The 2012 Dead Pool

GOAL: Predict which notable* figures will die on/between January 1 and December 31, 2012, Eastern Time.

Produce a maximum of 50 names, to be PM'ed to me (NOT posted here) before the ball drops in Times Square (NYC) at midnight on New Years (i.e., 12AM ET Sunday, January 1, 2012). The BB's default timestamp will determine entry time.

*It's assumed that all notable figures will have an entry, or be mentioned in an entry, at Wikipedia or another legit source which you may have to prove.

Rules:

1) PLEASE alphabetize your list of 50 names by LAST name (regardless of profession), either in the form of FIRSTNAME LASTNAME -or- LASTNAME, FIRSTNAME, in *1* column of names.

2) If it's not obvious who the person is for most people, after the name please add why they're notable. For example: "Douglas Fraser, trade unionist" (Sorry, he's already dead). In addition, you may or may not choose to include the person's current age; for example: "Douglas Fraser, trade unionist (91)"

3) If you submit your list days before Midnight, January 1st, 2012, and someone on your list dies before 2012, you should substitute the person with another and resubmit your list (by the deadline). If you do not resubmit your list, and the person died in 2011, the person will obviously NOT count for 2012.

4) a) Thou Shalt Not Kill (anyone on your list); b) criminals subject to the Death Penalty or anyone kidnapped or held hostage in 2011 won't count -- unless they die of natural causes; c) "Dead" means permanently dead, not later revived, nor put in animated suspension, or any induced or natural coma starting before 2012 begins; d) do not edit Wikipedia with false death information.

Everyone's lists will be updated unofficially throughout the year, but a year-end audit will be performed to determine the final winner sometime shortly after December 31, 2012. YOU are responsible for your own audit at years' end.

Prize: Bragging Rights for 12 months.

Check out results from 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008


The next post will contain all participants' lists for easy reference, sometime on Jan 1st

