# 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:** 35
**Author:** ![Rilchiam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2025, 7:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/681 "2025-03-15T07:13:26Z")
And Ford’s press secretary, [Ron Nessen, dies at 90.](https://apnews.com/article/nessen-press-secretary-ford-white-house-4512a841a0bb11eda2cb3c219cee77e8) I read his book last year, or the year before. ---
**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:** [March 16, 2025, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/682 "2025-03-16T01:58:21Z")
Donald ‘Slick’ Watts, former NBA player, has shot his last 3-pointer at age 73. > Watts was signed by coach Bill Russell to play for the Sonics in 1973 as an undrafted rookie. He was with Seattle for less that five years, but became a fixture known for his broad smile, bald head and crooked headbands. He led the league in steals in the 1975-76 season. > **[Watts, Sonics icon and Seattle fixture, dies at 73](https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/44267599/slick-watts-sonics-icon-seattle-fixture-dies-73)** > > Donald "Slick" Watts, a former Sonics player who went on to become a fixture in Seattle, 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:** [March 16, 2025, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/683 "2025-03-16T23:57:38Z")
> **[Cocoa Tea, Beloved and Prolific Reggae Artist, Dies at 65](https://pitchfork.com/news/cocoa-tea-beloved-and-prolific-reggae-artist-dies-at-65/)** > > The Jamaican singer released countless singles in the 1980s and 1990s and regained popularity in 2008 with his political single “Barack Obama” Roy Prosterman, founder and Chairman Emeritus of Landesa, dead at 89 > **[A Tribute To Roy Prosterman](https://www.forbes.com/sites/kimjonker/2025/02/27/a-tribute-to-roy-prosterman-social-entrepreneur-visionary-leader-tireless-advocate-for-the-vulnerable/)** > > Roy Prosterman lived a life of monumental impact as a social entrepreneur, visionary leader and tireless advocate for the vulnerable. ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2025, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/684 "2025-03-17T23:08:21Z")
> **[Jesse Colin Young, Who Sang Youngbloods’ 1960s Anthem ‘Get Together’ Before...](https://variety.com/2025/music/obituaries-people-news/jesse-colin-young-dead-youngbloods-get-together-singer-1236339723/)** > > Jesse Colin Young, who enjoyed a long solo career after breaking out as the singer of the Youngbloods' 'Get Together' in the late '60s, died at 83. ---
**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:** [March 18, 2025, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/685 "2025-03-18T02:51:17Z")
# Émilie Dequenne, Belgian Actress Who Starred in ‘Rosetta,’ Dies at 43 She won the Cannes Film Festival’s best actress award for her debut performance in 1999 and was later diagnosed with a rare adrenal gland cancer. -NY Times and multiple other sources. ---
**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 20, 2025, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/686 "2025-03-20T01:25:55Z")
Tallest man in U.S. dies. > **[George Bell (basketball)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Bell_(basketball))** > > George Bell (1957 – March 2025) was the tallest man in the United States at 7 ft 8 in (2.34 m) as recognized by Guinness World Records. He was a deputy sheriff in Norfolk, Virginia, he played college basketball at Morris Brown College, Biola University and with the Harlem Wizards and Harlem Globetrotters show teams. > Bell was featured on the AMC show Freakshow, throughout its two seasons. In an interview for the show, he revealed that he appeared as an alien who landed on top of the L.A. Coliseum... ---
**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 20, 2025, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/687 "2025-03-20T18:27:54Z")
Wings Hauser, actor, age 77. [Wings Hauser - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wings_Hauser) ---
**Author:** ![Jegpeg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f475e1/32.png) [@Jegpeg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jegpeg)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2025, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/688 "2025-03-21T00:37:20Z")
One of, if not the biggest character in F1. I’ll miss him. > **[Eddie Jordan: Former Formula 1 boss dies aged 76](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/articles/cq8y1335qlwo)** > > Former Formula 1 boss and television pundit Eddie Jordan dies at the age of 76. ---
**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 21, 2025, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/689 "2025-03-21T01:13:29Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > Wings Hauser, actor, age 77. > [Wings Hauser - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wings_Hauser) Despite his long career he’s probably better known now as Cole Hauser’s father. ---
**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 21, 2025, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/690 "2025-03-21T01:18:00Z")
Cole who? ---
