Deaths of famous people (2024)

[imref]

Hutch: https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/05/entertainment/david-soul-death/index.html

[English Natsie]

Mario Zagallo (92) - Brazil soccer legend as both player and coach.

[1995hoo]

BBC alert just now: Franz Beckenbauer at 78.

[English Natsie]

Indeed - 'The Kaiser' has left us. Two legends of the game gone  in as many days... 

Leaves only Deschamps as the surviving member of the 'won the World Cup as both player and manager' club...

[English Natsie]

JPR Williams (74) - Wales and British Lions rugby union great.

[imref]

Met great Bud Harrelson
https://apnews.com/article/bud-harrelson-death-mets-e990440aa0b811edac023c219cee77e8

And Crazy Joe Davola:

https://www.tmz.com/2024/01/12/seinfeld-actor-peter-crombie-dead-dies-crazy-joe-davola/

[Ali the Baseball Cat]

Full-page ad in today's dead tree NYT:

[Dave in Fairfax]

Tom Shales, at age 79.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Shales

[JCA-CrystalCity]

Billy Gardner, an infielder who played for five teams from 1954-1963 and later managed the Minnesota Twins and the Kansas City Royals, died earlier this week at age 96. The Waterford, Connecticut native was part of two World Series championship teams, the 1954 New York Giants and the 1961 New York Yankees.

https://blogs.fangraphs.com/sunday-notes-seattle-pitching-prospect-troy-taylor-impressed-scouts-in-arizona/

[Natsinpwc]

Norm Snead at 84. 

[imref]

Charles Osgood

[1995hoo]

Adele Springsteen, mother of Bruce, at age 98.

[imref]

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/chita-rivera-dies-at-91/

[Dave in Fairfax]

Mike Martin, at age 79, just 11 days shy of his 80th birthday. Head coach at FSU for 40 seasons (1980–2019), with a record of 2029–736–4.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Martin_(baseball_coach)

[Dave in Fairfax]

Carl Weathers, at age 76.

[imref]

Carl Weathers, at age 76.

[Natsinpwc]

Carl Weathers, at age 76.

Oh man. That’s sad.

[Five Banners]

Oh man. That’s sad.

Sad to hear

[Ali the Baseball Cat]

Wayne Kramer from MC5, age 75

[English Natsie]

Wayne Kramer from MC5, age 75

Sad news - the MC's were the root of all hardcore metal and punk. I hope, when he reaches the Pearly Gates, his first words are 'kick out the jams, mother*****! ,,,

[imref]

Toby Keith at 62, had been battling stomach cancer.

[Natsinpwc]

Earl Cureton.  Former NBA player. Just 66. Won titles with the Sixers and Rockets. 

[JCA-CrystalCity]

Mojo Nixon, 66.

[blue911]

Mojo Nixon, 66.

The Otis Campbell fan club keeps getting smaller

[tomterp]

That's such a shame.  We listen to Outlaw Country on XM/Sirius and that means an earful of Mojo on a daily basis.  He was damn smart and damn funny.  So on the mark when he'd say to the men, that "you know your wives hate me".  My wife didn't like him one bit initially, but his really great insights into the music and willingness to expand the breadth of the playlist to encompass roots of "outlaw" country made total sense and made for a better listening experience.

And he died on the Outlaw Cruise of all places, an event he pretty much runs.

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/mojo-nixon-dead-obituary-1234964257/