# 2024 SDMB Celebrity Death Pool **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** death-pool\ **Created:** [December 1, 2023, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940 "2023-12-01T06:01:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 95
**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:** [September 30, 2024, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1882 "2024-09-30T16:14:13Z")
Wow, that sucks. I had no idea Mutombo was I’ll. Life, and of course death, is completely cruel and unfair. Healthy guy, athlete. Gone so young. ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2024, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1883 "2024-09-30T16:15:43Z")
Mutombo and Kristofferson, two people who I admired much more for who they were than what they did for a living (never watched Mutombo play; never listened to much Kristofferson). ---
**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:** [September 30, 2024, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1884 "2024-09-30T16:17:15Z")
> [@Jack\_Batty](#): > > Mutombo and Kristofferson, two people who I admired much more for who they were than what they did for a living (never watched Mutombo play; never listened to much Kristofferson) At least Kristofferson hit 80+. I mainly remember him from Blade. He popped back to life in Blade 2 even though he dies in Blade 1. It was so weird, but he was a great character, so we didn’t mind. ---
**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:** [September 30, 2024, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1885 "2024-09-30T16:19:10Z")
I remember that Kris Kristoferson supported Sinead after she tore the picture of the Pope. Looking back, she was right. They were hiding a huge scandal of children abuse. > **[The night Kris Kristofferson defended Sinéad O’Connor on stage amid boos and...](https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2024/09/30/the-night-kris-kristofferson-defended-sinead-oconnor-on-stage-amid-boos-and-jeers/)** > > Singer showed solidarity to O’Connor following her infamous Saturday Night Live appearance in 1992 ---
**Author:** ![Lsura](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7993a0/32.png) [@Lsura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lsura)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2024, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1886 "2024-09-30T17:33:48Z")
Gavin Creel, Tony-Winning Musical Theater Actor, Dies at 48 [https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/30/theater/gavin-creel-dead.html](https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/30/theater/gavin-creel-dead.html) ---
**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:** [September 30, 2024, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1887 "2024-09-30T23:00:12Z")
> [@Railer13](#): > > Dikembe Mutumbo has blocked his last shot. mmm aka Mean Mister Mustard uses those 42 pts to vault into 7th. ---
**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:** [September 30, 2024, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1888 "2024-09-30T23:08:49Z")
TMZ reporting Pete Rose dead. ---
**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:** [September 30, 2024, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1889 "2024-09-30T23:17:32Z")
The website’s page reporting that now goes to a 404/not found error. ETA: there’s now a [link](https://www.tmz.com/2024/09/30/pete-rose-dead/). ---
**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:** [September 30, 2024, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1890 "2024-09-30T23:24:15Z")
Looks like a couple of players made a good bet on Pete Rose – maybe we should check on what they have been up to lately. ---
