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Apologies if already posted but Raman Subba Row QO https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.bbc.com/sport/cricket/68847875.amp

Warwick Davis' wife, Sammy, who was also an actress herself, has died, aged just 53. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-68839035 EDIT She was also the daughter of another dwarf actor, Peter Burroughs.

Replaced by Stevenage's Steve Evans.

No, but this is - UK Yahoo

I don't think it's particularly fair to have, say, Variety as a standalone QO, because that's a website that covers a specific field of interest. It's like including Autosport.com or Cricinfo etc.

Although there is an argument this could be within the Time Added thread, to be fair there is 8,000,000 threads about music, so why not two about football. Some of those interested enough would have noticed my posts on early deaths of World Cup Players - but this is Deathlist and DDP ideas are wanted, I am sure and it is unlikely Emile Heskey, Paolo Wanchope and Philippe Lahm are going to be on many death pools. In time, I& will try and do all the pre-1962 surviving players, but for now, I will round up the 1950 players and pre-1938 - of which there is only one, Rene Llense, who is near 100 (EDIT Now dead). He was however a squad player who never played. Of the 1950 players, there are a maximum of 40 alive. However that World Cup saw a lot of South American teams, whose players are virtual unknowns, so the likelihood is that more Mexicans, Chilean, Bolivian and Paraguyan players are dead. 1954 and 1958 should be slightly more accurate. Some famous names on there though and some certainly worth a stab on the DDP. This will also be where other World Cup Players' deaths can be posted - and why not start as I mean to go on, with the death of Jan Zlocha, who played for the Czechoslovakian team in 1970 - 7 of their squad dead already. http://www.cas.sk/cl...ntant-cssr.html (IN Czech) Note the below is only who played, not squad members (like Llense); Switzerland||| Player ||||||||||||||||||||||||||DoB/Age -|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||Adolphe Hug|||||||||||||||(1923-09-23)23 September 1923 (aged 26) Yugoslavia||| Player||||||||||||||||||||||||||| DoB/Age 13||||||||||||||||||||||||Željko Čajkovski|||||||||(1925-05-05)5 May 1925 (aged 25) Mexico|||||||||||Player|||||||||||||||||||||||||||DoB/Age 1|||||||||||||||||||||||||Antonio Carbajal||||||(1929-06-07)7 June 1929 (aged 21) 16|||||||||||||||||||||Carlos Guevara|||||||||1930 8||||||||||||||||||||||||||Héctor Ortiz||||||||||||||||(1928-12-20)20 December 1928 (aged 21) 9||||||||||||||||||||||||||Mario Pérez||||||||||||||(1927-02-19)19 February 1927 (aged 23) 7|||||||||||||||||||||||||Carlos Septién||||||||||(1923-01-18)18 January 1923 (aged 27) England||||||Player|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||DoB/Age -|||||||||||||||||||||||Roy Bentley||||||||||||||||||||(1924-05-17)17 May 1924 (aged 26) Chile||||||||||||||Player|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||DoB/ Age -4|||||||||||||||||||||Manuel Álvarez Jiménez|||||||||||||(1928-05-23)23 May 1928 (aged 22) 2||||||||||||||||||||||Arturo Farías|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||(1927-11-01)1 November 1927 (aged 22) 15|||||||||||||||||||Carlos Ibáñez|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||(1931-11-30)30 November 1931 (aged 18) 8||||||||||||||||||||||Luis Mayanés|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||(1925-01-15)15 January 1925 (aged 25) 9|||||||||||||||||||||Manuel Muñoz|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||(1928-04-28)28 April 1928 (aged 22) 12|||||||||||||||||||Andrés Prieto|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||(1928-12-19)19 December 1928 (aged 21) 3|||||||||||||||||||||Fernando Roldán||||||||||||||||||||||||||||(1921-04-01)1 April 1921 (aged 29) USA|||||||||||||||Player|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||DoB/Age 6|||||||||||||||||||||Walter Bahr||||||||||||||||||(1927-04-01)1 April 1927 (aged 23) Sweden||||||Player|||||||||||||||||||||||||||DoB/Age 9|||||||||||||||||||||Karl-Erik Palmér||||||||(1929-04-17)17 April 1929 (aged 21) Italy||||||||||||||Player|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||DoB/Age 8|||||||||||||||||||Giampiero Boniperti||||||||(1928-07-04)4 July 1928 (aged 21) 14|||||||||||||||||Osvaldo Fattori||||||||||||||||(1922-06-22)22 June 1922 (aged 28) -2||||||||||||||||||Attilio Giovannini|||||||||||||(1924-07-30)30 July 1924 (aged 25) 17||||||||||||||||Egisto Pandolfini|||||||||||||||(1926-02-19)19 February 1926 (aged 24) Paraguay||||||||Player||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||DoB/Age 8|||||||||||||||||||||||||Atilio López||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||(1925-02-05)5 February 1925 (aged 25) 9|||||||||||||||||||||||||Darío Saguier||||||||||||||||||||||||||(1926-09-11)11 September 1926 (aged 23) Bolivia|||||||||||Player|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||DoB/Age -4|||||||||||||||||||||Antonio Greco||||||||||||||||(1923-09-17)17 September 1923 (aged 26) 24 survivors (who played a game) **Note this (being alive) is presumed in the case of 3 teams*** There's also only a few others who might be alive that were a squad member: Switzerland: Friedlander, Lusenti, Siegenthaler, Beerli, Gyger Yugoslavia: Zlatkovic Mexico: Cuburu, Cordoba, M Gutierrez Chile: Rojas Italy: Caprile Paraguay: Berni, Paredes, Canete, Cantero Bolivia: a lot of them but I think they've all gone

