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    FIFA World Cup Players

    Cortes died in 2000, Ochoa in 2004, Jae-Sung in 2015. Can't find the death details for Bravo but he is deceased. Souto is also deceased but no date known. However a number of Twitter posts refer to him in the past tense. I do believe I posted it here at DL
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    Presenters

    The family have confirmed it, adding that she died of motor neurone disease
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    FIFA World Cup Players

    The 1954 list dwindles ever further: Mexico's Alfredo Torres dies, aged 87. https://www.infobae.com/america/mexico/2022/11/11/quien-era-el-pistache-torres-leyenda-del-atlas-que-se-nego-a-morir-hasta-verlo-campeon/
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    Leslie Phillips

    Sir Nicholas Winton?
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    The Chequered Flag

    A friend of mine. Simon was an absolutely super bloke, universally loved in the sport (not an easy feat to achieve) and will be greatly missed. He had a heart attack over three weeks ago, before complications set in, leading to a number of strokes and no chance of recovery to a quality life.
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    UK Singles Chart

    Half of Milli Vanilli is already long dead. Unless you mean the Real Milli Vanilli but they also have a faller.
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    FIFA World Cup Players

    Carlo Galli, one of the 13 known survivors from the 1954 World Cup, has died https://www.lanazione.it/montecatini/cronaca/carlo-galli-calciatore-1.8260654 Italy still have Gino Pivatelli remaining, he's 90 in March.
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    Bill Treacher

    Cecilia is Iain. Thankfully banned from posting on here. The Queen Elizabeth thread would be at 300 pages if Iain was still on this site.
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    Dying Off The Radar

    Doing my first round of culls for DDP 2023. Taken off some people that are ill, but not quite ill enough. Discovered two that are now dead, one being Scottish artist Gordon Shaw, but the other being James Jones, mentioned in the DL Cup and Twisted DL death pools. Died in June, listed here as Rod Jones - https://www.pressreader.com/uk/the-gazette/20220615/281526524716544
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    Oldest Living football league players

    Okay, on the front page, I present the list of players born pre-1st January 1933 (as far as I can make out) The list stands at around 200, but I've added three more years and I'm sure some will be whittled down in due course through further sleuthing. Some very famous names there, including Welsh legend Terry Medwin, former England international Colin McDonald, Welsh stalwart Des Palmer, cricket legend Mickey Stewart and former QPR manager Gordon Jago MBE. Some fallers just before the end; Aldershot and Dunfermline player Bob Gilchrist died in 2013: GILCHRIST, ROBERT COOK 1932 GRO Reference: DOR Q3/2013 in BLACKPOOL (581-1A) Entry Number 508868560 Ron Floyd, Coventry born, ex-Crewe and West Brom player, died in 2020 - FLOYD, RONALD CHARLES 1932 GRO Reference: DOR Q1/2020 in COVENTRY (063-1A) Entry Number 520077261 and Ron Appleton, Workington right-winger, died in 2012; APPLETON, RONALD 1932 GRO Reference: DOR Q4/2012 in CUMBRIA (387-1J) Entry Number 507464304
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    Gunsmoke

    That's a shame. I remember him from his role in the film Bandolero!
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    Spammers (Spawn of The Devil) - Please Post Here

    I may be in the minority here, but it really doesn't bother me in the slightest. I press the little bell thing at the top and.move on with my day.
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    Oldest Living football league players

    Finally in the home stretch now - only GRO to check and the 1930, 1931 and 1932 births will be on there. Should have this done by Saturday latest; just 45 to check now. GRO has confirmed that Don May, ex-Bury, died in 2015. MAY, DONALD IVOR 1931 GRO Reference: DOR Q1/2015 in TELFORD AND WREKIN (716-1A) Entry Number 511604048
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    Businesspeople, Investors, CEO's

    Apologies if it's been posted already but a search suggests not: Peter de Savary, businesman, yachtsman and former Millwall FC chairman, has died. https://www.thecaterer.com/news/peter-de-savary-dies
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    The Chequered Flag

    Mauro Forghieri, one of the greatest designers in racing history has died; https://www.motors-addict.com/en/article/scuderia-ferrari/legendary-ferrari-designer-mauro-forghieri-dies-aged-87/63624336887b4f00080c9dcd?utm_campaign=rss
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    Ideas and possibilities for 2023

    Not any more; https://www.motors-addict.com/en/article/scuderia-ferrari/legendary-ferrari-designer-mauro-forghieri-dies-aged-87/63624336887b4f00080c9dcd?utm_campaign=rss
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    Oldest Living football league players

