# Deadliest Catch Captain Phil Harris dead after a stroke **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 10, 2010, 6:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deadliest-catch-captain-phil-harris-dead-after-a-stroke/528401 "2010-02-10T06:38:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ShermanAter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b4bc9f/32.png) [@ShermanAter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShermanAter)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2010, 6:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deadliest-catch-captain-phil-harris-dead-after-a-stroke/528401/1 "2010-02-10T06:38:43Z")
> **['Deadliest Catch' captain Phil Harris dies after recent stroke](https://www.latimes.com/archives/blogs/ministry-of-gossip/story/2010-02-09/deadliest-catch-captain-phil-harris-dies-after-recent-stroke)** > > This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. Having worked as a commercial fisherman and having met Phil and his sons, I would like to pay my respects here. I know many people here have watched and enjoyed the Deadliest Catch and I want to pass this along. Phil Harris was a good man and loved his sons, and his crew very much. Rip Phil. ---
**Author:** ![Taomist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/53a042/32.png) [@Taomist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taomist)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2010, 6:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deadliest-catch-captain-phil-harris-dead-after-a-stroke/528401/2 "2010-02-10T06:42:37Z")
Aww, dang =/ I enjoyed the show too, though I was only ever a processor. Sure did love pitching that crab, though! RIP Cap’n; thanks for sharing your life. ---
**Author:** ![Covered\_In\_Bees](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7ab992/32.png) [@Covered\_In\_Bees](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Covered_In_Bees)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2010, 6:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deadliest-catch-captain-phil-harris-dead-after-a-stroke/528401/3 "2010-02-10T06:45:35Z")
Damn. RIP and thanks for giving us a glimpse into the trial and tribulations of crab fishing. Best wishes to his family. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2010, 7:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deadliest-catch-captain-phil-harris-dead-after-a-stroke/528401/4 "2010-02-10T07:01:33Z")
An overweight, chain smoker with a high stress job and lots of responsibility. But I liked the show. ---
**Author:** ![SylverOne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c0e974/32.png) [@SylverOne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SylverOne)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2010, 7:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deadliest-catch-captain-phil-harris-dead-after-a-stroke/528401/5 "2010-02-10T07:23:44Z")
So sad… Bye Captain Phil. It was his experience with the blood clots that made me recognize the symptoms my husband was having last October. My husband was about as bad a hospital patient as Phil was as well. Less swearing though. ---
**Author:** ![ShermanAter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b4bc9f/32.png) [@ShermanAter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShermanAter)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2010, 7:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deadliest-catch-captain-phil-harris-dead-after-a-stroke/528401/6 "2010-02-10T07:37:05Z")
[http://www.corneliamarie.com/](http://www.corneliamarie.com/) Here is a link from the Corneliamarie website. Thoughts and prayers to the Harris family. ---
**Author:** ![Merneith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/57b2e6/32.png) [@Merneith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merneith)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2010, 8:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deadliest-catch-captain-phil-harris-dead-after-a-stroke/528401/7 "2010-02-10T08:06:02Z")
So sorry to hear this. I was surprised to learn he was only 53. He looks at least twelve years older than that. Sad. ---
**Author:** ![muldoonthief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muldoonthief/32/3188_2.png) [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2010, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deadliest-catch-captain-phil-harris-dead-after-a-stroke/528401/8 "2010-02-10T12:03:49Z")
Ah hell. He seemed like a great guy on the show. Condolences to his sons & family. ---
**Author:** ![ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9bcb4/32.png) [@ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2010, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deadliest-catch-captain-phil-harris-dead-after-a-stroke/528401/9 "2010-02-10T12:20:39Z")
He was the salt of the sea and his family has our condolences. Looks like the grieving public has lain waste to the [corneliamarie.com](http://corneliamarie.com) servers too. ---
**Author:** ![Kolga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e56c9b/32.png) [@Kolga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolga)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2010, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deadliest-catch-captain-phil-harris-dead-after-a-stroke/528401/10 "2010-02-10T13:52:16Z")
Aw, man. R.I.P. Capt. Phil. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Real\_Regency\_Elf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d9b06d/32.png) [@The\_Real\_Regency\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Real_Regency_Elf)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2010, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deadliest-catch-captain-phil-harris-dead-after-a-stroke/528401/11 "2010-02-10T13:56:06Z")
