# 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:** 92
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2015, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/1823 "2015-09-12T22:58:24Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > So you complain about a typo and then employ an archaic word incomprehensibly? Come now, we’ve all done that at one time or another, haven’t we? 😉 😃 ---
**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:** [September 12, 2015, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/1824 "2015-09-12T23:27:07Z")
> [@anyrose](#): > > Come now, we’ve all done that at one time or another, haven’t we? 😉 😃 Well, I only use _contemporary_ words incomprehensibly. And with great skill am I a struggle to understand. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2015, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/1825 "2015-09-13T00:56:47Z")
Yes, the race for the top spot is getting interesting. 1 Registered at Last 300 7 2 2 RTFirefly 296 6 0 3 Fear Itself 288 6 1 4 CAMJAY77 252 6 1 5 carnivorousplant 213 5 0 6 It’s Not Rocket Surgery 208 4 1 7 Quartz 177 4 0 8 phungi 159 3 0 9 Sami41 143 4 0 10 VunderBob 139 3 1 11 bowler girl 126 3 0 11 Dr. Girlfriend 126 2 0 11 Hoopy Frood 126 3 0 11 Squonk 126 2 0 11 zoog 126 3 0 16 candide 124 3 0 16 GIGObuster 124 4 1 18 Randy Seltzer 119 3 1 19 MadTheSwine 102 3 0 20 Captain Klutz 92 2 0 20 critter42 92 2 0 20 Happy Lendervedder 92 2 0 20 Hockey Monkey 92 2 0 20 irritant 92 2 0 20 Kitten Mitten 92 2 0 20 Little Nemo 92 2 0 20 minionkat 92 2 0 20 RobotDevilDog 92 2 0 20 Tim R. Mortiss 92 2 0 30 Jeep’s Phoenix 86 3 0 31 Duckster 85 2 0 31 Hal Briston 85 2 0 33 The Vorlon 78 1 1 34 Dung Beetle 75 2 0 34 Eliahna 75 1 0 34 jeezums 75 2 0 34 Mahaloth 75 2 0 34 Rich Kitchen 75 2 0 39 notfrommensa 68 2 0 40 Fleetwood 67 3 0 41 Nurse Carmen 58 2 1 42 BACI 52 2 0 43 bassett hound 51 1 0 43 Icarus 51 2 0 43 Loach 51 1 0 43 RivkahChaya 51 2 0 43 Yllaria 51 1 0 48 Dusty Rose 47 2 0 48 Invisible Chimp 47 2 1 50 J-P L 44 1 0 51 Oakminster 42 2 1 52 5 time champ 41 1 0 52 a35362 41 1 0 52 Borborygmi 41 1 0 52 DinoR 41 1 0 52 Maus Magill 41 1 0 52 Sario 41 1 0 52 sir viks 41 1 0 52 Spiff 41 1 0 52 Tit Whistle 41 1 0 52 zadscmc 41 1 0 52 kopek 38 1 1 63 Charley 34 1 0 63 Lsura 34 1 0 63 Mr. Goob 34 1 0 63 PaulParkhead 34 1 0 67 Little Pig 33 3 2 68 Biotop 31 1 0 69 Cold Dish 27 1 1 70 Lok 25 2 1 70 Vashbul 25 1 1 72 El Famous Burrito 22 1 0 73 Clothilde 18 2 0 73 rucciface 18 1 1 75 Clothahump 17 1 0 75 Honey 17 1 0 75 Shoeless 17 1 0 78 Bullitt 16 1 1 79 racer72 14 1 1 80 Allecher 12 1 1 81 Dolores Reborn 11 1 0 81 littlespeedysuperbike 11 1 1 81 moldmonkey 11 1 0 81 Octarine 11 1 0 85 Grits and Hard Toast 10 1 0 86 vivalostwages 9 1 1 87 BlossomDrearie 7 2 2 88 missred 6 1 0 89 Catamount 5 1 0 89 wolf meister 5 1 0 91 lel 2 1 1 92 Andrew21 0 7 7 ---
**Author:** ![6ImpossibleThingsB4Breakfast](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/6/e19adc/32.png) [@6ImpossibleThingsB4Breakfast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/6ImpossibleThingsB4Breakfast)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2015, 8:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/1826 "2015-09-13T08:58:01Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > So you complain about a typo and then employ an archaic word incomprehensibly? ‘twas my hearty acceptance **eschereal** , n’y a complaint; a little chill shivers th’ misthought of it. ---
**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:** [September 13, 2015, 9:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/1827 "2015-09-13T09:07:34Z")
Kerry Simon – the Iron Chef winner known as the “Rock ‘n’ Roll Chef,” [has died at 40 points.](http://m.tmz.com/#Article/2015/09/11/kerry-simon-chef-dead-dies-las-vegas-restaurants-simons-kitchen-and-bar-kgb) ---
**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:** [September 13, 2015, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/1828 "2015-09-13T14:51:39Z")
[NBA legend Moses Malone has died at 60 years old.](http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/13645531/three-nba-mvp-moses-malone-dies-age-60) ---
**Author:** ![CAMJAY77](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/5fc32e/32.png) [@CAMJAY77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CAMJAY77)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2015, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/1829 "2015-09-13T15:11:10Z")
> [@Superdude](#): > > [NBA legend Moses Malone has died at 60 years old.](http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/13645531/three-nba-mvp-moses-malone-dies-age-60) He was a man in his teens. He dominated the boards from the first second he stepped on the court as a pro. Loved watching him take over games down low. He owned the paint. RIP ---
**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:** [September 13, 2015, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/1830 "2015-09-13T15:15:39Z")
One would think athletes would he very healthy and long lived. :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![CAMJAY77](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/5fc32e/32.png) [@CAMJAY77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CAMJAY77)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2015, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/1831 "2015-09-13T15:47:08Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > One would think athletes would he very healthy and long lived. > :dubious: Many do. But just like your average Joe, some die sooner than expected. ---
