Last year was my best ever finish (T11 last I looked). I’m not expecting a repeat this year.
Fidel Castro - Death Pool Original - August 13, 1926
King Bhumibol Adulyadej - King of Thailand - December 5, 1927
Carol Burnett - Comedianne Extraordinaire - April 26, 1933
Abdelaziz Bouteflika - President of Algeria - March 2, 1937
Bill Cosby - Less said the better - July 12, 1937
Clive James - Author who’s not dead yet - October 7, 1939
David Montgomery - Phillies Chairman - June 26, 1946
Larry Hogan - Governor of Maryland - May 25, 1956
Mikhail Khodorkovsky - Putin Rival - June 26, 1963
Rob Ford - Crazy Canadian Politician - May 28, 1969
Joey Feek - Singer/Bandwagon Owner - September 9, 1975
Lamar Odom - Former NBA Player/Drug Tester - November 6, 1979
Johnny Manziel - Reckless NFL Player on & off the field - December 6, 1992
Fidel Castro
King Bhumibol Adulyadej
Carol Burnett
Abdelaziz Bouteflika
Bill Cosby
Clive James
David Montgomery
Larry Hogan
Mikhail Khodorkovsky
Rob Ford
Joey Feek
Lamar Odom
Johnny Manziel
Whoops! I was so busy watching for news of Joey Feek, I missed Pavel Srnicek’s demise. Looks like Pat Harrington Jr. gets to join the team.
Updated list
Gordon Banks
Bonnie Brown
Vivian Campbell
Aaron Carter
Joey Feek
Jared Fogle
Paul Gascoigne
Pat Harrington Jr.
John Hurt
Val Kilmer
Sinead O’Connor
Joost van der Westhuizen
Malcolm Young
Let’s see if I can do better this year. After a respectable tied for 9th place in 2013; only 2 in 2014 and just one, so far, in 2015.
OJ Brignance- answer to a trivia question who is the only pro football player to win the NFL Super Bowl and CFL Grey Cup for teams in the same city? Diagnosed with ALS several years ago.
Joey Feek, duh
Lindsey Lohan, old reliable
Pro Rassler, Brutus “The Barber” Beefcake
Gary Pinkel, former University of Missouri head football coach
Randy Travis
Valerie Harper
Wilko Johnson
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, death by droning
Kim Jong-un, “dies laughing”
Tommy Chong
Leon Redbone, wonder how will verify his age
Suge Knight
Alternate in case Suge doesn’t live to see the New Year
Justin Bieber
OJ Brignance
Joey Feek
Lindsey Lohan
Brutus “The Barber” Beefcake
Gary Pinkel
Randy Travis
Valerie Harper
Wilko Johnson
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
Kim Jong-un
Tommy Chong
Suge Knight
Alternate
Justin Bieber
For voyeurs like me (who like to observe but stay out of the handbasket), I’d like to request being entered as a Consensus Participant; that is to say, as my pick I’d like have whoever the group of the Top 13 choices are after you have the final tally.
OK, it’s time for the real list, so I can go to bed.
Picks I’m keeping from the Red Herring list:
Abu Mohammad al-Adnani, Daesh mouthpiece (b. 1977)
Joey Feek (b. 9/9/75)
Joost van der Westhuizen (b. 2/20/71)
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi (b. 7/28/71)
Martin Crowe (b. 9/22/62)
Johnathan Szeles (b. 9/9/58)
Bryan Murray (b. 12/5/42)
My ‘uniques’ (what, someone put one of these guys on their list already? Shirley Ujest!)
Fernando Ricksen (dutch soccer star) 7/27/76
Ray Blacklock (Australian rugby star) 4/16/55
Danny Delport (South African/Rhodesian rugby star) age 63
And a few non-unique adds:
Sharon Jones (b. 5/4/56)
John “TotalBiscuit” Bain (b. 7/8/84)
Jeff Lowe (b. 9/13/50)
Clean list:
Abu Mohammad al-Adnani
Joey Feek
Joost van der Westhuizen
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
Martin Crowe
Johnathan Szeles
Bryan Murray
Fernando Ricksen
Ray Blacklock
Danny Delport
Sharon Jones
John Bain
Jeff Lowe
Phil Spector
Salvatore F. DiMasi
René Angélil
George H.W. Bush
Valarie Harper
Frank Borman
John Glen
Jimmy Carter
Jim Lovell
Hosni Mubarak
Penny Marshal
Rob Ford
Dick Cheney
Of course, last year’s list only produced one stiff, but she was a youngin!
Martin Crowe
Joey Feek
Valerie Harper
Daisy Berkowitz
Louie Anderson
Joost van der Westhuizen
Lindsay Lohan
Ginger Baker
Suge Knight
Vince McMahon
John Bain
Pete Doherty
Jake Lloyd
Some holdovers from last year, some from previous years’ lists and a few new names just to keep it interesting.
Muhammad Ali
Stephen Hawking
Clive James
Valerie Harper
Albert Finney
Hosni Mubarak
Fidel Castro
Jerry Lewis
George H.W. Bush
Joey Feek
Larry Hogan
Merle Haggard
Jimmy Carter
alternate:
Bob Barker
Larry Hogan is the Maryland governor.
