# Celebrity Death Pool 2015 **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** death-pool\ **Created:** [December 1, 2014, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993 "2014-12-01T02:10:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 33
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2015, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/641 "2015-01-18T12:56:24Z")
[Rebecca D. Lockhart](http://www.sltrib.com/news/2068570-155/becky-lockhart-history-making-utah-lawmaker-dies), former Speaker of the Utah House of Representatives, from Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease, at 54 points. ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2015, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/642 "2015-01-18T15:39:00Z")
Fitness instructor Greg Plitt – who appeared on the Bravo show “Work Out” – died Saturday after [he was struck by a train.](http://www.tmz.com/2015/01/18/greg-plitt-dead-dies-train-bravo-work-out/#ixzz3PBhzILNB) Tragic loss of 63 points. ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2015, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/643 "2015-01-19T02:22:18Z")
[Former CSNY drummer Dallas Taylor](http://variety.com/2015/music/news/dallas-taylor-former-crosby-stills-nash-young-drummer-dies-at-66-1201408369/) will now never be added to the group’s initials ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2015, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/644 "2015-01-19T02:55:39Z")
> [@anyrose](#): > > [Former CSNY drummer Dallas Taylor](http://variety.com/2015/music/news/dallas-taylor-former-crosby-stills-nash-young-drummer-dies-at-66-1201408369/) will now never be added to the group’s initials But he and Greg Reeves [did get pretty good billing on their Deja Vu album.](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/90/Crosby,_Stills,_Nash_%26_Young_-_Deja_Vu.jpg) ---
**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:** [January 19, 2015, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/645 "2015-01-19T05:39:40Z")
> **[Hamama, Arab film icon, dies aged 83](https://www.dawn.com/news/1157941/hamama-arab-film-icon-dies-aged-83)** > > CAIRO: Egyptian actress Faten Hamama, an Arab film icon and Omar Sharif’s former wife, died on Saturday at the age... Egyptian actress Faten Hamama, an Arab film icon and Omar Sharif’s former wife, died on Saturday at the age of 83, their son Tarek Sharif said. > **[Tony Verna, inventor of instant replay in sports, is dead at 81 ](https://www.nydailynews.com/sports/instant-replay-inventor-tony-verna-dead-article-1.2083501)** > > The television sports producer who invented instant replay 51 years ago, has died. The television sports producer who invented instant replay 51 years ago, has died. > **[A$AP Yams Found Dead At 26: Cause Of Death Unknown | Immortal News](https://immortal.org/4554/aap-yams-found-dead-26-cause-death-unknown/)** > > Steven Rodriguez, better known as A$AP Yams has passed away at the young age of 26 years old. According to a report by Rolling Stone on Jan. 18, there is no cause of death yet. Although A$AP had a drug problem in the past, he did enter a drug rehab... Steven Rodriguez, better known as A$AP Yams has passed away at the young age of 26 years old. According to a report by Rolling Stone on Jan. 18, there is no cause of death yet. Although A$AP had a drug problem in the past, he did enter a drug rehab facility in July of 2014. That does it, next year, my list is all rappers/hip hop. ---
**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:** [January 19, 2015, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/646 "2015-01-19T17:08:11Z")
> [@smithsb](#): > > That does it, next year, my list is all rappers/hip hop. Mine is going to be all fitness gurus who like to film workout videoes on active train tracks. ---
**Author:** ![Icarus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/icarus/32/72_2.png) [@Icarus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icarus)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2015, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/647 "2015-01-19T23:29:44Z")
Gordie Howe has made an amazing recovery :eek: [http://www.sportingnews.com/nhl/story/2015-01-18/gordie-howe-recovery-stroke-family-stem-cell-injection-detroit-red-wings-nhl](http://www.sportingnews.com/nhl/story/2015-01-18/gordie-howe-recovery-stroke-family-stem-cell-injection-detroit-red-wings-nhl) ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2015, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/648 "2015-01-20T00:06:57Z")
> [@Icarus](#): > > Gordie Howe has made an amazing recovery :eek: > > [http://www.sportingnews.com/nhl/story/2015-01-18/gordie-howe-recovery-stroke-family-stem-cell-injection-detroit-red-wings-nhl](http://www.sportingnews.com/nhl/story/2015-01-18/gordie-howe-recovery-stroke-family-stem-cell-injection-detroit-red-wings-nhl) Well of course he did, sixteen people on this board picked him! ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2015, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/649 "2015-01-20T00:40:24Z")
