# 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:** 90
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2017, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1781 "2017-10-04T15:42:45Z")
[Jalal Talabani](http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-41486847), who founded the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan and later served as President of Iraq, has died at the age of 83. His health problems had inspired me to include him in earlier Death Pool competitions, but he didn’t fit my theme this year. [Joe Tiller](http://www.nydailynews.com/newswires/sports/joe-tiller-purdue-winningest-football-coach-dies-74-article-1.3532509), who won more games as Purdue’s head football coach than anyone else, passed away at 74. Tiller headed the Wyoming program before taking over at the helm for the Boilermakers. ---
**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:** [October 6, 2017, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1782 "2017-10-06T15:45:29Z")
Abu Mohammad al-Julani [leader of Al-Nusra Front, has fallen into a coma](https://www.rt.com/news/405727-nusra-leader-coma-airstrike/) following a Russian surgical strike on the terrorist group’s top commanders in Syria’s Idlib province, according to Russia’s Defense Ministry. #FakeNews, #RussianPropoganda or #PossiblePoints4Clams > [@Clams](#): > > Okay here is my clean list: > > 1. Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi > 2. Abu Musab al-Barnawi > 3. Turki al-Binali > 4. Abu Luqman > ​5. ​Sirajuddin Haqqani​ > 5. Hafiz Mohammad Saeed > 6. Oussama Atar > 7. Ayman al-Zawahiri > 8. Qasim al-Raymi > 9. Yahya Abu el Hammam > 10. Asim Umar > 11. Ahmad Umar > 12. Abu Mohammad al-Julani > Alternate: Ezedin Abdel Aziz Khalil ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2017, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1783 "2017-10-06T21:30:57Z")
[Comedian Ralphie May dead of a heart attack at 45 after a long battle with pneumonia.](http://www.tmz.com/2017/10/06/ralphie-may-dead/) ---
**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:** [October 7, 2017, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1784 "2017-10-07T01:56:31Z")
> [@Skywatcher](#): > > [Comedian Ralphie May dead of a heart attack at 45 after a long battle with pneumonia.](http://www.tmz.com/2017/10/06/ralphie-may-dead/) Sad, but not surprising. His weight problems would have taken a heavy toll (no pun intended) on his heart. ---
**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:** [October 7, 2017, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1785 "2017-10-07T14:54:48Z")
> [@Skywatcher](#): > > [Comedian Ralphie May dead of a heart attack at 45 after a long battle with pneumonia.](http://www.tmz.com/2017/10/06/ralphie-may-dead/) I recall he was on folks’ lists in previous years, but none this year. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2017, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1786 "2017-10-07T16:59:34Z")
NBA Hall of Famer [Connie Hawkins](http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/20943653/hall-famer-connie-hawkins-dies-age-75) dies at age 75 ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2017, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1787 "2017-10-07T19:07:16Z")
> [@phungi](#): > > I recall he was on folks’ lists in previous years, but none this year. Wow, I’m surprised. ---
**Author:** ![Majestic\_Lee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Majestic\_Lee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Majestic_Lee)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2017, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1788 "2017-10-08T22:00:43Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > [Arthur Janov](http://forward.com/culture/384164/arthur-janov-the-jewish-creator-of-primal-scream-therapy/), creator of Primal Scream Therapy, gone at age 93. It’s enough to make you scream…:eek: ---
**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:** [October 9, 2017, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1789 "2017-10-09T04:40:07Z")
[Rufus Hannah](http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/celebrities/article177653666.html), from Bumfights died in a car crash. [Chuck Low](http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/chuck-low-dead-goodfellas-morrie-actor-dies-aged-89-a7980341.html), actor from Goodfellas and The Sopranos. ---