Dowson was utterly clueless. Wilkinson a big step up. I'll definitely have to take part in next season's pool.

In the fifteen years I've been here, I've started only eight topics about individuals. All eight - Ian Smith, Ray Bradbury, Bulent Ecevit, Patrick Allen, Phil Hill, Floyd Patterson, Alfredo Stroessner and Juan Antonio Samaranch are dead. Yay me! So, it's high time for number nine. The Duke of Kent. He looks like shite. Evidence provided. Link from Daily Express (sorry) shows how gaunt he is. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.express.co.uk/news/royal/1359308/Duke-of-Kent-title-prince-edward-son-George-Windsor-line-of-succession-EVG/amp I am sure this thread will reverberate with all your Duke of Kent stories and anecdotes! I think he should be picked for DL 2021. That is all.

A recent report on Eric Doughty confirms he is still very well, but also that he is Plymouth's 2nd oldest living player, behind someone (who for some reason) I had down as deceased - Neil Langman (WIki - Wiki More indepth guide) is still alive. So he's been added. Doughty posts However, it's not all good news. Former Watford player Dennis Maskell died last month, https://www.watfordfc.com/news/tribute-dennis-maskell-1933-2024 EDIT - actually died 20th January https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/memorials/death-notices/death/30595831.dennis-danny-maskell/

