THEMED Celebrity Death Pool 2018

The Game Room
41

There are exactly 13 left of the

1960 Olympic winners in men’s individual athletics:

  1. Armin Hary (100m, 03/22/1937)
  2. Livio Berruti (200m, 05/19/1939)
  3. Otis Davis (400m, 07/12/1932)
  4. Peter Snell (800m, 12/17/1938)
  5. Herb Elliott (1500m, 02/15/1938)
  6. Murray Halberg (5000m, 07/07/1933)
  7. Vladimir Golubnichy (20km walk, 06/02/1936)
  8. Ralph Boston (long jump, 05/09/1939)
  9. Jozef Szmidt (triple jump, 03/28/1935)
  10. Robert Shvalakadze (high jump, 04/01/1933)
  11. Don Bragg (pole vault, 05/15/1935)
  12. Bill Nieder (shot put, 08/10/1933)
  13. Rafer Johnson (decathlon, 08/18/1935)

Plain list (subs are Hary’s winning team-mates in the 4x100 relay):

Armin Hary
Livio Berruti
Otis Davis
Peter Snell
Herb Elliott
Murray Halberg
Vladimir Golubnichy
Ralph Boston
Jozef Szmidt
Robert Shvalakadze
Don Bragg
Bill Nieder
Rafer Johnson

Bernd Cullmann
Walter Mahlendorf
Martin Lauer

42

GAH! 13 on the original list PLUS 3 alternates? I thought it was usually 10 + 3. OK, I’ll fix.
NEW Clean list:

Donald Trump
Rupert Murdoch
Charles G. Koch
David H. Koch
Steve Bannon
Mitch McConnell
Mike Pence
Sean Hannity
Ajit Pai
Scott Pruitt
James O’Keefe
Martin Shkreli
Erik Prince
Alternates:

Neil Gorsuch
David Miscavige
Glen Beck

43

Since we now have this thread in addition to the regular one, I’ll participate in both, but save some work by copying my 2017 “What a Bunch of Dicks” entry, with one change and the now-required three alternates.

Plaintext (and alphabetized) version:

Dick Allen
Dick Bennett
Dick Button
Dick Cheney
Dick Dale
Dick DeBartolo
Andy Dick
Dick Gephardt
Dick Green
Dick Jauron
Dick LeBeau
Dick Pound
Dick Van Arsdale

Alternates:

Dick Modzelewski
Dick Pole
Dick Tidrow
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Allen – baseball player
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Bennett – basketball coach
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Button – figure skating star and commentator
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Cheney – former Vice-President of the United States
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Dale – King of the Surf Guitar
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_DeBartolo – writer for Mad magazine
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_Dick – putative comedian
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Gephardt – USA presidential candidate in 1988 and 2004
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Green – baseball player
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Jauron – NFL player and coach
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_LeBeau – NFL player and coach
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Pound – World Anti-Doping Agency and IOC figure
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Van_Arsdale – basketball player/coach/executive

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Modzelewski – NFL player
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Pole – baseball pitcher
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Tidrow – baseball pitcher

44

I was planning a Tom themed list. Now I will look like a copycat. Sigh.

45

And if you get someone to post a bunch o’ Harrys (or is it Harries?), it won’t look like copycatting but more of a team effort with another level of theme. Meta!

-DF

46

Great idea, Dancer_Flight! Are you in?

47

While I am having trouble deciding between my own different themed lists, I would love to see a Tom, a Dick, and a Harry list. That would be fun.

48

OK, here’s Tom. Someone just needs to do Harry. (Biotop?)

Tommy Lasorda
Tom Lehrer
Tom Brokaw
Tom Wolfe
Tom Jones
Tom DeLay
Tommy Lee Jones
Tommy Chong
Thomas Hearns
Tom Seaver
Tom Waits
Tom Arnold
Tom Paxton

Thomas Pynchon
Tomas Sandstrom
Tom Smothers

49

I can’t do it. I have something else in mind. Perhaps someone else is wild about Harry?

50

I’ve already submitted my list. But here’s a list of thirteen famous Harrys for anyone who wants to submit it:

Harry Anderson
Harry Belafonte
Harry Connick Jr
Harry Hamlin
Harry Hill
Harry Kane
Harry Lennix
Harry Reid
Harry Shearer
Harry Shum Jr
Harry Styles
Prince Henry of Wales
Debbie Harry

51

Unfortunately I’ve already posted a Trek themed list up yonder but I look forward to seeing the pooled score!

-DF

52

…thus, opening the door for someone to “poach” these lists and create a “Tom, Dick, and Harry” list!