Nancy Reagan
Fidel Castro
Teri Garr
George H W Bush
Rosalynn Carter
Willard Scott
Rose Marie
Charles Osgood
Burt Reynolds
Ryan Buell
Mary Tyler Moore
Kirk Douglas
Joey Feek
Alternates:
Miley Cyrus
Kylie Jenner
Wiley M. Pickett
(what! they rhyme!)
Having returned to the Top 10 in 2015, I offer a bountiful slate for 2016
Monty Brinson - (DOB unknown) Professional Poker Player
Karen Lewis - (June 26, 1953) President of Chicago Teachers Union
Darren Daulton – (January 3, 1962) former baseball player
Roger Chanoine (September 11, 1976) former NFL player
Charles Trippy (September 2, 1984) musician, actor
Kevin Turner – (June 12, 1969) former NFL player
Buddy Ryan - (February 17, 1931) football coach
Superstar Billy Graham - (September 10, 1943) - wrestler
Steve Gleason - (March 19, 1977) Former football player
Willie Wood - ( Dec. 23, 1936) ex-football player
Joey Feek - (September 9, 2015) Country Singer
Tommy Chong (May 24, 1938) - “Chong, Man!”
Renee Baio (December 24, 1972) - Stunt Woman, wife of Scott Baio
Clean List:
Monty Brinson
Karen Lewis
Darren Daulton
Roger Chanoine
Charles Trippy
Kevin Turner
Buddy Ryan
Superstar Billy Graham
Steve Gleason
Willie Wood
Joey Feek
Tommy Chong
Renee Baio
Bill O’Reilly
Attorney John Ashcroft
Ted Nugent
Chris W. Cox
Dave Mustaine
Eddie Van Halen
Clint Eastwood
Karl Rove
Antonio Scala
Bill Cosby
Former pope Benedict XVI
Kim Jong-IL
George H. W. Bush
Cher
Joey Feek
Jimmy Carter
Tommy Chong
Val Kilmer
Valerie Harper
Bill Cosby
Glen Campbell
Pope Francis
Rob Ford
Rev. Billy Graham
Pat Robertson
Phyllis Schlafly
alternates:
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
George H. W. Bush
Muhammad Ali
2015 didn’t go as well as expected. On to 2016 with mostly younger people.
Thomas Libous - Former New York Senator who lied to The F.B.I.
Phil Gartside - Chairman of Bolton Wanderers who stepped away in November.
Goran Hadzic - Former President of Republic of Serbian Krajina, and war criminal.
Martin Crowe - Former cricketer, commentator and author.
Joey Feek - Country and bluegrass singer.
G. Monty Brinson - Actor, writer, professional poker player, supermarket heir.
Rene Angelil - Singer, manager, poker player.
Keith Farnham - Former Illinois House Rep. resigned, plead guilty to child porn, was recently indicted on more child porn charges.
Bryan Wiedmeier - Cleveland Browns Executive Vice President, NFL Exec. 30+ years.
Andrew Smith - Basketball player with Butler, Oklahoma City and Lithuanian club Neptūnas.
Josh Haddon - Comedian, writer, actor.
Gary Haggarty - Northern Ireland UVF commander, police informer, criminal.
Kate Granger - Doctor, writer, speaker, activist.
Alternates:
Peter Esterhazy - Hungarian writer
Bryan Murray - NHL coach and executive.
Clean List
Thomas Libous Phil Gartside Goran Hadzic Martin Crowe Joey Feek G. Monty Brinson Rene Angelil Keith Farnham Bryan Wiedmeier Andrew Smith Josh Haddon Gary Haggarty Kate Granger
Bill Cosby
Shia LaBeouf
Michael J. Fox
Gene Wilder
Lil Wayne
Lamar Odom
Bob Barker
Ozzy Osbourne
Chief Keef
Bashar al-Assad
Macaulay Culkin
Chris Brown
Betty White
Folks, just want to let you know that I may not post stats for this game until 1/2 That would be how many celebs were chosen, how many were unique, and so on.
Remember this past January 1? Two celebs, a tie for the Opening Kickoff.
Grace Mugabe: Unpleasant wife to unpleasant leader.
Slim Dunlap: The Replacements replacement.
Omar Treviño Morales: Los Zetas boss.
Leonard Peltier: Indian in prison.
Mark Mangino: Obese college football coach.
Rod Carew: Twin
Alain Robert: French Spiderman
Gary Miller: Bad Brains
Stephen Gleason:Saint Footballer
Val Kilmer: Actor
Michael Schumacher: Driver
Placido Domingo: Singer
Francis George: Cardinal of Chicago.
ALt:
Kentwan Balmer: Former NFL.
Grace Mugabe
Slim Dunlap
Omar Treviño Morales
Leonard Peltier
Mark Mangino
Rod Carew: Twin
Alain Robert
Gary Miller
Stephen Gleason
Val Kilmer
Michael Schumacher
Placido Domingo
Francis George