George H.W. Bush
Jimmy Carter
Albert Gore
George W. Bush
Hillary Clinton
Karl Rove
Stan Musial
Yogi Berra
Whitey Ford
Ara Parseghian
Fr. Theodore Hesburgh
Robin Roberts
Fidel Castro
Roberts is the ABC/ESPN newscaster, not the old Phillies’ pitcher, who is already dead.
[ol]
[li]George H. W. Bush - (June 12, 1924)[/li][li]Fidel Castro - (August 13, 1926)[/li][li]Bobby Doerr - (April 7, 1918)[/li][li]Zsa Zsa Gabor - (February 6, 1917)[/li][li]Billy Graham, evangelist - (November 7, 1918)[/li][li]Ed Koch - (December 12, 1924)[/li][li]C. Everett Koop - (October 14, 1916)[/li][li]Nelson Mandela - (July 18, 1918)[/li][li]Stan Musial - (November 21, 1920)[/li][li]Nancy Reagan - (July 6, 1921)[/li][li]Ariel Sharon - (February 26, 1928)[/li][li]Helmut Schmidt - (December 23, 1918)[/li][li]Margaret Thatcher - (October 13, 1925)[/li]
Alternates:
[li]Hosni Mubarak - (May 4, 1928)[/li][li]Kirk Douglas - (December 9, 1916)[/li][li]Mickey Rooney - (September 23, 1920)[/li][/ol]
George H. W. Bush
Fidel Castro
Bobby Doerr
Zsa Zsa Gabor
Billy Graham
Ed Koch
C. Everett Koop
Nelson Mandela
Stan Musial
Nancy Reagan
Ariel Sharon
Helmut Schmidt
Margaret Thatcher
Alternates:
Hosni Mubarak
Kirk Douglas
Mickey Rooney
Thought I would give this a go this year:
- Bernadette Nolan - member of The Nolan Sisters, a once popular Irish Girl Group.
- Damon Harris - member of The Temptations
- Clive James - journalist and raconteur
- Robin Jackman - former England cricketer
- John Edrich - former England cricketer
- Tony Greig - former England cricketer
- Ryan Buell - founded the Paranormal Research Society, director of A&E’s Paranormal State
- Ray Price - country singer, born 1926
- Marilyn Horne - American mezzo-soprano
- Paul Gascoigne - former England footballer
- Jack Charlton - former England footballer and World Cup winner
- Kevin Sheedy - former Ireland footballer
- Christopher Martin-Jenkins - cricket journalist and broadcaster
Alternates
- Bobby Womack - singer
- Ted “The Count” Hankey - plays darts
- Stiliyan Petrov - Bulgarian footballer
Clean List
Bernadette Nolan
Damon Harris
Clive James
Robin Jackman
John Edrich
Tony Greig
Ryan Buell
Ray Price
Marilyn Horne
Paul Gascoigne
Jack Charlton
Kevin Sheedy
Christopher Martin-Jenkins
Alternates
Bobby Womack
Ted Hankey
Stiliyan Petrov
Okay. Please withdraw my entry. This seems to be too clicky and I guess it’s beyond my grasp.
Nah- just throw a few more in. Most of us are normal here. I’d give you a hand but those who I select never croak anyway.
We’re not that clicky. Just expect to be razzed about not being able to count. And maybe being called a virgin until you get a score. 
ETA: I broke my Death Pool cherry on Yassir Arafat. Yuck.
Well, I am the oldest virgin on the board.
Okay - Another round of BAND WAGON picks (it’s a theme)
Fidel Castro
George H.W. Bush
Lindsay Lohan
Zsa Zsa Gabor
Billy Graham
Hugo Chávez
Macaulay Culkin
Nancy Reagan
Nelson Mandela
Dick Cheney
Ariel Sharon
Jerry Lewis
Muhammad Ali
Alternates:
Stephen Hawking
Michael Douglas
Hosni Mubarak
Thin skin much? I didn’t go back and count but at least a handful of people put the wrong number in. And I’m sure you won’t be the last. Just a gentle nudge to put in the correct number of picks. We are not cliquey (see I didn’t even kid you about the misspelling). We are snarky and morbid. There is a big difference.
Although several of these picks will seem familiar, I’m not copying anyone – all names except one have been on my list since before this thread was begun.
Ed Asner
Harry Belafonte
Tony Bennett
Silvio Berlusconi
Glen Campbell
Van Cliburn
Berry Gordy
George Jones
Loretta Lynn
Peter Marshall
Johnny Mathis
Joan Plowright
Jalal Talabani
Bennett is the singer who left his heart in San Francisco, not the basketball coach or the soon-to-be-former Indiana Superintendent of Public Instruction.
Jones is the country singer once married to Tammy Wynette, not the English footballer or the American football player.
Marshall is the West Virginia-born former Hollywood Squares host, not the British guy who hosted Sale of the Century.
There shouldn’t be any question about the identity of anyone else on the list.
Sean Connery
Roger Moore
Mary Tyler Moore
Tyler Perry
William Perry
Dick Butkus
Dick Cavett
Bob Eubanks
Kevin Eubanks
Kermit Ruffins
Kevin Clash
Mick Jones
Mick Jagger
Oh man, I struck out in 2012 so far. I need some changes
- Bernard Madoff (ponzi schemer, crook)
- Warren Jeffs (cult leader)
- Pete Doherty (musician, addict)
- Lindsey Lohan (alleged actress, delinquent)
- Game (rapper)
- Courtney Love (musician)
- Ayman al-Zawahiri (reported terrorist leader)
- Bashar al-Assad (struggling dictator)
- Doug Stanhope (comedian)
- Jesse Jackson Jr. (embattled former politician)
- Artie Lange (comedian)
- Demi Moore (actress)
- Stephanie Rose Bongiovi (daughter of rock musician, delinquent)
Bernard Madoff
Warren Jeffs
Pete Doherty
Lindsay Lohan
Game
Courtney Love
Ayman al-Zawahiri
Bashar al-Assad
Doug Stanhope
Jesse Jackson Jr.
Artie Lange
Demi Moore
Stephanie Rose Bongiovi
Alternates
Charlie Sheen
Mary-Kate Olsen
After coming off the best year I’ve ever had in this sick game, I feel the need to totally bomb in 2013. So here goes:
Mickey Rooney
Hugh Downs
Macauley Culkin
Lindsey Lohan
Boyd K. Packer
Eve Plumb
Sandy Koufax
Vin Scully
Charlie Sheen
Angus T. Jones
Warren Jeffs
Hugo Chavez
Cameron Douglas
With Rico we have sixty players so far. In 2012 we had 172. I guess you sickos are going to be like me and post on the last day, huh?
I’m not posted my picks early and letting other people steal them.
They’re my dead people dammit.
Just haven’t gotten around to it. Although I did ok this year, copying me is a guaranteed way to not win. So I’m not worried about waiting till the last moment.
The former Secretary of Defense or the former member of the Chicago Bears’ defense?
The one from Foreigner, or the one from the Clash?
I’m guessing by the nature of your list that you mean the latter in each case, but just want to help Baker be sure.
With my picks, if someone steals them, then the crime is its own punishment.
:pI like that!
Since 12/31 will be a busy day for me(my birthday too!) I’ll probably sit at the computer all day, mouse in one hand, glass of champagne in the other!
Amen to that. None of this, setting up a Google search for cancer or who’s dying. Pick names at random and go for it!