I've done this as a separate topic from the Time Added thread, because the Time Added thread is very catch-all, as a football thread will be. I can only go by the English Football League, as I don't have access to the Scottish records, but hopefully someone can copy and paste the Scottish only players for reference here. There are a number of people definitely alive and they come in the first set of information. Of those that I'm not certain of, there will definitely be some alive but there's no report recently on them to confirm that, or no general "oldest player" posts or snippets on the web. Barry Hugman's Footballers was the backup source for the list and basically it's been going through Google, BHF, UK and Ireland Family Records, Scottish Death Indexes and Probate searches to eliminate other possibilities. Some footballers I couldn't find death records for but when some clubs have gone "such and such is our oldest player" then it's made life easier. Here's the edited to include 1930-1932 births: First Name Surname DoB Clubs Google Other names Graham Bailey 22/03/1920 Huddersfield, Sheff Utd alive Thomas Graham Mike Kelly 30/11/1920 Crewe, Wolves x Michael John Eric Hampson 11/11/1921 Stoke, Stafford Rangers Australia? Syd Ward 26/11/1923 Bradford, Upton Colliery x John Taylor 24/06/1924 Bradford, Kilmarnock d. Canada? 1997 James Kelly 16/02/1925 Carlisle, Tottenham, Glenavon x James Patrick Ted Harding 05/04/1925 Crystal P, Coalville x Edward James Bill Mellor 29/06/1925 Accrington, Droyslden probably dead William Bill Parker 15/08/1925 Reading, Swindon, Exeter x Eryk Kubicki 18/08/1925 York, Polish Army x Eugeniusz Joe Lancaster 28/04/1926 Accrington, Manchester United alive Joseph Gerard Ray McKee 16/06/1926 Northampton, Finchley alive Raymond Trevor Eddie Lewis 21/06/1926 Leyton O x Trevor Hitchen 25/09/1926 Southport, Wigan, Oldham, Notts Cty, Wellington, Halifax alive Ken Williams 07/01/1927 York, Doncaster x Gordon Revel 19/09/1927 Mansfield alive in 2004 Gordon Harold Robert Williams 25/10/1927 Liverpool, Shrewsbury, Wrexham x Robert Raymond Bobby Godwin 03/02/1928 Swindon, Old Headlandians alive Robert Geoffrey Charles Campbell 27/02/1928 Oldham, Rutherglen Glencairn x Reg Chapman 14/06/1928 Crewe, Hereford x John Scott 18/07/1928 Leeds, Workington alive John Alfred Dick Taylor 21/08/1928 Southport, Everton alive Richard Marshall Bernard Kelly 21/08/1928 Brentford, Bath City d. 2007? Bernard Alexander Harry Jarvis 08/10/1928 Notts County, Worksop alive Alan Layton 27/11/1928 Barrow, Bolton Alive in 2012, Canada Cecil Steeds 11/01/1929 Bristol City, Bristol Rovers alive Harry Williams 24/02/1929 Swindon, Bury, West Ham, Man U x Henry George John Core 29/03/1929 Halifax alive Joe Harris 08/04/1929 Oldham, Blackburn x Ernie Bond 04/05/1929 Carlisle, Man Utd alive James Ernest Don Gibson 12/05/1929 Leyton O, Sheff W, Man U alive Thomas Richard Donald Ron Steel 03/06/1929 Darlington, Bishop Auckland x John Cook 26/06/1929 Bristol Rovers x John Albert Roy Killin 18/07/1929 Lincoln, Man U alive Harold Roy Terry Robinson 08/11/1929 Brentford, Northampton, England Amateur alive Johnny Langland 09/11/1929 hartlepool, Blyth, Chesterfield, Sunderland, Silksworth alive Tommy Banks 10/11/1929 Bolton, England alive Liam Coll 16/12/1929 Accrington probably dead William