    @michael featherstone, when you next update Hugman's can you please update: Barry Mansell d. July 2008, Portsmouth Robert Odell d. 2017, Isle of Wight Ray Hudson d. 15 Jul 1993, Leominster All ex-Reading FC players Now, back to the 1932 lists. @Ulitzer95, this one's a bit fuzzy, but I do think it's our man. Tommy Heenan, born in Scotland, played for Bradford Park Avenue. Very few Thomas Heenan's (with no middle name) were born in 1932 - none in England or Wales and none in Ireland. Therefore, I am reasonably confident this is our man. Emigrates to New Zealand: Name Thomas Heenan Age 33 Immigration Date 2 Sep 1965 Immigration Place Auckland, New Zealand Departure Date 1965 Departure Place Southampton Birth Year (Estimated) 1932 Event Type Immigration Arrival Port Auckland (other ports also listed) Departure Port Southampton Ship Name Ellinis and then dies there in 1987 with that birth date being identical. There's not that much to link a Scot going to New Zealand but I think it is the same due to the lack of other possibilties. PS Les Barrell also moved to New Zealand, in 1963. So that's another for overseas and not GRO. Name Thomas Heenan Death or Burial Place Naenae, Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand Death or Burial Longitude 174.9572993 Death or Burial Latitude -41.195839 Cemetery Taita Cemetery Death Date 21 Jun 1987 Birth Date 16 Jun 1932
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    Oldest Living football league players

    Jim Cairney: Hugman's No confirmation re. death but moved to Canada in 1960 - it's definitely him by the clue given by occupation! The trail goes cold thereafter, but this is not one chap to check on GRO. Name James Cairney Sex Male Age 29 Travel Place MONTREAL, CANADA Arrival Place CANADA Departure Date 15 Apr 1960 Departure Place Scotland, United Kingdom Departure Place (Original) Scotland Birth Date 13 Jul 1931 Marital Status Single Occupation PROF SOCCER PLAYER Owner Name Canadian Pacific S S Coy Event Type Emigration Arrival Port MONTREAL Departure Port GREENOCK Ship Name EMPRESS OF ENGLAND
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    Oldest Living football league players

    I think the rest of them are kosher though. Ellaway's mentioned here https://grecianarchive.exeter.ac.uk/items/show/1533 with am extra obit.
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    Oldest Living football league players

    Well, given this, very sceptical! https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/19985840.fa-amateur-cup-winner-crook-town-marks-90th-birthday/ Added back on and apologies. You'd for think a family member would know what they're doing
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    Time Added

    Stan McManus, former Southport and Bury player, died just shy of his 90th birthday earlier this month; https://www.southportfootballclub.co.uk/stan-mcmanus-1932-2022/ Although in Carlisle, he's remembered for a lot more as this report confirms - https://www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/23043996.a-truly-beautiful-human-being---carlisles-stan-mcmanus/ As an entertainer and actor.
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    Oldest Living football league players

    Okay, here's the graduates of 1932 scrubbed out - for Hugmans/Wiki (where appropriate) Joe Tyrrell - Joseph James Tyrrell from tree Full McNamara-Abrahamson Tree Record information. Birth Jan 1932 London, London, England Marriage Apr 1955 Yorkshire, England Residence 2003 Folkestone, Kent, England Death 1 Mar 2014 Folkestone, Kent, England Terrie Knight - Terrie George Knight from tree Knight Goddard Tree v4 Record information. Birth 1 Feb 1932 University, Hillsborough, Florida, USA Residence 1951 Alton, Hampshire, England Marriage 1 Jun 1957 Upper Farringdon, Hampshire, England Death 23 Apr 2021 Alton, Madison, Illinois, USA Ray Snowball - raymond snowball from tree snowball Family Tree Record information. Birth 16 Mar 1932 York, Yorkshire, England Marriage Sep 1957 York, Yorkshire, England Death 2007 York, Yorkshire, England Tommy Bisset - Thomas Alexander Bisset from tree Yarnley Family Tree Record information. Birth 21 Mar 1932 Croydon Death 2011 Dumfries, Dumfries-shire, Scotland Mick Fazackerley - Michael Alexander Fazackerley from tree Commons*/ Jolly *^/Airey** Record information. Birth 8 Apr 1932 Manchester, Lancashire, England Marriage Jan 1953 Manchester, Lancashire, England Residence 1968 New South Wales, Australia Death 21 Feb 2008 New South Wales, Australia Ken Chapman Kenneth Arthur Chapman from tree Chapman Family Tree Record information. Birth 25 Apr 1932 Coventry, Warwickshire, England Marriage Mar 1954 Crewe, Cheshire, England Residence 2004 Daventry, Northamptonshire, England Death 22 May 2019 Daventry, Northamptonshire, England Alan Herron Alan Herron from tree Greta Herron Family Tree Record information. Birth 6 Oct 1932 Northumberland, England Marriage 1953 Blackburn, Lancashire, England Residence 1960 England Death 4 Oct 2013 Clay, Arkansas, USA Bill Ellaway: William John Ellaway from tree Ellaway Family Tree Record information. Birth Oct 1932 Crediton, Devon, England Marriage Jul 1958 Central, Renfrewshire, Scotland Death 22 Apr 2022 Exeter, Devon, England Robert Baldridge Robert William Baldridge from tree Stephenson Family Tree Record information. Birth 26 Nov 1932 Sunderland, Durham, England Marriage 1959 Sunderland, Durham, England Residence 2003 Sunderland, Durham, England Death 2014 Sunderland, Durham, England Robert Moore: Robert Moore from tree Moore Family Tree Record information. Birth 14 Dec 1931 Doncaster, Yorkshire, England Marriage Oct 1965 Scarborough, Yorkshire, England Death 18 Feb 2014 Scarborough, Yorkshire, England John Hyatt: john william hyatt from tree hyatt Family Tree Record information. Birth 20 Dec 1932 England Death 18 Oct 1998 Isle of Wight, England and finally: Denis Smith Denis Noel Smith from tree Collins & associated families Record information. Birth 23 Dec 1932 Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England Marriage Apr 1955 Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England Residence Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England Death 10 Nov 2004 Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England
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    Oldest Living football league players

