Octopus of Odstock

Andre Grobety, who played in two World Cups - 1962 and 1966 for Switzerland, is, as the article says, nicht mehr - http://www.nzz.ch/aktuell/sport/fussball/andre-grobety-ist-nicht-mehr-1.18123467

Muzza's battle against cancer is going well - http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/formulaone/article-2378478/EXCLUSIVE-Legendary-F1-commentator-Murray-Walker-told-does-require-chemotherapy.html

Indeed, Santos is a sad death. I'll see if I tweak some stuff to update the list. Meanwhile, of very slightly more recent vintage, Luis Ubinas, who played for Uruguay in 1966 & 1970 and was a key player in their relatively successful performances at both events, has died - http://spanish.people.com.cn/31615/8331196.html

Don't forget that he was the voice of Raymond Briggs' Father Christmas. That and he also did a Christmas song IIRC with Kim Wilde

and for a haircut and another lengthy interview . I don't think he's going to go just yet - http://www.latimes.com/features/books/jacketcopy/la-et-jc-harlan-ellison-gets-a-haircut-20130716,0,5495450.story

Although he's no longer in the public eye, Dickie seems to have his marbles about him and is clearly aware of current affairs - http://www.thisisleicestershire.co.uk/Screen-legend-passionate-City-Culture-bid/story-19374978-detail/story.html#axzz2ZFRTRTBn I wonder if he's just moved in because he's old and wants to be with his wife, rather than anything specific illness.

Back at the White House and the last photo has all the living Presidents together. Clinton looks fine, as does Carter. Bush is ailing, but I don't think he's on death's door yet. http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/george-h-w-bush-heads-white-house-ceremony-volunteerism-article-1.1398798

Jade Goody - The Opera on its way soon - http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/tv/5016422/jade-goody-life-story-opera.html

List of the Missed; Does the following count as a valid obit? Theo Bos - http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11923/8643535/Midfielder-Theo-Janssen-considers-his-future-with-Vitesse-Arnhem

Theres one in the Independent today

I go back to the 1982 world cup, but 1986 and 1994 are my favourite tournaments, 2006 was decent too.

Again, if someone clever can do the necessary and tidy it all up, I'd be very appreciative. EDIT - Thanks Death Impends, copied layout again so I can update re. Santos etc. 66 playing survivors (as far as we know)