SC (14) Ali Muhammad Andrews Patty Bacall Lauren Barzan Jacques Berra Yogi Borgnine Ernest Bradbury Ray Caesar Sid Carter Jimmy Carter Elliott Castro Fidel Cheney Dick Clark Dick deHavilland Olivia Diller Phyllis Douglas Michael Douglas Kirk Ebert Roger Franklin Aretha Gabor Zsa Zsa Garner James Gibb Robin Graham Billy Griffith Andy Heesters Johannes Hefner Hugh James Etta Kent Barbara Klugman Jack LaMotta Jake Lewis Jerry Lom Herbert Mandela Nelson Marie Rose Marshall Penny Mays Willie Michael George Molinaro Al Musial Stan Niemeyer Oscar Paterno Joe Reagan Nancy Rooney Mickey Seeger Pete Shamir Yitzkah Sharon Ariel Vigoda Abe Wallach Eli Wok Herman Zimbalsit, Jr. Efram	JG (7) Abdelbaset al-Megrahi, Libyan terrorist (59) Muhammad Ali, boxer (69) Mother Angelica, EWTN (89) Ed Asner, actor (82) Bob Barker, game show host (88) Lauren Bacall, actress (87) Chuck Berry, songwriter (85) Ronnie Biggs, Great Trainer Robber (82) Ernest Borgnine, actor (94) Wilford Brimley, actor (77) George H.W. Bush, 41st Prez (87) Jimmy Carter, former president (87) Fidel Castro, Cuban president (85) Dick Clark, TV/radio personality (82) David Crosby, Musician (70) Phyllis Diller, comedienne (94) Kirk Douglas, actor (95) Kitty Dukakis, Michael's wife (75) Roger Ebert, film critic (69) Queen Elizabeth II (86) Zsa Zsa Gabor, actress/socialite (94) Leif Garrett, Singer (50) Billy Graham, evangelist (93) Stephen Hawking, physicist (70) Hugh Hefner, Playboy (85) Etta James, Singer (73) B.B. King, guitarist (86) Larry King, CNN (78) Ed Koch, former NYC mayor (87) C. Everett Koop, former Surgeon General (95) Frank Lautenberg, NJ Senator (87) Jerry Lewis, actor (85) Norman Lloyd, actor/producer/director (97) Lindsay Lohan, "actress" (25) Courtney Love, Hole (47) Nelson Mandela, frmr Prez So Africa (93) Charles Manson, murderer (77) Tony Martin, crooner/actor (99) Gene Gene Patton, the Dancing Machine (79) I.M. Pei, architect (94) Nancy Reagan, former first lady (90) Mickey Rooney, actor (91) Ariel Sharon, fmr Israeli PM (84) Don Shula, NFL (82) Margaret Thatcher, former UK Prime Minister (86) Abe Vigoda, actor (90) Eli Wallach, actor (96) Mike Wallace, 60 Minutes (93) Lawrence Walsh, frmr Dep Attorney Gen (100) Judge Wapner, TV judge (92)
TIS (8) 1. Ali, Mohammud 2. Allen, Marty 3. Berry, Chuck 4. Borgnine, Ernest 5. Bradbury, Ray (SciFi Author) 6. Buchanan, Pat 7. Bush, George H. 8. Byrnes, Edd (Kookie) 9. Carter, Jimmy 10. Clark Dick 11. Connors, Mike (Mannix) 12. Crosby,David 13. Davis, Ann B. 14. Day, Doris 15. Damone, Vic 16. DeHavilland, Olivia 17. Douglas,Kirk 18. Douglas, Michael 19. Eastwood, Clint 20. Fontaine, Joan (actress) 21. Franklin, Aretha 22. Funnicello, Annette 23. Gabor, Zsa Zsa 24. Graham, Billy 25. Greene, Shecky 26. Griffith, Andy 27. Hagman, Larry 28. Hefner, Hugh 29. Kasem, Casey 30. Kennedy, George 31. Klugman, Jack 32. Lansbury, Angela 33. Lee, Christopher 34. Lewis, Jerry (actor/comedian) 35. Loggia Robert 36. Mandela, Nelson 37. Martin, Tony (singer) 38. O’Brien Hugh 39. O'Toole, Peter 40. Perot, Ross 41. Polanski, Roman 42. Reagan, Nancy 43. Rooney, Mickey 44. Shankar, Ravi 45. Sharon, Ariel (politics) 46. Vigoda, Abe 47. Wallach, Eli 48. White, Betty 49. Wopner, Joe (Judge) 50. Zimbalist, Efrem Jr.	MIGNON (9) Ali, Mohammud Andrews, Patty Asner, Ed Bacall, Lauren Barker, Bob Borgnine, Ernest Busey, Gary Carter, Jimmy Cary, Diana Serra Castro, Fidel Clark, Dick Cory, Irwin Day, Doris DeHavilland, Olivia Diller, Phillis Douglas, Kirk Douglas, Michael Ebert, Roger Fontaine, Joan Franklin, Aretha Gabor, Zsa-Zsa Gordon, Bruce Graham, Billy Griffith, Andy King, BB King, Larry Klugman, Jack Lamotta, Jake Lewis, Jerry Lohan, Lindsay Mandela, Nelson Martin, Tony Muhammad, Ruby Niemeyer, Oscar O'Hara, Maureen Pardo, Don Rainer, Louise Reagan, Nancy Richards, Keith Rooney, Mickey Shea,George Beverly Stewart, Mary Vigoda, Abe Wallace, Mike Wallach, Eli White, Betty Williams, Andy