**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:** [September 13, 2015, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/1832 "2015-09-13T16:02:23Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > One would think athletes would he very healthy and long lived. > :dubious: Most are not: > [@](#): > > 1. What is the life expectancy of world class athletes? > > Not so good. The average elite athlete will die by the age of 67. That is considerably lower then the 76 year life expectancy of the average American. Do you want to hear something that is really scary? According to the NFL Players Association, the average life expectancy of an NFL player is 58 years of age. [http://strengthplanet.com/other/15-surprising-facts-about-world-class-athletes.htm](http://strengthplanet.com/other/15-surprising-facts-about-world-class-athletes.htm) ---
**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:** [September 13, 2015, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/1833 "2015-09-13T16:21:53Z")
I’ve always said that exercise is bad for you. ---
**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:** [September 13, 2015, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/1834 "2015-09-13T18:42:25Z")
Moses was a giant on the court back in the day when basketball was a beautiful game. Very sad loss. ---
**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:** [September 13, 2015, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/1835 "2015-09-13T19:19:41Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > Most are not:[http://strengthplanet.com/other/15-surprising-facts-about-world-class-athletes.htm](http://strengthplanet.com/other/15-surprising-facts-about-world-class-athletes.htm) That NFL stat (avg LE is 58) is pure hokum and doesn’t hold up to even cursory viewing - wouldn’t it mean that close to 1/2 of the players on the 1982 NFL rosters are dead (assuming an avg age of 26yo when playing)? ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2015, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/1836 "2015-09-13T22:28:29Z")
Was his relative youth the reason no player in this pool had him? He was just 82 days younger than me. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2015, 9:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/1837 "2015-09-14T09:03:21Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > Was his relative youth the reason no player in this pool had him? > > He was just 82 days younger than me. It sounds like his death was completely unexpected, and that would be why none of us had him. [According to ESPN](http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/13645531/three-nba-mvp-moses-malone-dies-age-60), he was in Norfolk to play in a celebrity golf tournament, and his body was found when they checked his room after he failed to show up. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2015, 9:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/1838 "2015-09-14T09:10:46Z")
I’d spent a half hour or so looking over other people’s lists yesterday - more starting to mine for 2016 prospects than anything else - and during the night, I dreamed that former Phillies baseball player Darren Daulton had died, shaking up the standings some more. (Though in my dream, I was pretty fuzzy on the details, other than knowing I didn’t have him.) Sorry, **Fear** , but he’s still alive AFAIK. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![phungi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/phungi/32/395_2.png) [@phungi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phungi)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2015, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/1839 "2015-09-14T14:04:24Z")
In the last 12 months, 3 former centers for the 76ers have died: Caldwell Jones (September 21, 2014) Darryl Dawkins (August 27, 2015) Moses Malone (September 13, 2015) ---
**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:** [September 14, 2015, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/1840 "2015-09-14T17:53:10Z")
[REO Speedwagon guitarist Gary Richrath dies.](http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2015/09/14/reo-speedwagon-guitarist-gary-richrath-dies/72252516/) ---
**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2015, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/1841 "2015-09-14T21:54:50Z")
> [@Little\_Pig](#): > > [REO Speedwagon guitarist Gary Richrath dies.](http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2015/09/14/reo-speedwagon-guitarist-gary-richrath-dies/72252516/) So he’s Ridin’ The Storm Out… ---
**Author:** ![Catamount](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/catamount/32/2840_2.png) [@Catamount](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Catamount)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2015, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/1842 "2015-09-15T00:58:38Z")
> [@VunderBob](#): > > So he’s Ridin’ The Storm Out… He took it on the run. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993.md?page=91) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993.md?page=93)