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    The Fringes Of Fame/family Of The Famous

    The BBC report mentions that Ron is now disabled. (Not through the shooting but was already disabled). So losing a wife and son can't help any.
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    Oldest Living football league players

    Edited and put Lavery in. However, Mick Nagy (b. 1929) died as long ago as 1970, so he's been removed.
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    FIFA World Cup Players

    And this is the thing with ex footballers and racing drivers. Sometimes the announcement never comes and you find out the hard way they've gone. I recently discovered a F1 racing car designer died 7 years ago and no one announced it. Sad news about Bob VK. Think he was the last survivor of the 54 team.
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    Oldest Living football league players

    SC, you make very good points actually. With Lavery, I'm going on intuition but who would've thought Simpson was still alive. I think I'll take your advice and put him in some kind of symbol to denote thst he probably is dead but can't be sure.
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    Oldest Living football league players

    Due to this news - https://www.dundalkfc.com/paddy-durkan-r-i-p/, this rules out the below still being alive. (There was a tentative 2008 death date for him anyway) John Lavery 24/11/1919 Bradford City, halifax, Dundalk
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    Nicholas Parsons

    96 today, shares his birthday with Murray Walker.
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    Oldest Living football league players

    One of the aims of this list was that early on when U95 put the original list together, there was surprise that such a large age gap could exist between Smith and the next contender. I'm pleased that, already, we have someone who wasn't on any of the official lists now in 2nd place. And who knows, he may not be 2nd, there may yet be others to be found.
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    Grange Hill

    Got to agree with this. Pretty much excellent in any role I ever saw her in.
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    Time Added

    Nuttall died as long ago as 1963 - http://hugmansfootballers.com/player/14751 A more recent death is Reading's Len Vallard who died on the 12th September - https://www.readingfcformerplayers.co.uk/news/152/Len_Vallard
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    Time Added

    In the final stages of the oldest football league players search. Two who are alive - both in care homes - have had articles about them lately: Jack Butchart - Dundee United - https://balhousiecare.co.uk/news/dundee-uniteds-oldest-living-player-and-the-clubs-youngest-ever-player-meet-for-96th-birthday-treat/ Frank O'Farrell - West Ham - https://kumb.com/story.php?id=133874
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    The Chequered Flag

    Two suggestions for the price of one here; https://racer.com/2019/09/13/wtrs-angelelli-recovering-after-cancer-treatment/?fbclid=IwAR2Vp7K0xw-4zonoW1g1fpRalgND6f2llHoM34TlL0AnMBVZBnjBql3bsUg Max Angelelli and Brian Till.
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    Stirling Moss

    Lady Susie has thanked well wishers for the messages etc to SCM. In other words Sir SCM is not well enough to make a statement himself. This is a report on both the Daily Mail and iol. Za on his health but I wonder if there is more to it than this. https://www.iol.co.za/motoring/f1-grand-prix/racing-legend-sir-stirling-moss-fighting-on-as-he-turns-90-33120989
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    Foreign Personalities, From Stage, Screen, Politics And Life

    Also mentioned in The Chequered Flag thread as a possibility by me three years ago as for me, his most important role was that of racing car designer. He certainly was a remarkable man.
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    Time Added

    Research for the oldest footballers is going well. Just checking off the names now. One definitely alive is Roy Killin, but he has bladder cancer. https://oshawaexpress.ca/a-life-worthy-of-reflection/
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    Sean Connery

    Having not seen Jason Connery since the 1980's, I'm more shocked by his appearance than his father's.
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    Time Added

    Progress recently has been made on the oldest footballers again - 19 clubs to go before people are rechecked again via three sources but I have found this nugget - https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/sport/football/news/huddersfield-town-players-now-16413265 which rules out Graham Bailey as living (22/3/20) but confirms Albert Bateman 13/6/1924 as still alive.
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    FIFA World Cup Players

    Jose Luis Brown, scorer of one of the goals in the 1986 World Cup final for Argentina has died. He was only 62 and suffered with dementia. A regular header of the ball too... https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.dailystar.co.uk/news/world-news/797939/breaking-jose-luis-brown-dead-diego-maradona-argentina-world-cup-1986/amp
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    Golf: The 19th Hole

    You're right. English GB was 1983
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    Golf: The 19th Hole

    I think the Ryder Cup Gordon Brand is different. He was English, this guy Scottish. Could be wrong tho.
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    The Chequered Flag

    Drivers who are poorly or have an illness of some sort: Bondurant, Campbell - Jones (dementia or similar age related issues) Ashmore, von Rooyen (cancer) Tambay, Laffite, W Fittipaldi (Parkinson's) Cabral and Edwards have age-related issues. I'm sure there is a few more but I can't remember currently. Obit chances of the non-Parkinson's trio? Probably only Bondurant, maybe.
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    Murray Walker

    We don't see Murray as much as we used to. He wasn't at Goodwood or Silverstone this year whereas he would normally make at least one event. But he Is still out and about and travelling fair distances from his home https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/opinion/f1/murray-walker-royal-automobile-club-talk-show I would hope he's got a good few years yet but is getting noticeably frailer (albeit doing okay as he is nearly 96)
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    Stirling Moss

    Of course, SCM is as strong as an ox as proved by surviving numerous scrapes in times of yore, but unfortunately he does need to stay on the list I think.
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    Stirling Moss

    Msc, It's the same illness for SCM that ruled him out of public life. Sadly he is too poorly at the moment. I can't say too much more than that out of respect.
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    FIFA World Cup Players

    Well to be totally honest, I was doing very well until May when I was commissioned to write a motor racing book. So it's come to a bit of a standstill but I still intend to complete it (oldest footballers) this year.
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    FIFA World Cup Players

    Just to say that apart from the aforementioned Sammy Chapman, one other 2019 non-playing squad member death is that of 1954 Swiss player Ivo Frosio back in April. Also found out Franz Swoboda of Austria died in 2017. Totals are IIRC 8 living from 1950 39 from 1954 77 from 1958
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