Sean Johnny Moffatt 22/12/1929 Brighton, Bellshill x John Black Ron Harbertson 23/12/1929 Lincoln, Darlington, Wrexham, Grimsby, Bradford, Brighton, Newcastle alive Jim Storey 30/12/1929 Darlington, Rochdale, Bournemouth, Newcastle, Exeter x Eric Marsden 03/01/1930 Crystal Palace, Southend, Winchester, Shrewsbury alive in 2020 Reg Pearce 12/01/1930 Peterborough, Sunderland, Luton alive Reginald Stanley Fred Higgins 21/01/1930 Crystal Palace GRO OKAY Frederick Thomas Albert Uytenboogaardt 05/03/1930 Charlton alive in RSA Albert George Cecil Law 10/03/1930 Derby, Bury GRO OKAY probably dead in RSA Cecil Richard Jack Hobbs 17/04/1930 Bournemouth, Swanage GRO OKAY John Eric Ray Woods 27/04/1930 Crystal Palace, Southend, Peterborough prob dead Len Edwards 30/05/1930 Crewe, Brighton, Sheff W, Wrexham GRO OKAY Leonard Owen Doug Fletcher 17/09/1930 Scunthorpe, Bury, Sheffield Weds, Darlington, Halifax Albert Childs 25/09/1930 Liverpool alive Albert Robert Allan Senior 29/09/1930 Halifax GRO OKAY Allan Gordon Colin McDonald 15/10/1930 Burnley and England alive Colin Agnew Eric Gill 03/11/1930 Brighton, Charlton alive Eric Norman Peter Higham 08/11/1930 Bolton, Doncaster, Nottm Forest, Preston, Portsmouth, Wigan alive Tommy Derbyshire 10/12/1930 Hartlepool, East Yorks Regiment Thomas L Robert Harrison 23/12/1930 Carlisle, Stockport, Mossley Bert Carberry 16/01/1931 Gillingham, Port Vale, Norwich, Exeter Robert Laurie Adams 14/02/1931 Watford Laurence Edward Arthur Tyrer 25/02/1931 Aldershot, Shrewsbury, Leeds Utd alive Arthur Spencer Matt Gemmell 10/03/1931 Portsmouth, Swindon Alex Bell 13/03/1931 Exeter, Grimsby, Partick Alexander Stewart Jimmy Thomson 17/03/1931 Southend, Raith alive Bridge of Allan c. 2017 James Donaldson Ralph Granville 23/04/1931 Clyde, Nottingham Forest, Gateshead alive in 2005 in Scotland? Anthony Ralph Dennis Churms 08/05/1931 Coventry, Exeter, Rotherham alive Dennis John Tommy Wilkinson 08/05/1931 Hartlepool, Blackhall Colliery David McDonald 09/05/1931 Crystal Palace, Dundee Violet David Anderson Joe Eaton 16/05/1931 Mansfield, Langwith BC GRO OKAY Joseph David Willie McInnes 20/05/1931 Southport, Accrington alive William Devlin 30/05/1931 Carlisle, Peterborough John Robert Eric Jones 23/06/1931 Accrington, Southport, Doncaster, Preston, Nottm Forest alive Brian Cripsey 26/06/1931 Hull City, Wrexham alive Brian Samuel Ron Stockin 27/06/1931 Cardiff, Grimsby, Walsall, Wolves alive Mick Cullen 31/07/1931 Derby, Grimsby, Luton, Scotland alive Michael Joseph David Hawkins 11/08/1931 Gillingham, Sheppey United GRO OKAY David John Ken Scott 13/08/1931 Derby, Mansfield Don Cowan 17/08/1931 Darlington GRO OKAY, alive 2021 Bill Finney 05/09/1931 Rochdale, Crewe, QPR, Birmingham, Stoke Charles William Thomas Billy Waters 19/09/1931 Millwall, Wrexham, Swansea, Southend, Stoke, Blackpool GRO OKAY, alive 2010 in wales William Anthony Des Palmer 23/09/1931 Swansea, Wales, Liverpool, Derby alive in Australia Desmond Frederick Charlie Calow 30/09/1931 Bradford PA, Cliftonville GRO OKAY/alive 2020 Charles John Herbert Brian Makepeace 06/10/1931 Doncaster alive Gerry Smyth 05/11/1931 Chester, Cardiff Bert Harris 21/11/1931 Everton, Tranmere, Southport alive Albert Edward Ken Jenkin 27/11/1931 Grimsby alive Noel Gilbert 25/12/1931 Norwich City alive Len Roe 11/01/1932 