# 2025 SDMB Celebrity Death Pool **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** death-pool\ **Created:** [December 1, 2024, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010 "2024-12-01T05:01:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 100
**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:** [December 2, 2025, 8:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/1981 "2025-12-02T08:23:35Z")
Update please, @Baker? With Fish gone I’m finally out of the 80’s. ---
**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:** [December 2, 2025, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/1982 "2025-12-02T20:44:25Z")
Dave Coulier diagnosed with tongue cancer. > **[Dave Coulier: Full House star diagnosed with tongue cancer](https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvgqnzk90v2o)** > > The 66-year-old had previously been diagnosed with non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, a form of blood cancer. Dave: So what’s the next step, doc? Doctor: Cut. It. Out! Dave: Too soon. ---
**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:** [December 2, 2025, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/1983 "2025-12-02T21:05:00Z")
I just put him on my 2026 list a few hours ago. I had not seen this. Creepy. ---
**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:** [December 3, 2025, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/1984 "2025-12-03T04:17:21Z")
> **[Daniel Woodrell, ‘Winter’s Bone’ and ‘Tomato Red’ Author, Dies at 72](https://variety.com/2025/film/news/daniel-woodrell-dead-dies-winters-bone-author-1236596421/)** > > Daniel Woodrell, author of "Winter's Bone" and "Tomato Red," died on November 28 from pancreatic cancer. ---
**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:** [December 3, 2025, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/1985 "2025-12-03T17:26:28Z")
NBA veteran Elden Campbell has blocked his last shot. Age 57. > **[Elden Campbell, former Lakers first-round pick who won championship with...](https://sports.yahoo.com/nba/article/elden-campbell-former-lakers-first-round-pick-who-won-championship-with-pistons-dies-at-57-140248110.html)** > > Elden Campbell won a championship late in his career with the Pistons. ---
**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:** [December 3, 2025, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/1986 "2025-12-03T17:45:50Z")
> [@Railer13](#): > > NBA veteran Elden Campbell has blocked his last shot. Age 57 Yep, he won a championship with Detroit Pistons in 2004. Sad. ---
**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:** [December 3, 2025, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/1987 "2025-12-03T18:03:39Z")
Sad that he died at 57, or sad that the Pistons won a championship? ---
**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:** [December 3, 2025, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/1988 "2025-12-03T18:13:21Z")
> [@Wheelz](#): > > Sad that he died at 57, or sad that the Pistons won a championship?. Obviously sad that he died young. I’m a Pistons fan. ---
**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:** [December 3, 2025, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/1989 "2025-12-03T20:25:56Z")
> **[Eugene Hasenfus, key figure in 1980s Iran-Contra affair, dies at 84](https://apnews.com/article/iran-contra-eugene-hasenfus-ronald-reagan-44566d5bda597f79579385eff5c40c6e)** > > Eugene Hasenfus, who played a key role in unraveling the Iran-Contra affair after his CIA-backed supply plane was shot down over Nicaragua in 1986, has died. ---
**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:** [December 3, 2025, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/1990 "2025-12-03T23:46:21Z")
The Colonel, Steve Cropper has died. Play it Steve. > **[Steve Cropper, Legendary Guitarist for Booker T. & the MG’s, Otis Redding...](https://variety.com/2025/music/news/steve-cropper-dead-guitarist-booker-t-otis-redding-blues-brothers-1236599198/)** > > Steve Cropper, guitarist for Booker T. & the MG's, Otis Redding, the Blues Brothers and many more, has died. He was 84. ---
**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:** [December 4, 2025, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/1991 "2025-12-04T02:32:59Z")
Siena men’s lacrosse coach Liam Gleason has [died after a fall at his home](https://www.espn.com/college-sports/story/_/id/47194257/siena-lacrosse-coach-liam-gleason-dies-41-fall-home). He was 41. ---
