# 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:** 74
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2015, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/1461 "2015-06-18T15:05:25Z")
[SC Senator Clementa C. Pinckney](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clementa_C._Pinckney) killed in that horrible shooting. ---
**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:** [June 18, 2015, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/1462 "2015-06-18T18:49:39Z")
> **[World's Oldest Person, Metro Detroiter Jeralean Talley, Dies At 116](https://www.cbsnews.com/detroit/news/worlds-oldest-person-metro-detroiter-jeralean-talley-dies-at-116/)** > > "She was a very quite and concerned person. She truly loved her church family, and she loved her family, period." INKSTER (WWJ) – The world’s oldest person, Inkster resident Jeralean Talley, has died at age 116. Talley’s 77-year-old daughter, Thelma Holloway confirmed that her mother passed away peacefully at home overnight. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2015, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/1463 "2015-06-18T19:36:15Z")
> [@smithsb](#): > > [World's Oldest Person, Metro Detroiter Jeralean Talley, Dies At 116 - CBS Detroit](http://detroit.cbslocal.com/2015/06/18/worlds-oldest-person-metro-detroiter-jeralean-talley-dies-at-116/) > > INKSTER (WWJ) – The world’s oldest person, Inkster resident Jeralean Talley, has died at age 116. > Talley’s 77-year-old daughter, Thelma Holloway confirmed that her mother passed away peacefully at home overnight. It’s been a rough year for the world’s oldest person: a couple of them have died already. With this one, it looks like we’re down [into **Andrew 21** ’s alternates](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=18010807&postcount=282). ---
**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:** [June 18, 2015, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/1464 "2015-06-18T20:11:08Z")
Actor/comedian [Rick Ducommun](http://variety.com/2015/film/news/rick-ducommun-dead-the-burbs-groundhog-day-1201523153/) has not seen the groundhog’s shadow, and died at 38 points. ---
**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:** [June 18, 2015, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/1465 "2015-06-18T21:00:11Z")
> **[John David Crow, 1957 Heisman Trophy winner, dies at 79](https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/colleges/john-david-crow-1957-heisman-trophy-winner-dies-at-79/2015/06/18/5d0e4488-15e4-11e5-9ddc-e3353542100c_story.html)** > > Mr. Crow, an all-American at Texas A&M, was the only Heisman winner coached by Paul “Bear” Bryant. John David Crow, a bruising running back who won the 1957 Heisman Trophy with Texas A&M before an 11-year Pro Bowl career in the NFL, died June 17. He was 79. ---
**Author:** ![Lok](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e8c25b/32.png) [@Lok](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lok)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2015, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/1466 "2015-06-19T17:09:01Z")
> [@candide](#): > > Hmm… Mayors with pancreatic cancer… Perhaps that should be a theme for next year… A little late I would think. They are apparently all dying this year. ---
**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:** [June 19, 2015, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/1467 "2015-06-19T18:14:17Z")
> **[Ralph Roberts, Cable TV Pioneer Who Built Comcast, Dies at 95 (Published 2015)](https://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/20/business/media/ralph-roberts-cable-tv-pioneer-who-built-comcast-dies-at-95.html?_r=0)** > > Mr. Roberts turned a small cable service in Tupelo, Miss., into the largest cable television company in the nation. Ralph J. Roberts, who at the dawn of the cable television industry purchased a small cable service in Tupelo, Miss., and built it into Comcast, today the largest cable television company in the nation, died Thursday night in Philadelphia. He was 95. ---
**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:** [June 19, 2015, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/1468 "2015-06-19T19:27:48Z")
> [@smithsb](#): > > [http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/20/business/media/ralph-roberts-cable-tv-pioneer-who-built-comcast-dies-at-95.html?\_r=0](http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/20/business/media/ralph-roberts-cable-tv-pioneer-who-built-comcast-dies-at-95.html?_r=0) > > Ralph J. Roberts, who at the dawn of the cable television industry purchased a small cable service in Tupelo, Miss., and built it into Comcast, today the largest cable television company in the nation, died Thursday night in Philadelphia. He was 95. Do we get a discount? ---
**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2015, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/1469 "2015-06-19T20:15:21Z")
> [@smithsb](#): > > [http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/20/business/media/ralph-roberts-cable-tv-pioneer-who-built-comcast-dies-at-95.html?\_r=0](http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/20/business/media/ralph-roberts-cable-tv-pioneer-who-built-comcast-dies-at-95.html?_r=0) > > Ralph J. Roberts, who at the dawn of the cable television industry purchased a small cable service in Tupelo, Miss., and built it into Comcast, today the largest cable television company in the nation, died Thursday night in Philadelphia. He was 95. I’m surprised his company let him leave. ---
**Author:** ![CAMJAY77](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/5fc32e/32.png) [@CAMJAY77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CAMJAY77)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2015, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/1470 "2015-06-19T20:29:26Z")
Saxophonist, composer, educator Harold Battiste, 17 points [http://www.nola.com/music/index.ssf/2015/06/harold\_battiste\_dies.html](http://www.nola.com/music/index.ssf/2015/06/harold_battiste_dies.html) ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2015, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/1471 "2015-06-19T21:28:46Z")