1954 survivors (including non-playing members of the squad) Brazil No......Pos......Player..................DoB/Age........................................................Caps.......Club 19......4FW....Índio....................(1931-03-01)1 March 1931 (aged 23).............0...........Flamengo Yugoslavia No......Pos......Player..................DoB/Age........................................................Caps.......Club 21......4FW...Todor Veselinović...(1930-10-22)22 October 1930 (aged 23)......2...........Vojvodina Novi Sad France No......Pos......Player...........................DoB/Age........................................................Caps.......Club 1........1GK.....François Remetter.......(1928-08-08)8 August 1928 (aged 25)..........4..............FC Metz 8........3MF.....Guillaume Bieganski....(1932-11-03)3 November 1932 (aged 21)......1.............Lille OSC 18......4FW...Raymond Kopa.............(1931-10-13)13 October 1931 (aged 22).......13..........Stade de Reims 20......4FW...Ernest Schultz...............(1931-01-29)29 January 1931 (aged 23).......0............Olympique de Lyon Mexico No......Pos......Player.....................DoB/Age........................................................Caps.......Club 1........1GK.....Antonio Carbajal....(1929-06-07)7 June 1929 (aged 25)..............11...........FC León 7........4FW....Alfredo Torres.........(1931-05-31)31 May 1931 (aged 23)............3.............Atlas 9........4FW....José Luis Lamadrid.(1930-07-03)3 July 1930 (aged 23)..............5.............Necaxa 10......4FW....Tomás Balcázar.......(1931-12-21)21 December 1931 (aged 22)..9.............CD Guadalajara 13......2DF.....Sergio Bravo...........(1927-11-27)27 November 1927 (aged 26)...6.............FC León 16......3MF.....Pedro Nájera...........(1929-02-03)3 February 1929 (aged 25)......0............Club América 17......4FW....Carlos Septién.........(1923-01-18)18 January 1923 (aged 31).....11...........CD Tampico 22......4FW....Ranulfo Cortés........DOB unknown................................................0............CD Oro Hungary No......Pos......Player...................DoB/Age........................................................Caps.......Club 7........4FW.....József Tóth...........(1929-05-16)16 May 1929 (aged 25)............2............Csepeli Vasas West Germany No......Pos......Player..................DoB/Age........................................................Caps.......Club 6........3MF......Horst Eckel..........(1932-02-08)8 February 1932 (aged 22)......8.............1. FC Kaiserslautern 20......4FW.....Hans Schäfer.......(1927-10-19)19 October 1927 (aged 26)......5.............1. FC Köln Turkey No......Pos......Player...................DoB/Age........................................................Caps.......Club 2.......2DF......Rıdvan Bolatlı........(1928-12-02)2 December 1928 (aged 25).....2............MKE Ankaragücü SK 7.......4FW.....Erol Keskin...........(1927-03-02)2 March 1927 (aged 27)............1............Adalet SK Istanbul 10.....4FW.....Burhan Sargun.....(1929-02-11)11 February 1929 (aged 25).....5............Fenerbahçe SK 12.....1GK.....Şükrü Ersoy..........(1934-01-14)14 January 1934 (aged 20).......3............Vefa SK 13.....2DF......Bülent Eken..........(1923-01-26)26 January 1923 (aged 31)......11...........Galatasaray S.K. 15.....3MF.....Mehmet Dinçer......(1933-02-20)20 February 1933 (aged 21).....0...........Fenerbahçe SK 17.....2DF.....Naci Erdem............(1931-01-28)28 January 1931 (aged 23).......0...........Fenerbahçe SK 18.....2DF.....Kaçmaz Akgün.......(1935-02-19)19 February 1935 (aged 19).....1..........MKE Ankaragücü SK 22.....4FW....Coşkun Taş............(1935-04-23)23 April 1935 (aged 19)............2..........MKE Ankaragücü SK Korea Republic No......Pos......Player...................DoB/Age........................................................Caps.......Club 3.......2DF.......Park Jae-Seung....(1923-04-01)1 April 1923 (aged 31).............0.............Seoul Army Club Uruguay No......Pos......Player...................DoB/Age........................................................Caps.......Club 2........2DF.....José Santamaría...(1929-07-31)31 July 1929 (aged 24)............3.............Nacional 6........3MF....Roberto Leopardi...(1933-07-19)19 July 1933 (aged 20)............3.............Nacional 13......2DF....Mirto Davoine.........(1933-02-13)13 February 1933 (aged 21)....1............Peñarol 15......3MF....Urbano Rivera........(1926-04-01)1 April 1926 (aged 28)..............8...........Danubio 18......4FW...Rafael Souto..........(1930-10-24)24 October 1930 (aged 23).......4...........Nacional 20......4FW...Omar Méndez.........(1934-08-07)7 August 1934 (aged 19)..........3...........Nacional Austria No......Pos......Player...................DoB/Age........................................................Caps.......Club 9........4FW....Theodor Wagner...(1927-08-06)6 August 1927 (aged 26)..........28...........Wacker Wien 11......4FW....Alfred Körner.........(1926-02-14)14 February 1926 (aged 28).....0............Rapid Wien 12......3MF.....Karl Stotz..............(1927-03-27)27 March 1927 (aged 27)..........10..........Austria Wien 13......3MF.....Walter Kollmann....(1932-06-17)17 June 1932 (aged 21)............3...........Wacker Wien 17.....3MF.....Alfred Teinitzer........(1929-07-29)29 July 1929 (aged 24).............0...........Linzer ASK Czechoslovakia No......Pos......Player.......................DoB/Age........................................................Caps.......Club 15.....4FW.....Ladislav Kačáni.........(1931-04-01)1 April 1931 (aged 23)..............7............CH Bratislava 16.....3MF......Zdeněk Procházka....(1928-01-12)12 January 1928 (aged 26)......1.............Spartak Praha Sokolovo 17.....4FW.....Tadeáš Kraus............(1932-10-22)22 October 1932 (aged 21)......5............Křídla vlasti Olomouc 20.....4FW.....Kazimír Gajdoš..........(1934-03-28)28 March 1934 (aged 20).........0............Tatran Prešov Scotland No......Pos......Player.......................DoB/Age........................................................Caps.......Club 3.......2DF.....Jock Aird.....................(1926-02-18)18 February 1926 (aged 28)....2.............Burnley 5.......2DF.....Tommy Docherty.........(1928-08-24)24 August 1928 (aged 25)........5.............Preston North End 7.......3MF.....Doug Cowie................(1926-05-01)1 May 1926 (aged 28)..............6.............Dundee 8.......4FW....John Mackenzie..........(1925-09-04)4 September 1925 (aged 28)...4.............Partick Thistle 17.....3MF.....David Mathers*...........(1931-10-25)25 October 1931 (aged 22).....1.............Partick Thistle 19.....4FW....Jimmy Binning*............(1927-07-25)25 July 1927 (aged 26)............0............Queen of the South 21.....4FW....Ernie Copland*............(1927-04-15)15 April 1927 (aged 27)...........0............Raith Rovers 22.....4FW....Ian McMillan*...............(1931-03-18)18 March 1931 (aged 23)........3............Airdrieonians Only 13 members of the squad actually travelled to Switzerland for the 1954 tournament., Mathers, Binning, Copland and McMillan were not required to travel and stayed at home on reserve.England No......Pos......Player.......................DoB/Age........................................................Caps.......Club 8.......4FW.....Ivor Broadis..............(1922-12-18)18 December 1922 (aged 31)...11...........Newcastle United 12.....1GK.....Ted Burgin................(1927-04-29)29 April 1927 (aged 27)............0............Sheffield United 16.....3MF.....Albert Quixall.............(1933-08-09)9 August 1933 (aged 20)..........3...........Sheffield Wednesday 22.....4FW....Harry Hooper*...........(1933-06-14)14 June 1933 (aged 21)............0...........West Ham United Only 17 of the 22 official squad members actually travelled to Switzerland for the 1954 tournament. Harry Hooper was on reserve status and remained at home awaiting a call if the need arose. It did notSwitzerland No......Pos......Player.......................DoB/Age........................................................Caps.......Club 1.......1GK......Walter Eich...............(1925-05-27)27 May 1925 (aged 29).............0.............Young Boys Bern 2.......1GK......Eugene Parlier.........(1930-12-05)5 December 1930 (aged 23)......0.............Servette FC 12.....3MF.....Gilbert Fesselet.........(1928-04-16)16 April 1928 (aged 26).............0.............FC La Chaux-de-Fonds 13.....3MF.....Ivo Frosio..................(1930-04-27)27 April 1930 (aged 24).............0.............Grasshopper-Club Zürich 19....4FW.....Marcel Mauron..........(1929-03-25)25 March 1929 (aged 25)...........0............FC La Chaux-de-Fonds 22....4FW.....Roger Vonlanthen.....(1929-02-13)13 February 1929 (aged 25)......0............Grasshopper-Club Zürich Italy No......Pos......Player.......................DoB/Age........................................................Caps.......Club 8........4FW....Egisto Pandolfini.......(1926-02-19)19 February 1926 (aged 28)....14............Roma 9........4FW....Carlo Galli.................(1931-03-06)6 March 1931 (aged 23)...........2.............Roma 13......2DF....Ardico Magnini...........(1928-10-21)21 October 1928 (aged 25)......4.............Fiorentina 18......3MF....Gino Pivatelli.............(1933-03-27)27 March 1933 (aged 21)..........0............Bologna 19......4FW...Giampiero Boniperti..(1928-07-04)4 July 1928 (aged 25)................22..........Juventus Belgium No......Pos......Player..........................DoB/Age........................................................Caps.......Club 4........2DF......Constant Huysmans...(1928-10-11)11 October 1928 (aged 25).......5..............Royal Beerschot AC 13.....2DF.......Henri Dirickx................(1927-07-07)7 July 1927 (aged 26)..............13............Union St. Gilloise 14.....3MF......Robert Van Kerkhoven.(1924-10-01)1 October 1924 (aged 29).......5..............Daring Club 69 survivors

