# 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:** 94
**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:** [November 6, 2025, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/1861 "2025-11-06T12:19:12Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > I’m down one (Tom Lehrer), so I’ll just replace him with Mel Brooks. You and me both. ---
**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:** [November 6, 2025, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/1862 "2025-11-06T14:56:22Z")
> **[Dallas Cowboys defensive end Marshawn Kneeland dies at 24](https://www.dallasnews.com/sports/cowboys/2025/11/06/dallas-cowboys-defensive-end-marshawn-kneeland-dies-at-24/)** > > Kneeland was the Cowboys’ second-round pick out of Western Michigan in the 2024 NFL draft. ---
**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:** [November 6, 2025, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/1863 "2025-11-06T15:10:10Z")
Wow, that is tragic. ---
**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:** [November 6, 2025, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/1864 "2025-11-06T15:16:34Z")
> [@Happy\_Lendervedder](#): > > Wow, that is tragic. No information seems to be released yet. Some Facebook comments are saying it was a car accident. Of course Facebook comments are always accurate. ---
**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:** [November 6, 2025, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/1865 "2025-11-06T17:00:53Z")
> **[Marshawn Kneeland Died From Apparent Self-Inflicted Gunshot Wound, Cops Say](https://www.tmz.com/2025/11/06/marshawn-kneeland-dead-apparent-suicide/)** > > TMZ Sports has obtained police dispatch audio connected to Marshawn Kneeland's death. ---
**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:** [November 6, 2025, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/1866 "2025-11-06T18:40:37Z")
He just jumped on a football for a touchdown after a blocked punt last weekend. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2025, 7:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/1867 "2025-11-07T07:01:37Z")
British Actor **Pauline Collins** , who I know best from _Wodehouse Playhouse_\*, and _Shirley Valentine_, but you may know from _Upstairs Downstairs_, has died aged 85. > **['Bright, sparky and witty': Shirley Valentine star Pauline Collins dies](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-07/shirley-valentine-ctress-pauline-collins-dead-at-85/105982708)** > > Pauline Collins was adept at playing an array of roles, all of which she infused with her trademark authenticity that earned her the status of a "national sweetheart" in the UK.  \*_In which she starred alongside her husband John Alderton_ ---
**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:** [November 7, 2025, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/1868 "2025-11-07T16:36:40Z")
Huh. I missed this. > **[Edward Faulkner, Actor in John Wayne and Elvis Presley Films, Dies at 93](https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/movies/articles/edward-faulkner-actor-john-wayne-204816552.html)** > > The Kentucky native worked often with director Andrew V. McLaglen and did lots of Westerns on screens big and small. That _should_ be 77 points for me, since he was only able to observe 23 birthdays, but I fear I will be cheated out of 70 of those points. ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2025, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/1869 "2025-11-07T21:18:18Z")
Did anyone post Queen Sirikit? > **[Thailand’s Queen Mother Sirikit has died at age 93 | CNN](https://www.cnn.com/2025/10/24/asia/thailand-queen-sirikit-dies-hnk-intl)** > > Thailand’s Queen Mother Sirikit, who supervised royal projects to help the rural poor, preserve traditional craft-making and protect the environment, died on Friday. She was 93. ---
**Author:** ![WolfpackJeep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpackjeep/32/2921_2.png) [@WolfpackJeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WolfpackJeep)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2025, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/1870 "2025-11-07T21:27:54Z")
> **[James Watson, co-discoverer of the double-helix shape of DNA, has died at age 97](https://apnews.com/article/james-watson-obituary-dna-double-helix-nobel-c1f6d589f2d0d4751859168f9fae295c?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2025-11-07-Breaking%2BNews)** > > Scientist James Watson, who shared a Nobel prize for helping discover the double-helix shape of the DNA molecule, has died. He was 97. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2025, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/1871 "2025-11-07T21:53:40Z")
Never mind ---