BAM (11) Assad-al, Bashar-46 Baer Jr, Max-74 Baker, Carrol-80 Barker, Bob-88 Bennett, Tony-85 Berra, Yogi-86 Black Temple, Shirley-83 Borgnine, Ernest-94 Brooks, Mel-85 Caesar, Sid-89 Carey Jr, Harry-90 Carter, Elliot-104 Carter, Jimmy-87 Castro, Fidel-85 Cheney, Dick-70 Clark, Dick-82 Crosby, David-70 Dick, Andy-46 Diller, Phyllis-94 Douglas, Kirk-95 Dyke Van, Dick-86 Franklin, Aretha-69 Gabor, Zsa Zsa-94 Gibb, Robin-62 Graham, Billy-93 Griffith, Andy-85 Hagman, Larry-80 Harris, Julie-86 Jackson, Joseph-83 Jackson, Katherine-81 James, Etta-73 Kissinger, Henry-88 Lee, Harper-85 Lewis, Jerry-85 Lockhart, June-86 Lohan, Lindsay-25 Mandela, Nelson-93 Mondale, Walter-83 Palmer, Betsy-85 Parsons, Estelle-84 Paterno, Joe-85 Reiner, Carl-89 Reynolds, Debbie-79 Ronney, Mickey-91 Sandusky, Jerry-67 Serra Cary, Diana-93 Uecker, Bob-76 Vigoda, Abe-90 White, Betty-89 Williams, Andy-84	DONTOMASSO (3) Abdullah (King of Saudi Arabia) Assad Bashar Ali Muhammad Barker Bob Biden Joe Brimley Wilfred Carter Jimmy Castro Fidel Chavez Hugo Cooper Anderson Crosby Sidney Coulter Anne Day Doris Douglas Kirk Everone (In Case That Mayan 2012 thing is right) Fabray Nanette Glazier Malcolm Graham Billy Greenspan Alan Hawking Stephen Kissinger Henry LaMotta Jake Lee Stan Levine James Lewis Jerry Lohan Lindsay Love Courtney Mandela Nelson Marshall Penny McCain John McGovern George Mubarak Hosni Mugabe, (head of Zimbawe) Ono Yoko Nolte Nick Quaid Randy Paterno Joe Reagan Nancy Rooney Mickey Sharon Ariel Thatcher Margaret Tyler Stephen Wallace Mike Zahawiri Ayman
DON MARCO (8) Ali,Muhammad Asner,Ed Berra,Yogi Berry,Chuck Borgnine,Ernest Bush,George HW Castro,Fidel Channing,Carol Chavez,Hugo Checker,Chubby Cheney,Dick Clark,Dick Crosby,David DeHavilland,Olivia Diller,Phyliss Domino,Fats Douglas,Kirk Douglas,Michael Ebert,Rober Fontaine,Joan Fox,Michael J. Gabor,Zsa Zsa Graham,Billy Gregg,Forrest Griffith,Andy James, Etta Jones,George King,BB King,Larry Klugman,Jack Leachman,Cloris Lewis,Jerry Lohan,Lindsay Mandela,Nelson Martin,Tony Moore,Mary Tyler Pei,I.M. Perry,William Reagan,Nancy Richards,Keith Reiner,Carl Rooney,Mickey Stapelton,Jean Stookey,Paul (Peter, Paul, and Mary) Thatcher,Margaret Vigoda,Abe Wallace,Mike Wallach,Eli Wapner,Judge Zimbalist, Jr.,Efrem	DE NIRO (7) 1. Ali, Muhammad (Boxer) 69 2. B.B. King (Blues Singer) 86 3. Berry , Chuck(Guitarist) 85 4. Biggs , Ronnie(Great train robber) 82 5. Brady, Ian ( Child killer) 73 6. Bush Sr , George(Former President) 87 7. Castro, Fidel (Cuban Leader) 85 8. Connery, Sean (Actor) 81 9. Cooper, Besse (world’s oldest person) 115 10. Day, Doris (US Singer) 87 11. Denmark, Leila ( American pediatrician) 113 12. Doherty, Pete (British Musician) 32 13. Domino, Fats (US Singer) 83 14. Douglas, Kirk (Actor) 94 15. Eastwood, Clint(Actor) 81 16. Franklin, Aretha (US Singer) 69 17. Gabor, Zsa Zsa (Actor) 94 18. Gordan, Norman (South African Cricketer) 100 19. Gordy, Berry (Music Producer) 82 20. Green, Florence (Last known WW1 Vet, Women's Royal AF) 110 21. Gregg, Harry (Ex footballer) 79 22. Hawking, Stephen (Physicist) 69 23. Heffron, Edward (Band Of Brother, WW2 Veteran) 88 24. HM Queen 85 25. Houston, Whitney (US Singer) 48 26. La Motta, Jake (Boxer) 90 27. Lee, Christopher (Actor) 89 28. Lohan, Lindsay (Actor) 25 29. Mandela, Nelson 93 30. Martin, Tony (US Singer) 97 31. Moore , Roger (Actor) 84 32. Perconte, Frank (Band Of Brother, WW2 Veteran) 94 33. Prince Mikasa (Japanese Royal) 96 34. Prince Philip 90 35. Reagan, Nancy (Former First Lady) 90 36. Richard , Cliff(Singer) 71 37. Richards, Keith( Rolling Stone) 67 38. Shanker, Ravi (Indian Musician) 91 39. Sheen , Charlie(Actor) 46 40. Sinatra , Nancy(US Singer) 71 41. Spears, Britney (US Singer) 30 42. Starr, Ringo (Former Beatle) 71 43. Stiles, Nobby( Former Footballer) 69 44. Thatcher, Margaret (English PM) 86 45. Van Dyke, Dick (American Actor) 86 46. Vigode, Abe (Actor) 90 47. Wallach , Eli(Actor) 96 48. Williams, Andy (US Singer) 84 49. Wilson, Brian( Beach Boy) 69 50. Wing, Anna (British Actress) 97
Olivant (0) Tony Bennett Jimmy Carter Danny DeVito Kirk Douglas George Hamilton Liza Mannelli Nancy Reagan Pat Robertson Bob Sceiffer (CBS anchor)