**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:** [September 30, 2024, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1891 "2024-09-30T23:28:14Z")
> [@Superdude](#): > > The website’s page reporting that now goes to a 404/not found error. > > ETA: there’s now a [link](https://www.tmz.com/2024/09/30/pete-rose-dead/). TMZ is my most trusted news source ---
**Author:** ![DavidNRockies](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidnrockies/32/6279_2.png) [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2024, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1892 "2024-09-30T23:30:45Z")
> [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#): > > Dikembe Mutombo, 57, basketball player Uh … yeah: > **['Larger than life' Mutombo, 58, dies of brain cancer](https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/41530918/hall-famer-dikembe-mutombo-dies-brain-cancer-age-58)** > > Hall of Famer Dikembe Mutombo, the "larger than life" center who played 18 NBA seasons, has died of brain cancer at the age of 58, the league announced Monday. ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2024, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1893 "2024-09-30T23:31:15Z")
Link: > **[Report: MLB hit king Pete Rose dies at 83](https://sports.yahoo.com/report-mlb-hit-king-pete-rose-dies-at-83-231616652.html)** > > Pete Rose ended his career as MLB's all-time hits leader. ---
**Author:** ![Dropo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce7236/32.png) [@Dropo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dropo)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2024, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1894 "2024-09-30T23:33:59Z")
Never liked the integrity-deficient Mr. Rose, but he did get the tombstone (a.k.a. piledriver) in a chicken suit at Wrestlemania XV. Probably the best thing he ever did, imo. [![](https://www.wrestlecrap.com/app/uploads/wc/2018/04/peterose2.gif) ](https://www.wrestlecrap.com/app/uploads/wc/2018/04/peterose2.gif) ---
**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:** [September 30, 2024, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1895 "2024-09-30T23:38:12Z")
I didn’t like Rose as a player, a manager, or a person, but he most definitely belongs in the Hall of Fame. ---
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2024, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1896 "2024-10-01T00:01:31Z")
Another notable baseball death, though obviously not as well-known as Rose. > **[Virgil, MLB's 1st Dominican-born player, dies at 92](https://www.mlb.com/news/ozzie-virgil-sr-passes-away?partnerID=mlbapp-iOS_article-share)** > > Osvaldo Virgil Sr., or Ozzie Virgil, the first Dominican-born player in American League/National League history, has passed away at 92. > Nine years after Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball, the Dominican Republic saw one... ---
**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:** [October 1, 2024, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1897 "2024-10-01T00:07:20Z")
He will be buried in the Pete Rose Memorial Cemetery and Betting Parlor. ---
**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:** [October 1, 2024, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1898 "2024-10-01T01:55:12Z")
Pete Rose was traded to the Angels. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2024, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1899 "2024-10-01T02:16:54Z")