Very sad news. After seeing his health issues from the season before, I was so scared that something like this would happen. Capt. Phil was the real deal. I’d love to see pics from his younger days. You can tell he was super handsome! Condolences to his family and crew. ---
**Author:** ![An\_Arky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/87869e/32.png) [@An\_Arky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Arky)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2010, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deadliest-catch-captain-phil-harris-dead-after-a-stroke/528401/12 "2010-02-10T14:05:35Z")
I’m really sorry to hear this. R.I.P. ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2010, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deadliest-catch-captain-phil-harris-dead-after-a-stroke/528401/13 "2010-02-10T14:10:08Z")
So I was at a picnic a couple of years ago and I was mingling amongst friends and strangers. All of a sudden, a friend of a friend, who I’d never met before came up to me and said, “Holy shit, you look just like Captain Phil on _Deadliest Catch_!” That was right before I shaved and went on a diet. He was fun to watch. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2010, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deadliest-catch-captain-phil-harris-dead-after-a-stroke/528401/14 "2010-02-10T14:39:25Z")
I know the family is hurting right now. Phils smelling those crab farts in a better place. He was quite a unique character. R.I.P. ---
**Author:** ![Ferret\_Herder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e47774/32.png) [@Ferret\_Herder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferret_Herder)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2010, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deadliest-catch-captain-phil-harris-dead-after-a-stroke/528401/15 "2010-02-10T15:33:18Z")
Damn. Can’t say that health problems were unexpected from him, but I was hoping he’d beat the odds until he had this stroke. He and his crew were one of the main reasons I liked watching the show, and I hope they figure out a good solution to who’s going to skipper the boat. Thanks for letting us take a peek into your life and work, man. ---
**Author:** ![Surly\_Chick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ec9cab/32.png) [@Surly\_Chick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surly_Chick)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2010, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deadliest-catch-captain-phil-harris-dead-after-a-stroke/528401/16 "2010-02-10T16:37:15Z")
I was totally bummed to see this. I was hoping he would recover from the stroke. Bye Captain Phil. Deadliest Catch won’t be the same. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2010, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deadliest-catch-captain-phil-harris-dead-after-a-stroke/528401/17 "2010-02-10T16:53:58Z")
[http://dsc.discovery.com/videos/deadliest-catch-phil-harris-moments/](http://dsc.discovery.com/videos/deadliest-catch-phil-harris-moments/) discovery put together some great moments with Phil. Discoverys statement about the loss of Phil Harris. [http://dsc.discovery.com/fansites/deadliestcatch/phil-harris/](http://dsc.discovery.com/fansites/deadliestcatch/phil-harris/) ---
**Author:** ![Nightingale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ecae2f/32.png) [@Nightingale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nightingale)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2010, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deadliest-catch-captain-phil-harris-dead-after-a-stroke/528401/18 "2010-02-10T17:21:47Z")
I was so saddened to read about this. I am a fan of DC, and Captain Phil is one of the reasons. He seemed like a genuinely nice guy and my condolences go out to his family. ---
**Author:** ![Abby\_Emma\_Sasha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e68b1a/32.png) [@Abby\_Emma\_Sasha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Abby_Emma_Sasha)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2010, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deadliest-catch-captain-phil-harris-dead-after-a-stroke/528401/19 "2010-02-10T17:39:07Z")
My husband got me into watching _DC_ a few years ago and Phil was my favorite. I loved his banter with his sons and they were lucky to have him as a dad. I’m sad for the family. Fifty three is way too young to die. ---
**Author:** ![Tamerlane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tamerlane/32/7602_2.png) [@Tamerlane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tamerlane)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2010, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deadliest-catch-captain-phil-harris-dead-after-a-stroke/528401/20 "2010-02-10T18:41:45Z")
Used to be I fiercely and deliberately avoided all types of reality shows - I was stubbornly sure I just didn’t like the genre. But about a year ago _Deadliest Catch_ re-runs hooked me one boring Sunday afternoon and opened the floodgates, even if only a little. Captain Phil was definitely my favorite and 53 is way to young. RIP. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deadliest-catch-captain-phil-harris-dead-after-a-stroke/528401.md?page=2)