Pepitone, a charismatic first baseman and outfielder on the Yankees in the 1960s, has died at 82. ---
**Author:** ![Moriarty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moriarty/32/49_2.png) [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2023, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/717 "2023-03-14T00:46:56Z")
Felton Spencer, former professional basketball player, has died at 55. > **[Felton Spencer, Louisville hoops legend and 12-year NBA veteran, dies at 55](https://www.nba.com/news/felton-spencer-veteran-minnesota-timberwolves-dies-55)** > > The former NBA center played a total of 12 seasons with 6 teams. ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2023, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/718 "2023-03-14T01:46:31Z")
Just a quick question… Would a LIFE pool get any traction here? Points given for the age of the person in question if they are still around on Jan 1st of the following year. So do you bet on a bunch of old geezers who are still in primo shape and of sound mind, on 50-65 year old former track and field athletes, or follow some other strategy? Or would it be too anticlimatic to garner much interest? ---
**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:** [March 14, 2023, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/719 "2023-03-14T02:16:36Z")
The Abe Vigoda Memorial Lifepool? ---
**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:** [March 14, 2023, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/720 "2023-03-14T03:08:52Z")
> [@John\_DiFool](#): > > Would a LIFE pool get any traction here? Go ahead and start one next year. The way the Death Pool plays out, you will consigning celebrities to an early demise. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831.md?page=35) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831.md?page=37)