Anne Kirkbride, actress from Coronation Street, has [died](http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2917367/William-Roche-leads-tributes-star-Anne-Kirkbride-following-shock-death.html)at the age of 60 after a short image. ---
**Author:** ![kopek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kopek/32/337_2.png) [@kopek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kopek)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2015, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/650 "2015-01-20T01:07:19Z")
> [@Icarus](#): > > Gordie Howe has made an amazing recovery :eek: > > [http://www.sportingnews.com/nhl/story/2015-01-18/gordie-howe-recovery-stroke-family-stem-cell-injection-detroit-red-wings-nhl](http://www.sportingnews.com/nhl/story/2015-01-18/gordie-howe-recovery-stroke-family-stem-cell-injection-detroit-red-wings-nhl) Healed by the power of Bobby Orr? > [@Baker](#): > > Well of course he did, sixteen people on this board picked him! But I know I didn’t and I don’t think Swampbear did so I wouldn’t bet against his croaking quite yet. ---
**Author:** ![swampbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampbear/32/467_2.png) [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2015, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/651 "2015-01-20T01:23:39Z")
Anyone **NOT ON MY LIST** is _DOOMED_, _DOOMED_, I say! ---
**Author:** ![kayT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayt/32/3633_2.png) [@kayT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayT)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2015, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/652 "2015-01-20T01:30:24Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Anne Kirkbride, actress from Coronation Street, has [died](http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2917367/William-Roche-leads-tributes-star-Anne-Kirkbride-following-shock-death.html)at the age of 60 after a short image. Short illness? (Isn’t auto-correct lovely?) Oh, and by the way Gordie Howe and Mohammad Ali both owe their recoveries directly to me having put them on my list. But are they grateful?? ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2015, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/653 "2015-01-20T16:19:33Z")
> [@swampbear](#): > > Anyone **NOT ON MY LIST** is _DOOMED_, _DOOMED_, I say! \ Oh dear. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2015, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/654 "2015-01-20T16:27:53Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > Well of course he did, sixteen people on this board picked him! Michael Schumacher will never know what he owes to us. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2015, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/655 "2015-01-20T21:14:07Z")
Schumacher may suffer from “loss of confidence” though. Last year 48 people picked him, this year only three. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2015, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/656 "2015-01-20T21:17:57Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > Schumacher may suffer from “loss of confidence” though. Last year 48 people picked him, this year only three. It doesn’t matter. If he is on Swampbear’s list, he is immortal. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2015, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/657 "2015-01-20T23:24:44Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > It doesn’t matter. If he is on Swampbear’s list, he is immortal. > 🙂 Uh-oh. ---
**Author:** ![swampbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampbear/32/467_2.png) [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2015, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/658 "2015-01-21T00:19:55Z")
Fear not unless you have somehow attained celebrity status folks. ---
**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:** [January 21, 2015, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/659 "2015-01-21T03:17:45Z")
[Tony Verna](http://espn.go.com/espn/story/_/id/12193968/tony-verna-inventor-tv-instant-replay-dies) isn’t going to get to look at his last play from a different angle this time. ---
**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:** [January 21, 2015, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/660 "2015-01-21T03:23:05Z")
> [@smithsb](#): > > [Tony Verna, inventor of instant replay in sports, is dead at 81 – New York Daily News](http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/instant-replay-inventor-tony-verna-dead-article-1.2083501) > The television sports producer who invented instant replay 51 years ago, has died. > [@Hoopy\_Frood](#): > > [Tony Verna](http://espn.go.com/espn/story/_/id/12193968/tony-verna-inventor-tv-instant-replay-dies) isn’t going to get to look at his last play from a different angle this time. And we watch again as the guy in black spins around, slicing the air with his _wakasashi_ in slow motion [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993.md?page=32) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993.md?page=34)