> [@smithsb](#): > > [http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/20/business/media/ralph-roberts-cable-tv-pioneer-who-built-comcast-dies-at-95.html?\_r=0](http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/20/business/media/ralph-roberts-cable-tv-pioneer-who-built-comcast-dies-at-95.html?_r=0) > > Ralph J. Roberts, who at the dawn of the cable television industry purchased a small cable service in Tupelo, Miss., and built it into Comcast, today the largest cable television company in the nation, died Thursday night in Philadelphia. He was 95. He actually died several days earlier, but they couldn’t schedule anyone to come out and make it official. ---
**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:** [June 19, 2015, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/1472 "2015-06-19T21:32:52Z")
> [@smithsb](#): > > [http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/20/business/media/ralph-roberts-cable-tv-pioneer-who-built-comcast-dies-at-95.html?\_r=0](http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/20/business/media/ralph-roberts-cable-tv-pioneer-who-built-comcast-dies-at-95.html?_r=0) > > Ralph J. Roberts, who at the dawn of the cable television industry purchased a small cable service in Tupelo, Miss., and built it into Comcast, today the largest cable television company in the nation, died Thursday night in Philadelphia. He was 95. The funeral home sent his family a kit, so they can bury him themselves. ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2015, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/1473 "2015-06-19T22:47:43Z")
> [@smithsb](#): > > [http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/20/business/media/ralph-roberts-cable-tv-pioneer-who-built-comcast-dies-at-95.html?\_r=0](http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/20/business/media/ralph-roberts-cable-tv-pioneer-who-built-comcast-dies-at-95.html?_r=0) > > Ralph J. Roberts, who at the dawn of the cable television industry purchased a small cable service in Tupelo, Miss., and built it into Comcast, today the largest cable television company in the nation, died Thursday night in Philadelphia. He was 95. He’ll have to pay a penalty for not fulfilling his two-year agreement. ---
**Author:** ![It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/it_s_not_rocket_surgery/32/312_2.png) [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2015, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/1474 "2015-06-19T22:51:42Z")
> [@smithsb](#): > > [http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/20/business/media/ralph-roberts-cable-tv-pioneer-who-built-comcast-dies-at-95.html?\_r=0](http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/20/business/media/ralph-roberts-cable-tv-pioneer-who-built-comcast-dies-at-95.html?_r=0) > > Ralph J. Roberts, who at the dawn of the cable television industry purchased a small cable service in Tupelo, Miss., and built it into Comcast, today the largest cable television company in the nation, died Thursday night in Philadelphia. He was 95. In order to get a casket, his family was required to buy the Deluxe Gravesite Package and pay an extra fee to get HBO (Home Bereavement Options). ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2015, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/1475 "2015-06-20T00:30:40Z")
> [@smithsb](#): > > [http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/20/business/media/ralph-roberts-cable-tv-pioneer-who-built-comcast-dies-at-95.html?\_r=0](http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/20/business/media/ralph-roberts-cable-tv-pioneer-who-built-comcast-dies-at-95.html?_r=0) > > Ralph J. Roberts, who at the dawn of the cable television industry purchased a small cable service in Tupelo, Miss., and built it into Comcast, today the largest cable television company in the nation, died Thursday night in Philadelphia. He was 95. He would have died a year earlier, but Comcast’s retention specialists are _the_ industry standard. ---
**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:** [June 20, 2015, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/1476 "2015-06-20T00:57:00Z")
I just noticed that financier dude Kirk Kerkorian, builder of Vegas casinos and who tried to take over Chrysler 20 some years ago, left 2 points on the table a few days ago. ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2015, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/1477 "2015-06-20T02:26:12Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > I just noticed that financier dude Kirk Kerkorian, builder of Vegas casinos and who tried to take over Chrysler 20 some years ago, left 2 points on the table a few days ago. The house always wins. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2015, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/1478 "2015-06-20T12:39:52Z")
Firesign Theatre’s [Phil Austin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phil_Austin), best known for playing [Nick Danger, Third Eye](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/How_Can_You_Be_in_Two_Places_at_Once_When_You%27re_Not_Anywhere_at_All#.22The_Further_Adventures_of_Nick_Danger.22), died this week at the age of 74. Catherwood, roll a couple of bummers and leave them on the side table. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Rilchiam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2015, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/1479 "2015-06-20T17:45:58Z")
Is he the first Firesigner to die? ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Pig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c57346/32.png) [@Little\_Pig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Pig)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2015, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/1480 "2015-06-20T18:31:59Z")
> [@Rilchiam](#): > > Is he the first Firesigner to die? [Peter Bergman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Bergman_(comedian)) died in 2012. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993.md?page=73) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993.md?page=75)