Brentford, Ruislip Manor alive in 2014 Maurice Leonard George Brown 12/01/1932 Crewe, Stenhousemuir Bill Leivers 29/01/1932 Doncaster, Manchester City, Chesterfield alive William Ernest Joe Sharman 02/02/1932 Derby, Gresley, Bradford alive (Joseph) Donald William John McTavish 02/02/1932 Manchester City John Robert Byron Davies 05/02/1932 Newport, Leeds alive in 2017 Jimmy Rolfe 08/02/1932 Crewe, Barrow, Chester, Liverpool alive in 2017 Pat Thompson 11/02/1932 Brighton, Topsham Patrick Alfred Neil Langman 21/02/1932 Plymouth, Colchester, Bath alive Bobby Seith 09/03/1932 Burnley, Dundee alive Dave Richardson 11/03/1932 Barrow, Swindon, Grimsby, Leicester alive in 2017 Ray Snowball 16/03/1932 Darlington alive Alan Gee 16/03/1932 Rotherham John McGrath 21/03/1932 Notts County, Darlington prob dead Tommy Quigley 26/03/1932 QPR, Portsmouth, Barry Town Thomas Cook Calvin Symonds 29/03/1932 Rochdale, Bermuda alive Roderick Calvin Hilgrove Ron Ward 29/03/1932 Darlington, Tottenham Henry Ronald Jimmy Walker 29/03/1932 Northern Ireland, Doncaster, Linfield Eric Doughty 09/04/1932 Arsenal, Plymouth alive Keith Abbiss 26/04/1932 Brighton, Letchworth Keith Douglas Ken Smales 03/05/1932 Hull alive Peter Rees 05/05/1932 Tranmere alive Peter Noel Peter Smith 06/05/1932 Gillingham, Fleetland Peter John Robert Scrugham 15/05/1932 Workington, Cleaton Moor alive Ray DeGruchy 18/05/1932 Grimsby, Chesterfield, Nottm Forest alive Raymond Philip Roy Vairey 10/06/1932 Stockport Roy Henry Colin Bettany 15/06/1932 Torquay, Birmingham, Crewe alive Colin David Arthur Barnard 20/06/1932 Bolton,Stockport, Southport alive Robert Bloor 08/07/1932 Crewe Ron Tulloch 15/07/1932 Berea, South Africa, Hull Roland Ray Hampson 27/07/1932 Reading, Bournemouth, Manchester United, Aldershot alivein 2015 Raymond Geoffrey Johnny King 09/08/1932 Crewe, Stoke, Cardiff alive John William Gordon Davies 04/09/1932 Southport, Manchester City, Chester Micky Stewart 16/09/1932 Charlton, Corinthian Casuals alive Michael James Jim Lovie 19/09/1932 Peterhead, Bury, Bournemouth, Chesterfield alive in 2013 James Theirs Harrison Joe Thomas 22/09/1932 Barnsley, Wolves, Mansfield, Chesterfield John Charles Terry Medwin 25/09/1932 Tottenham, Swansea alive Wales Jack Harrison 30/09/1932 Crewe Colin Askey 03/10/1932 Mansfield, Walsall, Port Vale alive Harry Sandys 08/10/1932 Torquay, Yeovil Harold Albert Norman Crickett 13/10/1932 Carlisle, Raffles Rovers alive Peter Thomas 18/10/1932 Exeter, Cardiff, Newport Peter John Tommy Clish 19/10/1932 West Ham, Darlington alive 2010 Thomas Partridge Gordon Jago 22/10/1932 Charlton alive Gordon Harold Jimmy Belcher 31/10/1932 Brentford, Ipswich, Crystal Palace, West Ham, Leyton Orient alive in 2015, Dagenham James Alfred Reg Tapley 02/11/1932 Crewe, Rochdale alive in 2010 Stan Taylor 17/11/1932 Southport Ronnie Sharp 22/11/1932 Doncaster, Arbroath Bobby Williams 24/11/1932 New Brighton, Chester Robert Francis Ronnie Waldock 06/12/1932 Sheff Utd, Gillingham, Middlesbrough, Plymouth, Scunthorpe, Coventry alive Richard Jackson 13/12/1932 Rotherham, York Richard George Mike Tomkys 14/12/1932 QPR, Fulham alive Michael George Tommy Cronin 17/12/1932 Reading, Fulham Thomas Patrick Bernard Weakley 20/12/1932 Rotherham alive in 2010 Derek McLean 21/12/1932 Hartlepool, Middlesbrough alivr John Derek