**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:** [October 9, 2017, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1790 "2017-10-09T13:35:07Z")
> [@Hoopy\_Frood](#): > > [Rufus Hannah](http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/celebrities/article177653666.html), from Bumfights died in a car crash. > > [Chuck Low](http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/chuck-low-dead-goodfellas-morrie-actor-dies-aged-89-a7980341.html), actor from Goodfellas and The Sopranos. No takers… ---
**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:** [October 9, 2017, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1791 "2017-10-09T16:53:21Z")
> [@notfrommensa](#): > > NBA Hall of Famer [Connie Hawkins](http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/20943653/hall-famer-connie-hawkins-dies-age-75) dies at age 75 And today football Hall of Famer Y.A. Tittle at 90. > **[Y.A. Tittle, star LSU and NFL quarterback, has died](https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/sports/lsu/article_181f7c0c-6b24-11e6-b30c-579aaba33b8e.html)** > > Y.A. Tittle, one of LSU's quarterbacking greats who came to symbolize the toughness required to endure the physical toll of playing professional football, died Sunday night, the school confirmed. ---
**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:** [October 10, 2017, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1792 "2017-10-10T02:34:04Z")
I don’t know if my wife had him or not but: > **[Silky-voiced Jimmy Beaumont, frontman for Skyliners, dies at 76](https://www.post-gazette.com/ae/music/2017/10/08/Jimmy-Beaumont-frontman-Skyliners-Doo-Wop-dies-cancer-singer-Pittsburgh/stories/201710080181)** > > Mr. Beaumont, a native of Pittsburgh’s Knoxville neighborhood, was still singing as recently as last month. ---
**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:** [October 10, 2017, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1793 "2017-10-10T05:19:48Z")
> [@kopek](#): > > I don’t know if my wife had him or not but: > [Silky-voiced Jimmy Beaumont, frontman for Skyliners, dies at 76 | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette](http://www.post-gazette.com/ae/music/2017/10/08/Jimmy-Beaumont-frontman-Skyliners-Doo-Wop-dies-cancer-singer-Pittsburgh/stories/201710080181) For anyone doing searching, the above link is for Jimmy Beaumont. ---
**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:** [October 10, 2017, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1794 "2017-10-10T12:33:20Z")
> [@kopek](#): > > I don’t know if my wife had him or not but: > [Silky-voiced Jimmy Beaumont, frontman for Skyliners, dies at 76 | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette](http://www.post-gazette.com/ae/music/2017/10/08/Jimmy-Beaumont-frontman-Skyliners-Doo-Wop-dies-cancer-singer-Pittsburgh/stories/201710080181) Beaumont’s final Doo-Wop appears to have been for naught, as no dopers listed him ---
**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:** [October 11, 2017, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1795 "2017-10-11T02:34:23Z")
[Michel Jouvet](http://www.honoraryunsubscribe.com/michel_jouvet.html), prominent REM sleep research scientist, dead at 91. ---
**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:** [October 11, 2017, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1796 "2017-10-11T02:44:57Z")
> [@Hoopy\_Frood](#): > > [Michel Jouvet](http://www.honoraryunsubscribe.com/michel_jouvet.html), prominent REM sleep research scientist, dead at 91. _… For in that sleep of death, When we have shuffled off this mortal coil, What dreams may come must give us pause …_ ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2017, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1797 "2017-10-11T12:22:49Z")
> [@Hoopy\_Frood](#): > > [Michel Jouvet](http://www.honoraryunsubscribe.com/michel_jouvet.html), prominent REM sleep research scientist, dead at 91. It’s the end of his world as he knows it… ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2017, 11:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1798 "2017-10-12T11:23:47Z")
Morgan Freeman, according to my Facebook feed. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2017, 11:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1799 "2017-10-12T11:32:48Z")
> [@Leaffan](#): > > Morgan Freeman, according to my Facebook feed. [No.](http://www.snopes.com/morgan-freeman-death-hoax/)…and that is one of the reasons I don’t “Facebook” any more. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2017, 11:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1800 "2017-10-12T11:33:08Z")
> [@Leaffan](#): > > Morgan Freeman, according to my Facebook feed. And, it looks to be false. Sorry. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517.md?page=89) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517.md?page=91)