**gwendee** and **Mona Lott** had Rose, **Mean Mr. Mustard** had Mutombo | 1 | Registered at Last | 263 | 6 | 2 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2 | jeezums | 221 | 5 | 2 | | 3 | RTFirefly | 210 | 4 | 0 | | 4 | candide | 194 | 4 | 0 | | 5 | phungi | 191 | 4 | 0 | | 6 | Happy Lendervedder | 173 | 4 | 1 | | 7 | Mean Mr. Mustard | 151 | 3 | 1 | | 8 | Captain Klutz | 135 | 3 | 0 | | 8 | critter 42 | 135 | 3 | 0 | | 8 | Kitten Mitten | 135 | 3 | 0 | | 11 | Loach | 126 | 3 | 2 | | 12 | GIGObuster | 119 | 3 | 0 | | 13 | Queen Anne’s Lace | 106 | 2 | 0 | | 14 | Superdude | 99 | 3 | 0 | | 15 | Hoopy Frood | 97 | 2 | 0 | | 15 | It’s Not Rocket Surgery | 97 | 2 | 0 | | 15 | Little Nemo | 97 | 2 | 0 | | 15 | Lord Feldon | 97 | 2 | 0 | | 15 | RobotDevilDog | 97 | 2 | 0 | | 20 | J-P L | 85 | 2 | 0 | | 21 | zadscmc | 75 | 3 | 1 | | 22 | Dung Beetle | 74 | 2 | 0 | | 23 | Cazzle | 71 | 2 | 1 | | 24 | Slow Moving Vehicle | 70 | 3 | 1 | | 25 | Pardel-Lux | 69 | 2 | 0 | | 26 | Mona\_Lott | 64 | 2 | 0 | | 27 | Stephe96 | 62 | 3 | 1 | | 28 | NoNoNo | 60 | 3 | 0 | | 29 | jdracingfan | 54 | 2 | 0 | | 30 | BuckyPO | 53 | 2 | 0 | | 30 | Dancer\_Flight | 53 | 2 | 0 | | 30 | Kent\_Clark | 53 | 2 | 0 | | 30 | Mahaloth | 53 | 2 | 0 | | 30 | Precambrianmollusc | 53 | 2 | 0 | | 30 | RivkahChaya | 53 | 2 | 0 | | 36 | Monstera delciosa | 48 | 2 | 1 | | 37 | adriancohen100 | 47 | 1 | 0 | | 37 | Bayaker | 47 | 1 | 0 | | 37 | Borborygmi | 47 | 1 | 0 | | 37 | Catamount | 47 | 1 | 0 | | 37 | CreaseMunky | 47 | 1 | 0 | | 37 | Culling\_The\_Herd | 47 | 1 | 0 | | 37 | Deanna\_D | 47 | 1 | 0 | | 37 | Dr. Girlfriend | 47 | 1 | 0 | | 37 | gkster | 47 | 1 | 0 | | 37 | GuanoLad | 47 | 1 | 0 | | 37 | Gyrate | 47 | 1 | 0 | | 37 | Jack Batty | 47 | 1 | 0 | | 37 | Jegpeg | 47 | 1 | 0 | | 37 | kitap | 47 | 1 | 0 | | 37 | Larry\_Borgia | 47 | 1 | 0 | | 37 | Lsura | 47 | 1 | 0 | | 37 | Maus Magill | 47 | 1 | 0 | | 37 | McDeath\_the\_Mad | 47 | 1 | 0 | | 37 | opiewan | 47 | 1 | 0 | | 37 | Railer13 | 47 | 1 | 0 | | 37 | Rebo | 47 | 1 | 0 | | 37 | Reindeer\_Flotilla | 47 | 1 | 0 | | 37 | SuntanLotion | 47 | 1 | 0 | | 37 | tuesdayweld | 47 | 1 | 0 | | 37 | Wheelz | 47 | 1 | 0 | | 37 | WolfpackJeep | 47 | 1 | 0 | | 63 | xizor | 44 | 2 | 0 | | 64 | Ponch8 | 36 | 1 | 36 | | 65 | ZamboniAce 1000 | 30 | 2 | 0 | | 66 | JohnT | 24 | 1 | 0 | | 66 | Mrs. Ducky | 24 | 1 | 0 | | 68 | MarkF2004 | 20 | 1 | 1 | | 69 | blue67ccm | 19 | 3 | 1 | | 70 | gwendee | 17 | 1 | 0 | | 71 | Shoeless | 16 | 2 | 1 | | 72 | Allecher | 12 | 1 | 1 | | 73 | Lsura | 11 | 1 | 0 | | 73 | Paul was in Saudi | 11 | 2 | 0 | | 73 | teelabrown | 11 | 1 | 0 | | 73 | vivalostwages | 11 | 1 | 0 | | 77 | Biotop | 10 | 2 | 2 | | 78 | commasense | 6 | 1 | 0 | | 78 | Czarcasm | 6 | 1 | 0 | | 78 | Nother Yinzer | 6 | 1 | 0 | | 81 | Moriarty | 4 | 1 | 0 | | 82 | irritant | 2 | 1 | 0 | | 83 | Baker | 0 | 1 | 1 | ---
**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:** [October 1, 2024, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1900 "2024-10-01T03:10:17Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > Wow, that sucks. I had no idea Mutombo was I’ll. > > Life, and of course death, is completely cruel and unfair. Healthy guy, athlete. Gone so young He of course made a boatload of money in his career, and he chose to spend $24 million of it building a hospital in his native Democratic Republic of the Congo. He also raised another $185 million through his foundation, and the Biamba Marie Mutombo Hospital, named after his mother, opened in 2007. In 2021, he opened a science and technology school named after his father. It’s good to be reminded that there are some rich pro athletes who use their fortunes to make the world a better place. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2024, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1901 "2024-10-01T03:57:31Z")
If I was rich I always thought I’d like to endow a nursing scholarship named for my mother. It’s how she got through school. Mutombo sounds as if he was a stand up guy. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940.md?page=94) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940.md?page=96)