**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:** [March 21, 2025, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/691 "2025-03-21T01:40:03Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > Despite his long career he’s probably better known now as Cole Hauser’s father. “Johns” from Pitch Black. And a lot of other roles, too. ---
**Author:** ![BippityBoppityBoo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bippityboppityboo/32/5745_2.png) [@BippityBoppityBoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BippityBoppityBoo)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2025, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/692 "2025-03-21T01:45:43Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > And a lot of other roles, too. Most recently, Rip Wheeler in _Yellowstone_. Due to continue in a sequel series as the same character. ---
**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 21, 2025, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/693 "2025-03-21T02:09:24Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > Cole who? Hauser. Like his father. ---
**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 21, 2025, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/694 "2025-03-21T02:15:04Z")
> **[Wings Hauser, 'The Young and the Restless' Alum and Father of Yellowstone’s...](https://people.com/wings-hauser-dead-father-of-yellowstone-star-cole-hauser-was-78-11700891)** > > Wings Hauser, an actor known for his roles on 'The Young and the Restless' and 'Vice Squad,' and the father to 'Yellowstone' star Cole Hauser, died at the age of 78 on Wednesday, March 19. Wings's wife, Cali Lili Hauser, announced the news in an... The man dies and he still has to share a headline. ---
**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 21, 2025, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/695 "2025-03-21T02:29:22Z")
I think I best remember him from his few episodes of _Roseanne_. Wasn’t he the boyfriend who beat Jackie, and Dan (John Goodman) went and beat his ass? ---
**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:** [March 21, 2025, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/696 "2025-03-21T02:53:43Z")
I know I’ve seen that guy in a hundred things but the only one I can remember right now is that he was in _A Soldier’s Story_, as a bigoted officer accused (incorrectly) of shooting a black sergeant. I seem to remember him in some other role as a bigot of some sort, though, and I remember thinking, ‘boy, he sure plays a racist well.’ Knowing full well now that that doesn’t mean anything but that he’s a good actor. Searching his iMDB page I think I’m thinking of _Vice Squad_ where he playing a psycho, but not necessarily a bigot ---
**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 21, 2025, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/697 "2025-03-21T04:20:47Z")
> **[Longtime Las Vegas columnist Norm Clarke dies at 82](https://news3lv.com/news/local/longtime-las-vegas-columnist-norm-clarke-dies-at-82-review-journal-celebrity-columnist-gossip-eye-patch)** > > The Review-Journal's John Katsilometes reported that Clarke died at Nathan Adelson Hospice on Thursday, a little over a week after being admitted. A few years ago I tried to get a unique pick out of him but he wouldn’t cooperate so I dropped him. ---
**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 21, 2025, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/698 "2025-03-21T16:11:33Z")
Comedian Lenny Schultz [has died at 91](https://www.masslive.com/entertainment/2025/03/influential-stand-up-comedian-laugh-in-regular-dies-at-91.html). He’d been around forever. During my stand-up days, I found myself in the same town as Schultz. He wasn’t my cup of tea, and I once saw him (on another occasion) go apeshit on an audience member and start throwing bottles of beer at the guy. Schultz was a prop comic, and part of one of his props shot into the crowd and landed on someone (not a heavy or dangerous prop. It was part of a banana). The audience member tossed it back, and apparently Lenny wasn’t expecting that. The banana hit Schultz in the chest area (again, not hard or dangerously), and just went off. I’ve googled trying find this bit to link here, but my google-fu is failing me. Anyway, it was one of the more unprofessional things I’ve ever seen. He may be missed, but not by me. ---
**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 21, 2025, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/699 "2025-03-21T19:11:21Z")
> **[Remembering one of our founders](https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/03/remembering-one-of-our-founders/)** > > Jeffrey Klein was present at the creation of MoJo nearly 50 years ago. > **[Legendary Basque surfer Hugues Oyarzabal has passed away - DUKE](https://dukesurf.com/en/The-legendary-Basque-surfer-Hugues-Oyarzabal-has-passed-away/)** > > Master of tubes, free surfer admired by the best, pioneer in slabs and in placing the GoPro where no one has ever done it before ---
**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:** [March 22, 2025, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/700 "2025-03-22T02:25:53Z")
George Foreman has grilled his last panini. > **[Boxing Legend George Foreman Dead at 76](https://www.tmz.com/2025/03/21/george-foreman-dead/)** > > Boxing legend George Foreman has died at 76 years old. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010.md?page=34) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010.md?page=36)