    I don't know if anyone from Hugman's checks this (or people can send this to them but the following 1931 births are also off the list. I think a few of these are on Wikipedia too @Ulitzer95 Douglas Taylor from tree Britton Record information. Birth 20 Apr 1931 Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England Residence 1939 Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England Death Sep 2001 Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England William Tolson from tree Gwen24 Record information. Birth 29 Mar 1931 Rochdale, Lancashire, England No publicly available family members 44698 People2 Records2 Sources Contact Tree Owner William Tolson from tree Robinson Family Tree Record information. Birth 1931 England Death 17 Mar 2014 Armadale, Victoria, Australia Record information. Father Thomas Tolson Mother Mary Hannah Baalam Spouse Patricia Shirley Martin (1933-2021) Fred Sutcliffe from tree paul margrave Record information. Birth 29 May 1931 Pontefract, Yorkshire, England Residence 1939 Riding, Northumberland, England Marriage Jul 1954 Cheshire, England Death Jan 1972 Chester, Cheshire, England Record information. Father Ernest Sutcliffe (1881-1964) Record information. Mother edith annie bastow (1893-1964) William McLean William McLean from tree McLean Family Tree Record information. Birth 14 Aug 1931 Liverpool, Lancashire, England Death 19 Aug 1984 Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Record information. Father Thomas McLean Spouse Louisa Fairhurst David Williams from tree Lindsay Williams Paternal Family Tree Record information. Birth 7 Oct 1931 Sheffield, Yorkshire, England Marriage 15 Sep 1955 England Residence Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Death 2 Mar 2012 Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Record information. Father David Williams (1903-1961) Record information. Mother Ethel Taylor (1906-1971) John Summers Davidson from tree Marshall Family Tree Record information. Birth 6 Nov 1931 Scotland Marriage Mar 1956 Walsall, Staffordshire, England Residence 1993 Pacifica, San Mateo, California, USA Death 30 Aug 2016 Martinez, Contra Costa, California, USA
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    Jerry Lee Lewis

    She also mentions he is at home, not in hospital.
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    Oldest Living football league players

    Three 1930 births struck off the new list before it goes live: John Durkin, ex-Gillingham, who is listed as still being alive on Hugman's footballers, died just shy of 40 years ago: John Durkin found in 25 trees John Durkin from tree Russell Family Tree Record information. Birth 18 Apr 1930 Hill of Beath, Fife, Scotland Death 3 Jul 1983 Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Ray Williams, ex-Tranmere, died in South Africa (date unknown) William Raymond Williams from tree Glyn-Cuthbert Family Tree Record information. Birth 30 Dec 1930 Merseyside, Cheshire, England Residence 1939 Cheshire, England Marriage 1958 Cheshire, England Death South Africa Record information. Father William D Williams (Born 1901) Record information. Mother Gwendoline Owens (Born 1907) Meanwhile Billy Pye, also alive on Hugman's (ex-Stockport), died in 2010: William Pye 1930–2010 BIRTH 8 NOV 1930 DEATH 8 FEB 2010
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