Re: The high profile person recently died thread

[BaleMaster]

Larry Allen, 52. All-Pro offensive lineman with the Dallas Cowboys.

[crucifyd]

Indianapolis 500 legend, 1963 champ
Parnelli Jones dies at 90
https://www.nbcsports.com/motor-sports/news/indianapolis-500-legend-parnelli-jones-passes-away-at-90

[Ammocas]

^it seems like athletes are dropping like flies lately.

[oldschooldoom]

^it seems like athletes are dropping like flies lately.

I am glad to see that you consider NASCAR drivers (and crew) to be athletes. Some people don't. NASCAR guys work out nearly every day. The conditions they subject themselves in those hot cars for 3+ hours cause some to nearly pass out. How many sports cause a sustained heart rate over 150 for 3-4 hours. There is an old racing saying, "everyone believes in God when going 200mph". NASCAR has been my #1 sport for decades. So much more going on than turning left. Rest In One Piece, legendary Parnelli Jones.

[Ammocas]

^it seems like athletes are dropping like flies lately.

I am glad to see that you consider NASCAR drivers (and crew) to be athletes. Some people don't. NASCAR guys work out nearly every day. The conditions they subject themselves in those hot cars for 3+ hours cause some to nearly pass out. How many sports cause a sustained heart rate over 150 for 3-4 hours. There is an old racing saying, "everyone believes in God when going 200mph". NASCAR has been my #1 sport for decades. So much more going on than turning left. Rest In One Piece, legendary Parnelli Jones.

I never saw a fat race car driver!

An old friend of my family used to race cars locally and he gave me good insight on what it took mentally and physically to endure in this great sport. He was also one of the toughest and most well respected men in the neighborhood.

[oldschooldoom]

Willie Mays, supreme baseball talent among the best to ever play, dies at 93
https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/40382107/kansas-lawmakers-approve-plan-lure-chiefs-missouri



Some call him the greatest ever, for me, he will always be my fave.


Just yesterday he was quoted as saying, "“My heart will be with all of you who are honoring the Negro League ballplayers, who should always be remembered, including all my teammates on the Black Barons. I wanted to thank Major League Baseball, the Giants, the Cardinals and all the fans who’ll be at Rickwood or watching the game. It’ll be a special day, and I hope the kids will enjoy it and be inspired by it.”
https://apnews.com/article/rickwood-field-willie-mays-14d999da5a7fb363b43dce06df8f7577

[crucifyd]

Donald Sutherland, star of 'M*A*S*H'
and 'The Hunger Games', dead at 88
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/donald-sutherland-star-mash-ordinary-people-dead-88-2024-06-20/

[Kerrick]

Dang.  He was a talented guy!

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[TZ75]

R.I.P. Donald Sutherland. 

He was a great actor.

[oldschooldoom]

Taylor Wily, 'Hawaii Five-0' and 'Forgetting Sarah Marshall' actor, dies at 56


https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2024/06/21/taylor-wily-dead-at-56-hawaii-five-0-kamekona/74173965007/

[Superjuice]

R.I.P. Donald Sutherland. 

He was a great actor.

7 decades of starring in big time films and TV series.  Almost unheard of in acting careers.

[WildWorld]

Network Exec Jamie Kellner has passed away:

https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/jamie-kellner-dies-dead-fox-the-wb-obituary-1236044943/

[WildWorld]

Sika Anoai (Member of the Wild Samoans tag team and father of Roman Reigns) has passed away:



And now, his brother Afa has died (only a few months after).

[oldschooldoom]

Martin Mull, Comic Actor of 'Clue,' 'Fernwood', 'Roseanne' and 'Arrested Development,' Dies at 80

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/martin-mull-actor-dies-at-80-sabrina-the-teenage-witch-arrested-development/

[oldschooldoom]

Kinky Friedman, country singer, songwriter and politician, dead at 79

https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/kinky-friedman-country-singer-songwriter-politician-dead-79

[oldschooldoom]

Bill Cobbs, ‘Bodyguard’ and ‘Night at the Museum’ Actor, Dies at 90

https://apnews.com/article/bill-cobbs-dies-obit-b5f5aa95370533c03b8558eac34c85ed

[oldschooldoom]

Joe Egan, the creative partner of Gerry Rafferty in Stealers Wheel, died at 77 on July 6

Read More: Stealers Wheel’s Joe Egan Dead at 77 | https://ultimateclassicrock.com/stealers-wheels-joe-egan-dead/?utm_source=tsmclip&utm_medium=referral

Joe Egan, the creative partner of Gerry Rafferty in Stealers Wheel, died at 77 on July 6

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I don't know why I came here tonight

[Kerrick]

Dang, Shelly Duvall died.
https://notthebee.com/article/shelley-duvall-the-shining-actress-dead-at-75

[Constantine]

There's a few more:

Benji Gregory, the child star of 'ALF' dies at 46 ("ALF" was a classic 80's T.V. Show).  Relatives say he died from heatstroke while in his car.

Pat Colbert, 'Dallas' and 'Knots Landing' actress, dies at 77.  Cause of death unknown but she had 3 strokes in recent years.

Kinky Friedman, a singer, songwriter, provocative humorist and sometime politician who with his band, the Texas Jewboys, developed an ardent following among alt-country music fans, died in his sleep at age 79.

[oldschooldoom]

Dave Loggins, Singer Known for ’70s Smash ‘Please Come to Boston,’ and Composer of Golf’s Masters Theme, Dies at 76. Dave Loggins and Kenny Loggins are second cousins.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwhzwDgdAdk
https://variety.com/2024/music/obituaries-people-news/dave-loggins-dead-please-come-to-biston-singer-songwriter-1236068565/

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