Oooh... a brand new thread. Smells fresh in here. Fresh death.

So Mig got the most for 2012?



We are a bunch of sickos!



TIS

I have 2012 lists for myself, TIS, BAM, dontomasso, Don Marco, and DE NIRO... I don't have lists for SC nor Mignon.

If this is in error, please let me know. Anyone else who PM's me their lists before midnight ET tonight will be added as well... and if I'm in a good mood, I might allow a list Jan 1 but no deaths will count for that day...

Mine will be there.... some pain in the butt wants the list alphabetized and that takes some time.

I thought word had a way to sort/alphabetize but I guess not. It IS a pain isn't it? LOL Yet, it is much easier to check if it is alphabetized. See how lazy we've become?


TIS

OK... my list is in.... 2 hours to spare. My New Year's resolution is to stop procrastinating.

Maybe by April.

You better not have the same names as me or else.


TIS

What are you saying, TIS? You calling me out? I know about the razor you keep in your shoe, otherwise I'd knock you on your ass right now.

There SHOULD be at least one name that makes everyone's list this year. We'll see.

[quote=SC]What are you saying, TIS? You calling me out? I know about the razor you keep in your shoe, otherwise I'd knock you on your ass right now.

Yea? You what army?

(no I haven't been drinking). Just messin' around


TIS

I know, I'll kick ya into next year. Hu?

I got a couple more lists, and will post once my guests leave....

I was beginning to think they'd never leave....

I thought everyone would have picked Etta James for their list. Lately her name has been in the news so much.

first of all dontomasso, did you make a mistake by putting down sidney crosby's name? second, is it cheating by putting down 'everybody'? lol

DT, LOL Everyone (In Case That Mayan 2012 thing is right)

If that happens you won't even live to brag about being right.




And Oli, not to criticize, but you couldn't think of more to add to your list?

TIS

No, just lazy.

Fred Milano, of the Belmonts (Dion and the Belmonts) died yesterday. He was 72.

Been a slow year, so far.

LOL Yea, I mean it's Jan. 2nd. There should be way more "deaths."


I can't say I knew their names but I sure do know who the Belmonts were. Too bad. I always loved Dion & the Belmonts.


TIS

Not a mistake. He was out 11 months with a cuncussion and then after playing a few games is out again. It is a calculated risk. IMHO there is going to be a death in football or ho ckey due to brain injury sooner than later.

true, but it's not like he is playing with said concussion. i really hope your wrong here because with his death, hockey will be hurting for a years.

This will be my first year participating, good luck guys..

Thank God I am just setten hare thinken ! But gotta my ole ass off on yous guys !

Holy Shit another 30 days ! Bring it on it was worth it !

How ever get ah bottle of Excedrin Migrane either that or a bottle of your best hooche !


Just Thinken !

Fred Milano of Dion and the Belmonts dies at 72
Jan. 3, 2012, 2:12 PM EST
NEW YORK (AP) -- Fred Milano, who made rock 'n' roll history on doo-wop hits with Dion and the Belmonts in the 1950s and continued to perform while starting a late-in-life career with the New York City Department of Correction, has died. He was 72.

Milano died Sunday, three weeks after his lung cancer was diagnosed, said Warren Gradus, who joined the Belmonts in 1963. Milano lived in Massapequa, on Long Island, and died in a hospital, Gradus said.

Weren't the Belmonts named after the street on which they lived in the Bronx?

Yeah, dt. Belmont Avenue was the street and it was the heart of the Belmont section of the Bronx.

Exactly, SC.

Dion actually lived on 183rd and Crotona. I think they adopted the name the Belmonts as an homage to the neighborhood in general.

Dion actually joined the Belmonts a year or two after they were formed. They had marginal success before they joined forces, but they became a huge name under the Laurie record label when they started to record together.

Ok my first time winning this sick game. What did I win? Bragging rights for being the grim reaper for a couple weeks?
lol

Congrats Mig. I think I finished dead last.

Just read sad news.... Don Carter, one of the biggest names in professional bowling, died yesterday at age 85. I used to love watching him and his unusual delivery style way back when....

Oddly enough, I read the news from a message from my friend Mark Roth, who went on to become one of the pro-bowlers who took over Carter's place on the tour.

R.I.P. Don

A quick glance reveals that a couple of names listed above are already dead:

Johannes Heesters died December 24, 2011, age 108. (SC)

Bruce Gordon died January 20, 2011, age 94. (Mignon)


Signor V. (Not on the list!)