**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:** [December 5, 2025, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/1992 "2025-12-05T04:02:21Z")
> **[Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Actor in ‘Mortal Kombat’ and ‘The Man in the High...](https://variety.com/2025/film/obituaries-people-news/cary-hiroyuki-tagawa-dead-mortal-kombat-1236600753/)** > > Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, who played evil sorcerer Shang Tsung in the "Mortal Kombat" franchise died Thursday in Santa Barbara. He was 75. ---
**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:** [December 5, 2025, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/1993 "2025-12-05T18:00:33Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > Playwright Tom Stoppard has passed at 88. > > [Academy Award-Winning Playwright Tom Stoppard Has Died | HuffPost Entertainment](https://www.huffpost.com/entry/playwright-tom-stoppard-dead_n_692b2e08e4b0dee467c8a692?origin=home-latest-news-unit) Today I learned that Stoppard did an uncredited rewrite for _Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade_. ---
**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:** [December 5, 2025, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/1994 "2025-12-05T19:49:47Z")
> [@Railer13](#): > > NBA veteran Elden Campbell has blocked his last shot. Age 57. > > [Elden Campbell, former Lakers first-round pick who won championship with Pistons, dies at 57 - Yahoo Sports](https://sports.yahoo.com/nba/article/elden-campbell-former-lakers-first-round-pick-who-won-championship-with-pistons-dies-at-57-140248110.html) Update: Campbell apparently died from [drowning after a “medical emergency.”](https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/47211652/elden-campbell-died-drowning-medical-emergency) ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2025, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/1995 "2025-12-05T20:00:01Z")
> **[Frank Gehry, legendary American architect, dies aged 96](https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2025/dec/05/frank-gehry-dead)** > > The architect, whose work included the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao and the Walt Disney Concert Hall in LA, died after a brief illness As previously immortalised in The Onion > **[Frank Gehry No Longer Allowed To Make Sandwiches For Grandkids](https://theonion.com/frank-gehry-no-longer-allowed-to-make-sandwiches-for-gr-1819587226/)** ---
**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:** [December 6, 2025, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/1996 "2025-12-06T13:33:37Z")
Roy Kramer, former Southeastern Conference football commissioner, has passed at age 96. > **[Roy Kramer, SEC commish and BCS architect, dies](https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/47213546/roy-kramer-sec-commissioner-bcs-architect-dies-96)** > > Roy Kramer, who served as SEC commissioner for 12 years and was the force behind the creation of the Bowl Championship Series, has died at the age of 96. ---
**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:** [December 6, 2025, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/1997 "2025-12-06T13:37:08Z")
----\>_ **NOT DEAD** _ \<----- George Blaha, the Pistons announcer for pretty much my entire life, sounds ill when I watch the Pistons games lately. He’s 80 and I find myself wondering if he is ill. Anyone else notice? ---
**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:** [December 6, 2025, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/1998 "2025-12-06T22:33:04Z")
> **[Legendary musician dead at 84: ‘One of the all-time guitar greats’](https://www.pennlive.com/entertainment/2025/12/legendary-musician-dead-at-84-one-of-the-all-time-guitar-greats.html)** > > No cause of death has been reported. Phil Upchurch, a legendary guitarist and composer who played for Quincy Jones, Donny Hathaway and Michael Jackson, passed away on November 23 in Los Angeles at age 84. ---
**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:** [December 7, 2025, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/1999 "2025-12-07T18:01:00Z")
# Tom Hicks, former owner of Rangers and Stars, dies at 79 - Associated Press ---
**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:** [December 8, 2025, 10:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/2000 "2025-12-08T10:33:00Z")
I wasn’t familiar with him, but 39 is far too young. > **[Michael Annett, Former Xfinity Series Race Winner, Dies at Age 39](https://people.com/michael-annett-dead-former-xfinity-series-race-winner-was-39-11863587)** > > Michael Annett, former Xfinity Series race winner, has died at age 39, NASCAR and JR Motorsports confirmed on social media. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010.md?page=99) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010.md?page=101)