# RIP Carl Weathers **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** celebrity-death\ **Created:** [February 2, 2024, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-carl-weathers/997045 "2024-02-02T19:54:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2024, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-carl-weathers/997045/21 "2024-02-03T05:08:31Z")
You’re doing a macho handshake with God now. [![](https://actionmoviefreak.com/images/Bad_Ass/predator-handshake.jpg) ](https://actionmoviefreak.com/images/Bad_Ass/predator-handshake.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Broomstick](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/broomstick/32/246_2.png) [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2024, 11:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-carl-weathers/997045/22 "2024-02-04T11:40:04Z")
> [@blondebear](#): > > Wow, it seems like just yesterday he was [hiking with Kevin Nealon](https://youtu.be/_C-SJkww4sU?feature=shared) on his youtube channel. He seemed to be in good shape. But the episode was probably filmed more than a year ago, so who knows what happened between then and now. Unfortunately, none of us live forever. He was 76, which is in the age range where “natural causes” can claim people who are healthy and vital and they just slip away in their sleep. Or perhaps he had a health issue he kept private. ---
**Author:** ![Si\_Amigo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/si_amigo/32/2877_2.png) [@Si\_Amigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Si_Amigo)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2024, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-carl-weathers/997045/23 "2024-02-04T15:08:05Z")
> [@Broomstick](#): > > Or perhaps he had a health issue he kept private. When I first heard the news (here!), the first thing that came to mind was that he had too big of a heart. Both figuratively and literally. I think I’ve heard that Stallone and Arnold may be concerned about this issue well, as it affects many body builders of that era. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2024, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-carl-weathers/997045/24 "2024-02-04T15:55:32Z")
R.I.P., Carl Weathers (Apollo Creed) [![](https://i.imgur.com/IDS1Za2.jpg) ](https://i.imgur.com/IDS1Za2.jpg) ---
**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 4, 2024, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-carl-weathers/997045/25 "2024-02-04T16:55:45Z")
Carl was a big part of the Rocky movies success. I always the movies after Apollo Creed died were diminished. I liked him on _In The Heat of the Night_. His character evaluated the last two seasons of that tired show. RIP ---
**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:** [February 4, 2024, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-carl-weathers/997045/26 "2024-02-04T23:10:44Z")
> [@JRDelirious](#): > > > [@Atamasama](#): > > > > I still hoped that he’d one day become a governor like Arnold and Jesse. Then you’d truly have the Predator Governor Coalition. > > You and I both. It would have been just perfect. > > As mentioned, saw him in the ad with Gronk just last Sunday. > > Sad to see him go. Impressive set of credits, for sure. That is part of a planned campaign leading up to a live event during the game. I was speculating that he was going to be involved in the live broadcast and they might be scrambling to change it. ---
**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:** [February 10, 2024, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-carl-weathers/997045/27 "2024-02-10T16:25:36Z")
As I suspected they had the commercial taped but are now changing it with permission from his family. > **['Rocky' star Carl Weathers' Super Bowl ad being changed following death](https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/rocky-star-carl-weathers-super-bowl-ad-changed-following-death)** > > "Rocky" actor Carl Weather's Super Bowl ad is being tweaked in light of his death. The late actor was set to make an appearance in FanDuel's ad with Rob Gronkowski. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-carl-weathers/997045.md?page=1)