Ted Toleman QO for any Dead Pools he was picked for: https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/formula-1/ted-toleman-dies-ayrton-senna-32560494?int_source=amp_continue_reading&int_medium=amp&int_campaign=continue_reading_button#amp-readmore-target

Didn't even make a month. Ted Toleman died of heart failure this morning in the Philippines. https://autosport.nl/klasse/nieuws/39057/in-memoriam-ted-toleman https://www.oldracingcars.com/driver/Ted_Toleman

Recent reports suggest a minimum of 375 former footballers have dementia or some form of degenerative brain deisease, but other people like Tony Cascarino suspect it is a lot more according to reports. For privacy reasons, not all 375 are going to reveal but with so many footballers now coming public and with the hapless Gordon Taylor now gone at the PFA, many more may now reveal their plight. I thought it would be a good idea to record those living for research purposes. I know there are much more, but I can add them on in due course as of course this can be amended. Forename Surname Age in 2023 Clubs International Caps Harry Jarvis 95 Notts County, Worksop Tommy Banks 94 Bolton, Altrincham England 6 Ian McMillan 92 Airdrie, Rangers Scotland 6 Karl Ringel 91 Borussia Neunkirchen, FC Saarbrucken Saarland, West Germany 3 Cliff Jones 88 Swansea, Tottenham, Fulham Wales 59 Jim MacLean 87 Dunfermline Alan Peacock 86 Middlesbrough, Leeds, Plymouth Argyle England 6 Nair Silva 86 Corinthians Brazil 1 Carlos Bilardo 85 San Lorenzo, Deportivo Español, Estudiantes Frank Wignall 84 Everton, Nottingham Forest, Wolves, Derby County, Mansfield, King's Lynn England 2 Alan Roper 84 Walsall Alberto Festa 84 Porto, Tirsense Portugal 19 Gilberto Della Breda 84 Kortrijk, Gent, Standard Liege Denis Law 83 Huddersfield, Manchester City, Manchester United, Torino Scotland 55 Xavier Stierli 83 FC Zurich Switzerland 12 Alan Spence 83 Southport, Sunderland, Darlington, Oldham, Chester Len Willett 83 Wrexham, Congleton Jose Zico Dias 83 Nacional, Paranese Ivan Mraz 82 Slovan Bratislava, Spartak Praha, Dukla Prague, MVV Maastricht Czechoslovakia 4 Alex Stuart 82 Dundee, Dundee United John McNamee 82 Newcastle, Workington, Celtic, Hibs, Hartlepool, Blackburn Mike Bailey 81 Charlton, Hereford United, Wolves England 2 Rod Thornhill 81 Reading, Poole Town Hugh Ryden 80 Bristol Rovers, Stockport County, Chester, Halifax Gordon Wallace 80 Montrose, Raith, Dundee, Dundee United, Seattle Sounders Jorge Peralta 80 Club Sport Uruguary, Herediano Costa Rica 1 Terry Venables 80 QPR, Chelsea, Tottenham, Crystal Palace England 2 Alan Gilliver 79 Huddersfield, Blackburn, Rotherham, Brighton, Lincoln, Bradford, Stockport Nelson Acosta 79 Huracan Buceo, Penarol Peter Cormack 77 Hibernian, Nottingham Forest, Liverpool, Bristol City, Partick Thistle Scotland 9 Joe Kinnear 77 Tottenham, Brighton and Hove Albion Republic of Ireland 26 Chris Nicholl 77 Halifax, Luton, Aston Villa, Southampton, Grimsby Town Northern Ireland 51 Dave Watson 77 Notts County, Rotherham, Sunderland, Manchester City, Stoke, Southampton, Derby England 65 Steve Smith 77 Huddersfield, Bolton, Halifax John Tudor 77 Coventry, Sheffield United, Newcastle United, Stoke, KAA Gent Dave Boylen 76 Grimsby Town Billy Sinclair 76 Greenock Morton, Chelsea, Glentoran, Kilmarnock, Linfield, Sligo Rovers Stan Bowles 75 Manchester City, Bury, Crewe, Carlisle, QPR, Nottingham Forest, Leyton O, Brentford England 5 Chris Barnard 75 Southend, Ipswich, Torquay, Charlton Gareth Davies 74 Wrexham Wales 3 Tony Parkes 74 Blackburn Rovers Tommy Cassidy 73 Glentoran, Newcastle, Burnley Northern Ireland 24 Alex Cropley 72 Hibernian, Arsenal, Aston Villa, Newcastle United, Toronto Blizzard, Portsmouth Scotland 2 Terry McDermott 72 Bury, Newcastle United, Liverpool England 23 Frank Womble 72 Rotherham, Crewe, Halifax Mick Lyons 72 Everton, Sheffield Wednesday, Grimsby Trevor Whymark 72 Ipswich, Derby, Grimsby, Vancouver Whitecaps, Southend, Peterborough England 1 Willie Young 71 Aberdeen, Tottenham, Arsenal, Nottingham Forest, Norwich, Brighton, Darlington Dave Serella 71 Nottingham Forest, Walsall, Blackpool Osvaldo Aquino 71 San Lorenzo, Gurani, Olimpia Paraguay Daniel Passarella 70 Sarmineto, River Plate, Fiorentina, Inter Milan Argentina 70 Stuart Parker 69 Blackpool, Southend, Chesterfield, Blackburn, Bury, Chester etc. Jimmy Calderwood 68 Birmingham, Cambridge, Sparta Rotterdam, Willem II, Roda, Heracles Dave Cusack 67 Sheffield Wednesday, Southend, Millwall, Doncaster, Rotherham, Boston John Deehan 66 Aston Villa, Norwich, West Brom, Ipswich, Barnsley Edgardo Bauza 65 Rosario, Verecruz, Atletico Jr, Independiente Argentina 3 Gordon Cowans 65 Aston Villa, Blackburn, Derby, Wolves, Sheffield United, Bradford, Stockport, Burnley England 10 Steve Elliott 65 Nottingham Forest, Preston, Luton, Bury, Bolton, Walsall, Rochdale Steve Norris 64 Port Vale, Leek Town Brendan Ormsby 63 Aston Villa, Leeds, Shrewsbury, Doncaster, Scarborough, Wigan Colin Gibson 63 Aston Villa, Manchester United, Port Vale, Leicester, Blackpool, Walsall Jan Furtok 61 GKS Katowice, Eintract Frankfurt, Hamburg Poland 36 Kevin Hetherington 60 Ayr, Queen of the South, Annan Jan Jaap Keistra 58 Veendam, Groningen Bruce Murray 57 Washington Stars, Maryland, Millwall, Stockport, Ayr, Atlanta Ruckus United States 85

