# Celebrity Death Pool 2017 **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** death-pool\ **Created:** [December 1, 2016, 7:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517 "2016-12-01T07:00:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 54
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2017, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1061 "2017-04-12T12:15:58Z")
> [@Morgyn](#): > > J. Geils, age 71, [found dead in his home today](http://www.wcvb.com/article/guitarist-known-as-j-geils-found-dead-in-massachusetts-home/9263211). His blood runs cold. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2017, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1062 "2017-04-12T12:20:00Z")
> [@Lord\_Mondegreen](#): > > Wow, that’s really impressive. It was after I [directed his attention](http://guanolad.blogspot.com.au/2011/03/coincidence-or-plagiarism.html) towards the UK show _Twenty Twelve_ which was suspiciously similar to _The Games_. He then wrote [an article here](http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-03-11/how_television_works3a_a_heart-warming_story_for_all_the_family/45014). He never interacted with me, but I took his ‘follow’ as a kind acknowledgement. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2017, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1063 "2017-04-12T12:26:51Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > Dammit. > None of my picks (or RTF’s) were found dead in their homes, or anywhere else today. > Dammit. The top 13 places in the standings have remained unchanged since February 20. Nobody in the top 13 has gotten any new points during that time, and nobody further down the list has gotten enough points to displace **Team Dirt** (great username for a Death Pool participant!) in the #13 spot, let alone anyone higher up. ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2017, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1064 "2017-04-12T14:00:53Z")
> [@RTFirefly](#): > > His blood runs cold. Death stinks! ---
**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:** [April 12, 2017, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1065 "2017-04-12T17:02:07Z")
TMZ is reporting that Charlie Murphy is dead at 57 from leukemia. So far it looks like they are the only ones reporting it. ---
**Author:** ![That\_Don\_Guy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/that_don_guy/32/538_2.png) [@That\_Don\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/That_Don_Guy)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2017, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1066 "2017-04-12T18:00:05Z")
> [@Hoopy\_Frood](#): > > [Dorothy Mengering](http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/obit-dorothy-mengering-dead-795160), David Letterman’s mother and frequent guest on the show. She was also a correspondent for CBS at the 1994 Winter Olympics - pretty much limited to interviewing athletes’ mothers and then-First Lady Clinton (caption: “Dave’s Mom” and “Chelsea Clinton’s Mom”). ---
**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:** [April 12, 2017, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1067 "2017-04-12T18:33:14Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > TMZ is reporting that Charlie Murphy is dead at 57 from leukemia. So far it looks like they are the only ones reporting it. It’s on [www.people.com](http://people.com/celebrity/charlie-murphy-eddie-murphys-brother-dies-at-57-after-leukemia-battle/). ETA: His wife, Tisha Taylor Murphy, died in 2009 from cancer, as well. They had two children together. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2017, 11:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1068 "2017-04-13T11:35:45Z")
A couple of notable College Football coaches died this week [Wayne Hardin](https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/2017/04/12/college-football-hall-famer-wayne-hardin-dies/100402142/?hootPostID=e8651303137eb82b13c8a454e33e4605), age 91, former coach of Navy and Temple [Spike Dyke](https://sportsday.dallasnews.com/college-sports/texastechredraiders/2017/04/10/spike-dykes-former-texas-tech-football-coach-dies-79), age 79, former Texas Tech football coach. ---
**Author:** ![motu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/motu/32/259_2.png) [@motu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/motu)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2017, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1069 "2017-04-13T20:54:42Z")
Pittsburgh Steeler owner and and former U.S. ambassador to Ireland, [Dan Rooney](http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/steelers/2017/04/13/dan-rooney-death-pittsburgh-steelers-owner-dies-nfl-united-states-ambassador/stories/202001010028) has died. He was 84. ---
