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American footballer Joe Delaney died by drowning thirty years ago yesterday. He didn't let the fact that he couldn't swim stop him leaping in to a lake in doomed attempt to save three children.

Professional rally driver dies of thirst after breaking down in desert.

Herman Wallace, one of the Angola 3, is suffering from liver cancer which could potentially bring his 41 years of solitary confinement to a swift conclusion.

Irish Senator and former presidential candidate David Norris is undergoing treatment for "serious" cancer.

Sorry, no chance. Change the record ffs.

Ray Price is back in hospital again, after a brief period of convalescence at home. He has kidney stones, a side affect of a side affect of the treatment for his illness.

Regular DDP pick Anthea Turner has seperated from her husband, after she found out about his relationship with a much younger woman. ?

Sonny Rollins is struggling with respiratory problems, according to his website.

I think it would be fair to say that I didn't put my heart and soul in to selecting an all-conquering team for this year. I'll be back in 2014 with a winning entry, I'm sure of it.

RIP Rory Morrison, newsreader on Radio 4

Jake Lamotta, after becoming trapped in a walk-in freezer.

Argentinian footballer sent off for throwing dog.

Life coach radio hosts commit suicide together. Their show was called "The Pursuit of Happiness".

Oooh. I must be close to catching DDT on most hits, which I find remarkable really, are you sure you didn't count my hits twice or something? When I saw you'd posted it this thread, I was hoping you were going to announce Bairbre De Brun had died. You can have the hits title, OoO, but I'm keeping the points record if that's OK.

Chen Shui Bian, serving twenty years for corruption, has had a suicide attempt thwarted by prison guards.

Father Greeley recovered from his tangle with a taxi and survived for another four years, before expiring this morning.

Aretha Franklin has cancelled shows and is going to take a few weeks off, due to an undisclosed ailment.

King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia has been clincally dead since Wednesday, according to the Iranian Press.

Ray Price has been in hospital with dehydration, caused by his radiotherapy treatment. I still think he's a good DDP pick for this year.

"Chef to the stars" Miki Nozawa, beaten to death by two customers, following an argument about the alleged poor quality of his beef noodles.

Hmm. I've been letting my mind drift recently and have been spending a lot of time exploring an imaginary island. This leads me wonder why I am there and not here? Sorry, just thinking out loud.

The National Enquirer give Michael York the "brave last days" treatment. http://www.nationalenquirer.com/celebrity/grave-fears-michael-york

I think this thread has run its course now.

Perennially intoxicated parochial recidivist Alvin Cote, 59. Apparently much loved in his native Saskatoon, where he was arrested 843 times for drunkenness. Cote was the subject of a more in depth article in Saskatoon's Star Pheonix newspaper only a couple of months ago.

I think it could have been worse, Graham "I honestly thought she was 16, Officer" Rix was seen hanging around last week. Fast forward seven years and with David Moyes replacing Sir Alex, Paul Tisdale is now the League's third longest serving manager. Tony Pulis has been in charge of Stoke for only a few days longer than Tisdale has at Exeter, with Arsene Wenger a mere ten years in front of everybody else.