Cross threading to say that Joan Freeman is not only not dead, but looking at the last photo in this link, looks pretty well. https://www.soundingsonline.com/news/adventurer-bruce-kessler-dies-at-88 She has just lost her husband of near 60 years mind, which sometimes takes a toll.

Could've put this in the sailing thread, or the Hollywood Possibilities thread, amongst others, but ultimately he was a Grand Prix driver (briefly). Bruce Kessler has died at the age of 88. A long life, well lived. https://www.soundingsonline.com/news/adventurer-bruce-kessler-dies-at-88 As well as directing four Hollywood movies, he was one of the last people to see James Dean alive and his wife was actress Joan Freeman (who looks well in the last picture on the link)

Charlie Doherty of former Big Brother 'fame' has a brain tumour. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.thesun.co.uk/tv/27128348/big-brother-charlie-doherty-brain-tumour/amp/

Alexandre Baptista died on the 3rd March - https://www.abola.pt/futebol/noticias/alexandre-baptista-partiu-um-gentleman-2024030418541103189 Played 5 times in the tournament as Portugal finished in 3rd place.

Ray Thackwell, racing driver himself, but possibly better known as the father of Mike Thackwell, has died. Also father-in-law to David Brabham. Initially competed in speedway, before progressing to four wheels and Formula 2. https://forums.autosport.com/topic/225798-ray-thackwell/#entry10553575

John Barth QO https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/books/2024/apr/03/john-barth-death-american-novelist-dies-dead-aged-93

Linda McGarry pays tribute to her son and reveals she has Parkinson's Disease.

Fred Gamble, former Scavenger Hunt pick, died last night, aged 92. There are two links, but both are bot sites. FB posts from two very trusted sources are a better link for now. https://www.facebook...100094908396919 https://www.facebook...hard.prince.311 Only appeared in 1 Grand Prix, back in 1960, but as his Wiki page shows his racing career was much more storied than that, including spells in charge of Goodyear in their early days of racing, working as a motoring journalist and having a long sportscar career.

Always sad to hear of the death of an ex-Royal, but in truth, his time with us saw him vastly under-used. He went on to have a lot more success at Brentford.

Desi Bouterse dominated Surinamese politics, but in-between his time there, Jules Ajodhia was twice a vice-president, amongst other things. Because of Bouterse and an interest in Suriname, I had actually heard of Ajodhia. Ajodhia has died, aged 79. Link in Dutch. https://www.msn.com/nl-nl/nieuws/Buitenland/surinaamse-oud-vicepresident-jules-ajodhia-79-overleden/ar-BB1kLiJZ

https://www.facebook.com/share/v/u1CDZvrBkmTcgrV7/ This video on Caprio's FB page seems to have all the hallmarks of a last farewell. Frailer, very emotional and has all the aura of someone who knows his time might be nearly up.

Apologies if already posted, but I couldn't see that it had: Jennifer Leak, who had a few key film roles in the late 60's before ekeing out a long career in television, has died, aged 76. https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2024/03/29/jennifer-leak-dead-young-and-restless-actress/73147024007/ Wiki: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jennifer_Leak Could've gone in soap opera thread too I guess.