Omar Sharif. A list. Starred in Doctor Zhivago and Laurence of Arabia (doesn't say biggest grossing), was a good looking man and also well known for saying "Hello, Gorgeous" in one of his films and smoked for a good 35 years before quitting in 1994 after a heart-attack. All those cigarettes catch up eventually.

July 16th 7am. Think itll be a girl.

Yep, it's not looking good - "Highly malignant" brain cancer - http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/blog/eye-on-baseball/22722019/darren-daulton-diagnosed-with-highly-malignant-brain-cancer

Hanif Mohammad, former Pakistani batsman has liver cancer, but an operation seems to have given his chances of survival a boost. http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/650255.html

Parfitt has cancer. That's Rick Parfitt's wife, Lyndsay. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2347745/Did-IVF-Quo-stars-wife-cancer-Lyndsay-Parfitt-speaks-fear-tumours-discovered.html

Former Bishop of Coventry from 1998-2008, Right Rev. Colin Bennetts, has died. http://www.coventryobserver.co.uk/2013/07/12/news-bishop-of-Coventry-dead-dies-brain-tumour-Collin-bennetts-77645.html

Good pick, Spade. I considered him, but ruled him out mainly on age grounds, but also I had a tiny concern about an obit, which of course, was folly. Boy, have I learnt my lesson about notability this year.

Anna Gone der...... Der der der dum dum dum

Not dead yet, but seriously struggling, Le Mans and sportscar legend, Jean-Pierre Jassaud. A few weeks ago, he went in for a heart-operation, and complications have since set in. He is now seriously ill. http://www.ouest-france.fr/actu/actuLocale_-24-heures-du-Mans.-Victime-d-un-malaise-Jean-Pierre-Jaussaud-hospitalise_40780-2204145------14118-aud_actu.Htm (link is regarding when he first became ill)

Willi Bergmeister, who was excellent in touring cars for most of the 70's and 80's has died. http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/108691

Health failing apparently http://japandailypress.com/former-fukushima-nuclear-plant-chiefs-testimony-siezed-by-criminal-prosecutors-0422651 Yoshida has died but wasnt on Spades top challengers list of picks. I find that astonishing.

Joe Conley, of "The Waltons" fame who played shopkeeper Ike Godsey, for the entire run, has died. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/waltons-actor-joe-conley-dies-581742If you don't recognise the name, you should know the face.