# Celebrity Death Pool 2020 **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** death-pool\ **Created:** [December 1, 2019, 7:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229 "2019-12-01T07:28:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 39
**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:** [June 5, 2020, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/766 "2020-06-05T14:33:12Z")
Ready Steve? Uh-huh. [https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.bbc.com/news/amp/entertainment-arts-52933584](https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.bbc.com/news/amp/entertainment-arts-52933584) Steve Priest from Sweet ---
**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:** [June 5, 2020, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/767 "2020-06-05T23:47:07Z")
NM ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2020, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/768 "2020-06-07T05:09:41Z")
Kurt Thomas, first US man to win world gym title, dies at 64 ---
**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 7, 2020, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/769 "2020-06-07T15:36:17Z")
Former NFL wide receiver Reche Caldwell has [died](https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl/reche-caldwell-has-been-killed-in-a-shooting/ar-BB159Zp5?ocid=spartandhp) after being shot twice during a home invasion. He went in his house to get his jacket before taking his girlfriend on a date, and was ambushed and shot. He was 41. ---
**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:** [June 7, 2020, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/770 "2020-06-07T18:38:17Z")
> [@Stephe96](#): > > Kurt Thomas, first US man to win world gym title, dies at 64 Gymkata! ---
**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:** [June 7, 2020, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/771 "2020-06-07T19:29:10Z")
> [@Stephe96](#): > > Kurt Thomas, first US man to win world gym title, dies at 64 He did star in Gymkata, but did he ever go to the Olympics? ---
**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:** [June 8, 2020, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/772 "2020-06-08T15:13:09Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > He did star in Gymkata, but did he ever go to the Olympics? He did. He was on the team in 1976 but did not win a medal. He won the world championship in 1978. He was favored to win gold in 1980 but couldn’t go because of Carter’s Olympic boycott. ---
**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:** [June 8, 2020, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/773 "2020-06-08T15:21:58Z")
Sheesh. Even in “these troubled times”, I can’t score a point. I think it would be jolly decent of someone on my list to croak, out of consideration for my feelings if nothing else. ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2020, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/774 "2020-06-08T17:05:55Z")
> [@Dung\_Beetle](#): > > Sheesh. Even in “these troubled times”, I can’t score a point. I think it would be jolly decent of someone on my list to croak, out of consideration for my feelings if nothing else. I’m Dolores Reborn, and I approve this message. ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2020, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/775 "2020-06-08T20:37:20Z")
Bonnie Pointer of the Pointer Sisters Dies at 69. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2020, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/776 "2020-06-08T23:31:35Z")
Many years, I remember a sportscaster interviewing a NFL team representative about the upcoming NFL draft. The Representative opined that they were going to take the best athlete available. The reporter’s followup question was “So you are going draft Kurt Thomas?” ---
**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:** [June 9, 2020, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/777 "2020-06-09T03:09:22Z")
Having a music radio DJ that is important to your life is probably a thing of the past. I’m not even sure how many people listen to radio stations. One of those that defined my youth died today. Curtis Kay from WDHA FM in North Jersey started at the station in 1980 and I listened to him every since. He had one of those voices that you just loved to listen to and a knowledge of music that made you want to listen. That station was and still is consistently better than any NYC rock station it competed with. A 3 1/2 year battle with lung cancer. > **[Legendary WDHA Personality Curtis Kay Passes Away](http://deanemediasolutions.com/legendary-wdha-personality-curtis-kay-passes-away/)** > > The longtime Rock DJ, who spent almost 40 years at WDHA, had been battling lung cancer. ---
**Author:** ![LibSuperstar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/bbce88/32.png) [@LibSuperstar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LibSuperstar)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2020, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/778 "2020-06-10T16:25:39Z")
Mr. Wrestling II passes away at 85 [https://www.f4wonline.com/other-wrestling/mr-wrestling-ii-passes-away-85-years-old-312976](https://www.f4wonline.com/other-wrestling/mr-wrestling-ii-passes-away-85-years-old-312976) ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2020, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/779 "2020-06-10T18:11:22Z")
I have mixed feelings about that one. It’s sad he’s died, but just seeing “Mr. Wrestling II” made me smile, as (like Jimmy Carter) I was a big fan as a kid. ---
**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 11, 2020, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/780 "2020-06-11T15:37:35Z")
Former MLB player Claudell Washington has [died](https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/29295361/two-all-star-outfielder-claudell-washington-played-17-seasons-majors-dies-65) at 65. _This Is Us_ writer Jas Waters [dies](https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/news/jas-waters-this-is-us-writer-dead-at-39-mandy-moore-chrissy-metz-and-more-react/ar-BB15lh3C?ocid=msedgntp) at 39. ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2020, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/781 "2020-06-12T18:11:37Z")
DC writer/editor Denny O’Neil dead at 81. [Dennis O'Neil, Comic Book Legend, Dies at 81](https://bleedingcool.com/comics/dennis-oneil-comic-book-legend-dies-at-81/) ---
**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:** [June 12, 2020, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/782 "2020-06-12T18:15:32Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > DC writer/editor Denny O’Neil dead at 81. [Dennis O'Neil, Comic Book Legend, Dies at 81](https://bleedingcool.com/comics/dennis-oneil-comic-book-legend-dies-at-81/) I can’t imagine how comics would have turned out without him. ☹ ---
**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:** [June 13, 2020, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/783 "2020-06-13T18:09:32Z")
[Ricky Valance](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ricky_Valance), of “Tell Laura I Love Her” fame-84. ---
**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 17, 2020, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/784 "2020-06-17T13:53:03Z")
Former Giants pitcher/Cy Young winner [Mike McCormick](https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/mlb/former-giants-cy-young-winner-mike-mccormick-dies-at-81/ar-BB15zL89?ocid=msedgntp) has died at 81. ---
**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:** [June 18, 2020, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/785 "2020-06-18T14:30:44Z")
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