# 2026 Celebrity Death Pool **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** death-pool\ **Created:** [December 2, 2025, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318 "2025-12-02T04:28:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 30
**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:** [February 3, 2026, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/582 "2026-02-03T22:23:47Z")
Dog Day Afternoon? ---
**Author:** ![xizor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/xizor/32/102_2.png) [@xizor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xizor)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2026, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/583 "2026-02-03T22:59:27Z")
And One is the loneliest number. ---
**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:** [February 4, 2026, 7:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/584 "2026-02-04T07:42:33Z")
> **[Billy Bass Nelson, Parliament-Funkadelic Bassist, Dead at 75](https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/billy-bass-nelson-parliament-funkadelic-bassist-dead-obit-1235509799/)** > > Billy Bass Nelson, Parliament-Funkadelic Bassist, has died at age 75. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2026, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/585 "2026-02-04T16:07:37Z")
Did he have a [Big Mouth](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Mouth_Billy_Bass)? ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2026, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/586 "2026-02-04T16:52:13Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > I wonder if he ever made it to Spain. But now he’s ~~never~~ been to Heaven, and he’s been to Oklahoma. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2026, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/587 "2026-02-04T16:53:07Z")
> [@xizor](#): > > And One is the loneliest number. He just wants to be your One Man Band. ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2026, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/588 "2026-02-04T18:30:54Z")
Detroit Tigers legend and 1968 World Series hero Mickey Lolich dies at 85. I had a conversation with him once, super nice guy. [Mickey Lolich dies](https://www.si.com/mlb/tigers/onsi/news/tigers-iconic-pitcher-1968-world-series-hero-passes-away-age-85) mmm ---
**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:** [February 4, 2026, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/589 "2026-02-04T18:53:22Z")
Dude had three _complete-game_ victories in the '68 World Series! This is a bit of trivia my father-in-law, a lifelong Tigers fan, likes to throw out there whenever he can. ---
**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:** [February 4, 2026, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/590 "2026-02-04T20:43:39Z")
Another baseball death. > **[Ron Teasley, baseball trailblazer and ex-Detroit HS coach, dies at 99](https://www.freep.com/story/sports/high-school/2026/02/04/ron-teasley-death-negro-leagues-detroit-northwestern-coach/88507228007/)** > > Ron Teasley, one of the final surviving Negro Leagues players and a Detroit baseball trailblazer, died at 99 on Tuesday, Feb. 3. I saw in comments that Bobby Shantz died for the trifecta but I haven’t seen it confirmed. He is age 0 points. ---
**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:** [February 4, 2026, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/591 "2026-02-04T21:42:09Z")
Former Indiana Congressman Lee Hamilton has finished his term at 94. > **[Lee Hamilton](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Hamilton)** > > Lee Herbert Hamilton (April 20, 1931 – February 3, 2026) was an American politician and lawyer from Indiana. He was a member of the United States House of Representatives and a member of the U.S. Homeland Security Advisory Council. A member of the Democratic Party, Hamilton represented the 9th congressional district of Indiana from 1965 to 1999. Following his departure from Congress, he served on a number of governmental advisory boards, most notably as the vice chairman of the 9/11 Commission.... ---
**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:** [February 5, 2026, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/592 "2026-02-05T01:57:55Z")
LeMonte has passed to the 6th dimension. > **[The 5th Dimension Co-Founder LaMonte McLemore Dies at 90](https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/lamonte-mclemore-dead-5th-dimension-co-founder-1236173545/)** > > LaMonte McLemore, a co-founder of the Grammy-winning soul/pop group The 5th Dimension, has died at age 90. ---
**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:** [February 5, 2026, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/593 "2026-02-05T02:53:44Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > Another baseball death. > > [Ron Teasley, Negro Leagues trailblazer, ex-Detroit HS coach, dies at 99](https://www.freep.com/story/sports/high-school/2026/02/04/ron-teasley-death-negro-leagues-detroit-northwestern-coach/88507228007/) > > I saw in comments that Bobby Shantz died for the trifecta but I haven’t seen it confirmed. He is age 0 points. I haven’t seen confirmation of it, either, but I did learn that he is (until his death is confirmed) the oldest living MLB MVP. ---
**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:** [February 5, 2026, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/594 "2026-02-05T03:11:06Z")
Wiki still has him in the “is” column. ---
**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:** [February 5, 2026, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/595 "2026-02-05T04:17:01Z")
> [@Superdude](#): > > > [@Loach](#): > > > > Another baseball death. > > > > [Ron Teasley, Negro Leagues trailblazer, ex-Detroit HS coach, dies at 99](https://www.freep.com/story/sports/high-school/2026/02/04/ron-teasley-death-negro-leagues-detroit-northwestern-coach/88507228007/) > > > > I saw in comments that Bobby Shantz died for the trifecta but I haven’t seen it confirmed. He is age 0 points. > > I haven’t seen confirmation of it, either, but I did learn that he is (until his death is confirmed) the oldest living MLB MVP. Yeah whoever posted it seems to be talking out his ass. And the last living Philadelphia A. ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2026, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/596 "2026-02-05T12:32:45Z")
Ron Teasley’s death was just on the local news, so it looks legit. mmm ETA: Wikipedia has been changed from “is” to “was”. ---
**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:** [February 5, 2026, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/597 "2026-02-05T12:49:09Z")
I wasn’t talking about Teasley. That was confirmed on multiple legitimate sites when I posted. I saw someone commented on story that Bobby Shantz died at 100. That appears to be wrong at least for now. ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2026, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/598 "2026-02-05T12:51:02Z")
Ah, got it. mmm ---
**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:** [February 5, 2026, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/599 "2026-02-05T16:14:15Z")
I’ve just realized that Wikipedia has a Deaths in 2026 page. Most of them are either people I’ve never heard of or have already been captured in this thread, but there are a few folks I was aware of but didn’t realize had passed: Poet [X.J. Kennedy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X._J._Kennedy), 96. A master of quick and witty verse. _Famous Poems Abbreviated by X. J. Kennedy_ _Of man’s first disobedience and its fruit_ _Scripture has told. No need to follow suit._ * * * _Once upon a midnight dreary,_ _Blue and lonesome, missed my dearie._ _Would I find her? Any hope?_ _Quoth the raven six times, “Nope.”_ * * * _Whoosh! – hear the Sea of Faith’s withdrawing roar?_ _So, baby, let’s make love tonight, not war._ * * * _Who will go drive with Fergus now?_ _You lazy cocks and cunts,_ _I thought I’d ask you anyhow._ _Well don’t all speak at once._ * * * _Whose woods these are I think I know._ _Shall I just sack out in the snow_ _And freeze? Naaaa, guess I’d better go._ Also: [John Virgo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Virgo), English snooker player, 79 > **[John Virgo dies aged 79](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/articles/c0q4kkpedw4o)** > > John Virgo, who co-presented TV show Big Break and was a popular BBC commentator for decades, has died. ---
**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:** [February 5, 2026, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/600 "2026-02-05T16:30:49Z")
> [@Superdude](#): > > I haven’t seen confirmation of it, either, but I did learn that he is (until his death is confirmed) the oldest living MLB MVP. As well as the last living player to have played in the 1940s. (Bobby Shantz) ---
**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:** [February 5, 2026, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/601 "2026-02-05T16:59:48Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > I’ve just realized that Wikipedia has a Deaths in 2026 page. Most of them are either people I’ve never heard of or have already been captured in this thread, but there are a few folks I was aware of but didn’t realize had passed: I’ve had the wiki death page for year bookmarked for about a decade 😂 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318.md?page=29) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318.md?page=31)