**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:** [April 13, 2017, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1070 "2017-04-13T22:54:30Z")
> [@motu](#): > > Pittsburgh Steeler owner and and former U.S. ambassador to Ireland, [Dan Rooney](http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/steelers/2017/04/13/dan-rooney-death-pittsburgh-steelers-owner-dies-nfl-united-states-ambassador/stories/202001010028) has died. He was 84. Unique pick and 16 points for Old Wench ```auto Rank Name Score Picks(Unique) 1 Quartz 176 3(1) 2 basset hound 158 4(1) 3 Andrew 21 125 4 4 carnivorousp 121 2 4 RTFirefly 121 2 6 jeezums 113 3 7 bowler girl 105 3 7 Rocket Surgery! 105 3 9 Registered@Last 87 2(1) 10 motu 86 2 11 GigoBuster 82 2 11 notfrommensa 82 2 13 Team Dirt 66 2 14 Biotop 61 3(3) 15 42fish 55 1 15 Captain Klutz 55 1 15 Hockey Monkey 55 1 15 Hoopy Frood 55 1 15 lel 55 1 15 minionkat 55 1 15 Tangent 55 1 22 RobotDevilDog 47 2 23 RivkahChaya 43 2 23 Tit Whistle 43 2 25 TexCat* 39 1(1) 26 cardboardbox 37 1(1) 26 Idle Thoughts 37 2 26 Superdude 37 2 29 QueenAnneLace 36 2(1) 30 DeaderThanDead 31 1 31 Old Wench 29 2(2) 32 Dr. Girlfriend* 27 1 32 FavreCo 27 1 32 Jeep's Phoenix 27 1 32 Labtrash 27 1 32 Loach 27 1 32 Martonio 27 1 38 amarinth 23 1 38 Borborygmi 23 1 38 DigitalC 23 1 38 freckafree 23 1 38 Jack Batty 23 1 38 kopek 23 1 38 Lancia 23 1 38 Mahaloth* 23 1 38 Yllaria 23 1 47 Avarie537 20 1 47 Bayaker* 20 1 47 Clothahump 20 1 47 computergeek 20 1 47 Dolores Reborn 20 1 47 kayT 20 1 47 Maus Magill 20 1 47 Mona Lott 20 1 47 panache45* 20 1 47 Paul in Qatar 20 1 47 septimus 20 1 47 Spiff 20 1 47 swampbear 20 1 47 Two Many Cats 20 1 61 Randy Seltzer* 18 1(1) 62 InvisibleChimp* 13 1(1) 63 ataraxy22 10 1 63 GuanoLad 10 1 63 RandMcnally 10 1 63 rucciface 10 1 63 Taco the cat 10 1 ``` ---
**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:** [April 14, 2017, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1071 "2017-04-14T12:33:39Z")
He hasn’t died, but St Louis Cardinal great/[Chicago Cub trade fodder](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brock_for_Broglio) Lou Brock has been diagnosed with [multiple myeloma](http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2703600-mlb-hall-of-famer-lou-brock-diagnosed-with-multiple-myeloma-cancer). He is 77. ---
**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:** [April 14, 2017, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1072 "2017-04-14T14:25:40Z")
> [@phungi](#): > > Unique pick and 16 points for Old Wench And she passes me up again. Thank goodness I still have **Swampy** under me. Wait ------- that doesn’t sound totally good, does it? 😉 ---
**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:** [April 14, 2017, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1073 "2017-04-14T17:03:13Z")
> [@kopek](#): > > Wait ------- that doesn’t sound totally good, does it? > > 😉 Moving on rather quickly to other news, the world’s oldest wombat is also the most ugly. ---
**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:** [April 15, 2017, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1074 "2017-04-15T00:43:47Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > Moving on rather quickly to other news, the world’s oldest wombat is also the most ugly. I don’t think its that ugly. [http://cdn.silodrome.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Hodaka-Wombat-Moto.jpg](http://cdn.silodrome.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Hodaka-Wombat-Moto.jpg) ---
**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:** [April 15, 2017, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1075 "2017-04-15T02:22:06Z")
> [@kopek](#): > > I don’t think its that ugly. > > [http://cdn.silodrome.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Hodaka-Wombat-Moto.jpg](http://cdn.silodrome.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Hodaka-Wombat-Moto.jpg) That is a damn ugly kick stand, Dude. Sad. ---
**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:** [April 15, 2017, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1076 "2017-04-15T12:48:59Z")
Not an entry, _per se_, but retired NFL player Todd Heap accidentally truck and killed his 3-year old daughter when he was [moving his truck](http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/19161911/todd-heap-accidentally-hits-kills-3-year-old-daughter-moving-truck). ---
**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2017, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1077 "2017-04-15T15:50:27Z")
Fuck, what a nightmare. I’m trying to imagine what it must be like in a family after something like that happens. ---
**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:** [April 15, 2017, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1078 "2017-04-15T16:48:25Z")
If [Robert W. Taylor](http://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-ln-robert-taylor-obit-20170414-story.html) had been more well known, someone might have raked in 15 points for him. His CV makes Steve Jobs look like a poser. ---
**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:** [April 16, 2017, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1079 "2017-04-16T01:25:33Z")
[Emma Morano](http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/emma-morano-world-s-oldest-person-dies-117-n746976), the world’s oldest person, has died at 117. There are no points involved, but it’s damned suspicious that the world’s oldest people are dying one by one! ---
**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:** [April 16, 2017, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1080 "2017-04-16T04:46:51Z")
Has anyone seen Angela Lansbury poking around where these “world’s oldest people” are dying? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517.md?page=53) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517.md?page=55)