Leaderboard

Update after recent death of Roger Hunt. Last surviv[or(s)/ing] (and still living) footballers of winning teams between 1954 and 1986: 1954 - Horst Eckel 1958 - Dino Sani, Mario Zagallo, Pele, Moacir, Jose "Mazzola" Altafini, Pepe (6 of 22) 1962 - Pele, Pepe, Mengalvio, Jair da Costa, Amarildo, Maro Zagallo (6 of 22) 1966 - George Cohen, Bobby Charlton, Geoff Hurst, Ron Flowers, Terry Paine, Ian Callaghan, Roger Hunt, George Eastham (7 of 22) 1970 - Brito, Piazza, Clodoaldo, Jairzinho, Gerson, Tostao, Pele, Rivellino, Ado, Roberto, Baldocchi, Caju, Edu, Dario, Ze Maria, Leao (16 of 22) 1974 - only two footballers (Gerd Mueller & Heinz Flohe) are dead 1978 - three footballers (Ruben Galvan, Rene Houseman & Leopoldo Luque) are dead 1982 - only two footballers (Gaetano Scirea & Paolo Rossi) are dead 1986 - three footballers (Jose Luis Brown, Jose Luis Cuciuffo, Diego Maradona) are dead

Amédée Turner (wiki), British barrister and Conservative MEP (1979–1994), died on 13 September, aged 92. Alf Lomas (wiki), British Labour MEP (1979–1999), died back on 6 January, aged 92. Not reported anywhere other than the European Parliament website itself, but Ian White (wiki), Labour MEP (1989–1999) died on 27 June, aged 76. Surviving British MEPs born in the 1920s: Henry Plumb, Baron Plumb (b. Mar 1925) 1979–1999 Dick Taverne, Baron Taverne (b. Oct 1928) 1973–1974 Winnie Ewing (b. Jul 1929) 1975–1999 William Hopper (b. Aug 1929) 1979–1984 Sir Jack Stewart-Clark (b. Sep 1929) 1979–1999 Betty Boothroyd, Baroness Boothroyd (b. Oct 1929) 1975–1977

Schumi's doctor, Johannes Peil, dead of cancer at 67: https://www.bild.de/regional/frankfurt/frankfurt-aktuell/johannes-peil-hatte-krebs-ex-schumi-arzt-tot-77817754.bild.html

Bit part actor (and drag queen?) Vin Welch, father of Denise Welch, dies: https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/breaking-denise-welch-heartbroken-dad-25095588 Auf Wiedersehen, Pet, Corrie, Emmerdale, Heartbeat - make up your own jokes. Oft in the Loose Women audience.

Estonian art historian Heini Paas (wiki) has paassed away aged 102, according to this Facebook post.

Finished 8th in the Grand Final with Anytime You Need. You know how plastic bags and bits of loo roll find their way onto trees? It's that one. Terry Wogan made a rather unfortunate reference to a Red Indian in commentary.

Hayko, who represented Armenia at Eurovision 2007, dead at 44 from the harmless cold they call COVID.

Fumio Kishida will become the Prime Minister of Japan next month. So unless someone dies before that, there will soon be 13 of them alive, the youngest being 64-year old Kishida. Two nonagenarians: Murayama and Kaifu. Murayama, 97, can still stand, walk and talk properly in a video from a couple of months ago and atleast a few years ago still rode a bike. Kaifu seems to also be in great health. The four octogenarians Fukuda, Mori, Hosokawa and Aso also still look okay (Out of the four only Mori doesn't look great for his age in my opinion) in new pictures, all still active. Koizumi will be 80 in January.

Don't have too messy a bash Silvio!

Dr. Lonnie Smith, the Hammond B-3 organ virtuoso who was named an NEA Jazz Master in 2017, died today at his home in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. Blue Note Records confirmed the news, saying the cause of death was pulmonary fibrosis. He was 79. https://www.npr.org/2021/09/28/1041372956/dr-lonnie-smith-master-of-the-hammond-organ-dies-at-79

James Mathewson, the longest-serving President Pro Tem of the Missouri Senate, has died. He was 83. Mathewson served in the state Senate from 1980 to 2005, retiring because of term limits. https://abc17news.com/news/2021/09/28/former-missouri-senate-leader-james-mathewson-dies/

Ann Breault, a former province of New Brunswick Cabinet minister, has died. She was 82. Breault held several portfolios during her nearly 12-year term, including health and community services; municipalities, culture and housing; and income assistance. https://www.country94.ca/2021/09/28/former-mla-ann-breault-has-died/

Nick Oza, a two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer who was known for an immersive style of photography, producing stark images of resilience and triumph in the face of natural and man-made adversity, has died. He was 57. https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/arizona-republic/2021/09/28/nick-oza-arizona-republic-photographer-and-pulitzer-prize-winner-dies/5893454001/

"I’ve always been aware of being a big boy — aware of my weight and looking at going on diets." Perhaps he should stop "looking" at diets and start implementing one? Got to admit, I have a soft spot for Biggins. Wouldn't like to see him go this soon. He ought to take care and slim down a bit.

https://metro.co.uk/2021/09/28/im-a-celebritys-christopher-biggins-undergoes-open-heart-surgery-15329646/ British actor and general celebrity Christopher Biggins has open heart surgery age 72.

Mark Ruffalo had one, deaf in one ear

Darrell Bath, founder member of The Crybabys and sometime guitarist/songwriter with The Vibrators, UK Subs, Dogs D'Amour, apparently dead:

Sue Thompson a hit for @Death Impends. Congratulations. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/28/arts/music/sue-thompson-dead.html next round: 1921 Wanda Półtawska / Kenneth "Ken" Thomas Casanega 1922 Joan Copeland / Ronald Blythe 1923 Virginia Halas McCaskey / Bob Barker 1924 Kirsi Kunnas / Leslie Phillips 1925 June Lockhart / Michel Bouquet 1926 Irene Papas / Kees Rijvers 1927 Pat Carroll / Harry Belafonte 1928 Nancy Olson / Charles Strouse 1929 Joan Plowright / Don January 1930 Joanne Woodward / Jean-Louis Trintignant

Online dating in a nutshell:

Former MEP of previous term, leader of the Congress of New Right Michał Marusik passes away at age 69.

Tom Heinsohn, NBA Hall of Fame forward/center and coach who was involved in each of the Boston Celtics' first 17 NBA Championships, died at 86 years: https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/11/10/sports/celtics-legend-tom-heinsohn-champion-player-coach-dies-86/ He was named to six All-Star games during a career that spanned from 1956 to 1965.

He won six NFL Championships (five with the Green Bay Packers), including three of the first five Super Bowls.