**Author:** ![Toxylon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f05b48/32.png) [@Toxylon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Toxylon)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2025, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/1872 "2025-11-07T22:19:56Z")
Renowned NZ film director (his seminal debut Once Were Warriors) Lee Tamahori died, aged 75, after battling Parkinson’s Disease. [https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/nov/07/lee-tamahori-director-death-once-were-warriors-james-bond-die-another-day](https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/nov/07/lee-tamahori-director-death-once-were-warriors-james-bond-die-another-day) ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2025, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/1873 "2025-11-07T23:54:27Z")
The message boards I’m seeing are ignoring him, and giving tribute to Rosalind Franklin. ---
**Author:** ![WolfpackJeep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpackjeep/32/2921_2.png) [@WolfpackJeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WolfpackJeep)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2025, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/1874 "2025-11-08T01:13:17Z")
Yep, one I just scrolled by noted his contributions to racism and misogyny/work theft. And apparently he sold his Nobel Prize, but the buyer gave it back to him? ---
**Author:** ![Cazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cazzle/32/75_2.png) [@Cazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cazzle)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2025, 9:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/1875 "2025-11-09T09:50:30Z")
Australian broadcaster John Laws dead at 10 points. [https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/tv/radio/radio-legend-john-laws-dead-at-age-90/news-story/63d782b166f628b60b9b8d305c6a44ee](https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/tv/radio/radio-legend-john-laws-dead-at-age-90/news-story/63d782b166f628b60b9b8d305c6a44ee) ---
**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:** [November 9, 2025, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/1876 "2025-11-09T18:18:55Z")
Former NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue dead, at a touchdown and two field goals. > **[Paul Tagliabue](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Tagliabue)** > > Paul John Tagliabue (/ˈtæɡliəbuː/; November 24, 1940 – November 9, 2025) was an American lawyer who was the commissioner of the National Football League (NFL). He took the position in 1989 and served until September 1, 2006. He had previously served as a lawyer for the NFL. > During his commissionership, the NFL added four new franchises, while keeping the Saints in New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina, while four franchises moved cities. Tagliabue successfully postponed games following the 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:** [November 9, 2025, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/1877 "2025-11-09T18:36:32Z")
> [@Happy\_Lendervedder](#): > > Former NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue dead, at a touchdown and two field goals. Make that a touchdown and three field goals. ---
**Author:** ![zadscmc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a183cd/32.png) [@zadscmc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zadscmc)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2025, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/1878 "2025-11-10T00:10:06Z")
Another sports legend passes. > **[Legendary NBA player, coach Wilkens dies at 88](https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/46910949/legendary-nba-player-coach-lenny-wilkens-dies-88)** > > Lenny Wilkens, a smooth playmaker who was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame as both a player and a coach, has died. He was 88. ---
**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:** [November 11, 2025, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/1879 "2025-11-11T05:39:19Z")
> [@smithsb](#): > > "Few modern inventions have had a bigger impact on our nation than the frozen burrito. How much American productivity has been fueled by late nights spent chowing down on these microwaveable wonders? " > > Duane Roberts passed at age 88. > > [The Inventor of the Frozen Burrito Has Died](https://gizmodo.com/the-inventor-of-the-frozen-burrito-has-died-2000680863) Rumor has it they put him in a casket and tried to cremate him, but it didn’t work right. He was somehow still cold in the middle. Also… > **[Adam Greenberg Dies: Oscar-Nominated ‘The Terminator’ Cinematographer Was 88](https://deadline.com/2025/11/adam-greenberg-dies-88-1236604687/)** > > Adam Greenberg, the Oscar-nominated cinematographer known for his work on 'The Terminator' and many other films, has died. He was 88. ---
**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:** [November 11, 2025, 11:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/1880 "2025-11-11T11:15:42Z")
> [@Hoopy\_Frood](#): > > Rumor has it they put him in a casket and tried to cremate him, but it didn’t work right. He was somehow still cold in the middle. Here, let me scooch over so you can join me in this handbasket. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010.md?page=93) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010.md?page=95)