53

For years, I’ve been saying that if I ever did a themed list, it would consist of BASE jumpers. They’re mostly fairly young, and are engaged in a dangerous sport. (For example, Russian BASE jumper Valery Rozov, who would have otherwise been on this list, died in a jump last month.) So here’s a list of 13 of the better-known jumpers, plus an alternate because I really might need one.

Zak Tessie
Matt Gerdes
Chris Douggs McDougall
Jeb Corliss
Hank Caylor
Felix Baumgartner
Sean Chuma
Fred Fugen
Vince Reffet
Nasr al Niyadi
Omar al Hegelan
Livia Dickie
Ana Isabel Dao

Alternate:
David McDonnell

54

One thing I considered for a theme but dropped was Non-Dopers Pitted on the Dope. I just really liked the Bridge theme once it shot through my brain and I wasn’t sure I wanted to go back through enough threads to find 13+3 who qualified as both celebrities and worthy for consideration.

55

There are exactly thirteen

Crowned Heads of Europe
Elizabeth II (UK) 4/21/1926
Pope Francis I (Vatican) 12/17/1936
Harald V (Norway) 2/21/1937
Margrethe II (Denmark) 4/16/1940
Hans-Adam II (Liechtenstein) 2/14/1945
Carl XVI Gustaf (Sweden) 4/30/1946
Joan Enric Vives Scicilia (Co-Prince of Andorra) 7/24/1949
Henri (Luxembourg) 4/16/1955
Albert II (Monaco) 3/14/1958
Philippe (Belgium) 4/15/1960
Willem-Alexander (Netherlands) 4/27/1967
Felipe VI (Spain) 1/30/1968
Emmanuel Macron (Co-prince of Andorra) 12/21/1977

Alternates
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (UK) 6/10/1921
Queeen Sonja (Norway) 7/4/1937

Clean List
Elizabeth II
Francis I
Harald V
Margrethe II
Hans-Adam II
Carl XVI Gustaf
Henri of Luxembourg
Albert II
Philippe of Belgium
Willem-Alexander
Felipe VI
Emmanuel Macron

Alternates
Prince Philip
Queen Sonja

56

Getting a REPEAT placeholder in on the first page. Rappers died this past year, just the wrong ones.
I’ve threatened this for a few years - Rappers who (could) die young.
Probably a lot of uniques.

Chief Keef
Waka Flocka Flame
ScHoolboy Q
Ty Dolla Sign
Tech N9ne
Birdman
Young Thug
Pusha T
Riff Raff
Bobby Shmurda
Wale
X-Raided
Max B

Alts.
Lil Twist
Shyne
Turk

57

You left the Bishop of Urgel (Sicilia) off your clean list.

58

counts Drat, you’re right. Reposted clean list!

Elizabeth II
Pope Francis I
Harald V
Margrethe II
Hans-Adam II
Carl XVI Gustaf
Joan Enric Vives Scicilia
Henri of Luxembourg
Albert II
Philippe of Belgium
Willem-Alexander
Felipe VI
Emmanuel Macron

Alternates
Prince Philip
Queeen Sonja

59

Arlene Dahl, American actress, businesswoman and writer
Ian McDiarmid, Scottish actor
Marilyn vos Savant, American journalist and author
Eric Carmen, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Steve Wozniak, American computer scientist and programmer, co-founded Apple Inc.
Hulk Hogan, American wrestler
Joe Jackson, English singer-songwriter and musician
Jah Wobble, English singer-songwriter and bass player
Joe Rogan, American actor, comedian, and television host
Lee Suggs, American football player
Chris Hemsworth, Australian actor
Melky Cabrera, Dominican baseball player
Pablo Sandoval, Venezuelan baseball player
Theme:
People With Whom I Share a Birthday

Clean list:
Arlene Dahl
Ian McDiarmid
Marilyn vos Savant
Eric Carmen
Steve Wozniak
Hulk Hogan
Joe Jackson
Jah Wobble
Joe Rogan
Lee Suggs
Chris Hemsworth
Melky Cabrera
Pablo Sandoval

60

Dutch players in '70 world cup finals
Jan Jongbloed
Jan Poortvliet
Dick Nanninga
Arie Haan
Ernie Brandts
Wim Rijsbergen
Ruud Krol
Wim Jansen
Johan Neeskens
Willem van Hanegem
Johnny Rep
Rob Rensenbrink
Willy van de Kerkhof

Subs:

Theo de Jong
René van de Kerkhof
Wim Suurbier