Octopus of Odstock 2,200 Posted March 28, 2006 I presume this is still the thread to post those "famous in their own field but not so well known globally?" If so, Anatoli Puzach, who was one of Ukraine's best players in the 70's (in the old Soviet days) & who played in the 1970 World Cup before becoming a successful coach with Dynamo Kiev, has died aged 65. and the actor Myron Healey is dead. Very well known in Western films, the sort of actor you always recognise, but can't remember their name - his death has only just been announced, but he actually died December 21, 2005 - which is why this death might go missed by a lot of people, especially as you won't see on the Wiki Recent Deaths page. Nice Tribute Page Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Octopus of Odstock 2,200 Posted March 28, 2006 possibly one for the ironic deaths thread; Marilyn Gates, flight attendant who cheated death on September 11th, dies in car crash. She was on a few of these TV documentaries about that dreadful day, especially when recollecting the crew she worked with. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Merkin Posted March 29, 2006 Neil Williams Former Middlesex cricketer who played 1 test for England in 1990 dies of pneumonia at 43. The link currently says no more than "Williams Dies at 43" but I'm sure those good folks at Yahoo will update it soon! Confirmed on Ceefax Slightly more information here Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VSBfromH 74 Posted March 30, 2006 Neil Williams Former Middlesex cricketer who played 1 test for England in 1990 dies of pneumonia at 43. The link currently says no more than "Williams Dies at 43" but I'm sure those good folks at Yahoo will update it soon! Confirmed on Ceefax Slightly more information here Indeed, Yahoo still haven't updated that link. Maybe they have someone working for them who is so keen to be first with the info that they can't be bothered fleshing it out with some details. Iain maybe?! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Octopus of Odstock 2,200 Posted March 30, 2006 Yahoo weren't even the first with that, the cricinfo site were, so who knows what their game is! Anyway, John McGahern, Irish Writer is dead. I'm sure he's somebody I should've heard of, but I haven't. Link. So having no idea if he's really famous or not, I've put him in this thread. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Canadian Paul 97 Posted March 31, 2006 Howard "Red" Hickey, inventor of the shotgun formation in hockey. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VSBfromH 74 Posted March 31, 2006 How my husband died in our Shania Twain sex game "Shania Twain sex game" - is that a new Waddingtons board game? I'd like to play if it is, but hope I don't suffer the same fate as Mr. West Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
One shot Paddy 1,206 Posted March 31, 2006 How my husband died in our Shania Twain sex game "Shania Twain sex game" - is that a new Waddingtons board game? I'd like to play if it is, but hope I don't suffer the same fate as Mr. West Hmmmm the old "it just went off" bollocks! Why hand someone a loaded gun to "play" with, and if he was a "keen shooter" why not get the safety fixed! It would still need one hell of a knock to set it off, not just set down on the floor, and if the gun was on the floor how did he get shot in the chest?????? Her story has more holes in it than her husband's chest!!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brinsworth House Baiter 12 Posted March 31, 2006 How my husband died in our Shania Twain sex game "Shania Twain sex game" - is that a new Waddingtons board game? I'd like to play if it is, but hope I don't suffer the same fate as Mr. West Hmmmm the old "it just went off" bollocks! Why hand someone a loaded gun to "play" with, and if he was a "keen shooter" why not get the safety fixed! It would still need one hell of a knock to set it off, not just set down on the floor, and if the gun was on the floor how did he get shot in the chest?????? Her story has more holes in it than her husband's chest!!!! I am currently kicking myself as this is a local (to me) news story that I missed, but I have just unearthed a local paper from last week & read about it. The Daily Echo, in case you're wondering & I did a search on their archive link online but found nothing, which didn't really surprise me. I used to live in Shirley, which is the next Southampton suburb to Freemantle where Mr. & Mrs. West were playing their bizarre 'Shania sex games.' A couple of things puzzle me: 1. Mrs BHB, on occasion, has been persuaded/coerced/forced to dance for me. Often I have felt the need to fetch props, such as thorned red rose to whip herself with whilst accompanied by AC/DC's 'Whole Lotta Rosie', a flag during the White Stripe's 'Seven Nation Army' and on one memorable attempt at the ironic, a dead sparrow plucked from the garden during Skynyrd's 'Free Bird'. But never, even during Bob's 'I Shot The Sherrif', a gun. 2. Just what the F**k were they even doing with a shotgun about the place? This is England, not America. No offence to my fellow DListers across the pond, but I am led to believe from your Hollywood machine that you all sleep with rocket launchers under your pillows at least. There is little, if any, agricultural land in aforementioned part of Southampton, so I assume that Mr. & Mrs. West weren't farmers. So, again. what the F**k were they doing with a gun? I can only conclude that Mr. West was a gangster/ rum type of chap/ plotting an armed robbery or murder in which case it was a good job his recent wife had the foresight to stop him in his tracks. Or he was contemplating suicide, in which case his recent wife should be applauded for making sure he went out with a bang... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MyBrainHurts2 4 Posted March 31, 2006 Howard "Red" Hickey, inventor of the shotgun formation in hockey. shotgun formation in American football (don't know of a shotgun formation in hockey). Guess it doesn't really matter...dead is dead, and the majority of Americans still don't know who he is. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Octopus of Odstock 2,200 Posted March 31, 2006 Ah, good to see this back. Hal, the Central Park Coyote is dead. Blow me if I know who Hal was, but it's got nearly 30 GNS mentions already in the last hour - that's more than some on Near Misses' got in total! Is this dumbing down of the highest extreme or can someone enlighten me on why the late coyote was so famous? Link - if anyone is that bothered about it EDIT Is this like the Thames Whale? Captured the attention of the nation blah blah? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phantom 2,533 Posted April 3, 2006 Ah, good to see this back. Hal, the Central Park Coyote is dead. Blow me if I know who Hal was, but it's got nearly 30 GNS mentions already in the last hour - that's more than some on Near Misses' got in total! Is this dumbing down of the highest extreme or can someone enlighten me on why the late coyote was so famous? Link - if anyone is that bothered about it EDIT Is this like the Thames Whale? Captured the attention of the nation blah blah? Pretty much a similar thing to the whale in the Thames, although to have a coyote roaming central park. it's sort of a bit like when Goldie the Eagle escaped from London Zoo. I saw news footage of the eagle attacking of what looked like a Yorkshire Terrier. Although I think the coyote itself had wandered in to the park from outside of NY rather than escaping from the zoo to begin with Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Canadian Paul 97 Posted April 3, 2006 Howard "Red" Hickey, inventor of the shotgun formation in hockey. shotgun formation in American football (don't know of a shotgun formation in hockey). Guess it doesn't really matter...dead is dead, and the majority of Americans still don't know who he is. Drat. Good call. That's what I get for reading two different sports articles at the same time. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tuber Mirum 125 Posted April 3, 2006 Apparently a German bodybuilding chap called Hans Ossner who became famous for being on the German version of "You Bet!" in the early 80's when he won his bet by blowing up hot water bottles with his bare lungs until they burst has died. Sadly neither from a rupture, nor from injuries sustained from an exploding toggyboggle. He died of cancer aged 60-ish. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VSBfromH 74 Posted April 4, 2006 Peter McGovern Apparently he composed that hilarious ditty "In my Liverpool Home" (made [in]famous by "The Spinners"). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lady Die 63 Posted April 5, 2006 Apparently a German bodybuilding chap called Hans Ossner who became famous for being on the German version of "You Bet!" in the early 80's when he won his bet by blowing up hot water bottles with his bare lungs until they burst has died. Sadly neither from a rupture, nor from injuries sustained from an exploding toggyboggle. He died of cancer aged 60-ish. Maybe rubber is carcinogenic. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lady Die 63 Posted April 5, 2006 Peter McGovern Apparently he composed that hilarious ditty "In my Liverpool Home" (made [in]famous by "The Spinners"). On that subject, are The Spinners still alive? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tuber Mirum 125 Posted April 5, 2006 Maybe rubber is carcinogenic. Hope not. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handrejka 1,904 Posted April 5, 2006 Peter McGovern Apparently he composed that hilarious ditty "In my Liverpool Home" (made [in]famous by "The Spinners"). On that subject, are The Spinners still alive? It would appear so, funnily enough scsibear and I were talking about the Spinners in the chat room the other night http://uk.geocities.com/davenhel_uk/spinners.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VSBfromH 74 Posted April 6, 2006 Re Spinners: It mentions in the above link link that Cliff (Hall) was 80 in September 2005. I would guess he would be by far the oldest of the 4. Had a quick scan, but can't find any exact birth dates. The others are Hughie Jones, Mick Groves and Tony Davis. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lady Die 63 Posted April 7, 2006 Proof that smoking is dangerous Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phantom 2,533 Posted April 7, 2006 Proof that smoking is dangerous Nice to see the standard of the vocabulary used by the tabloids hasn't been affected. NURSE KNIFED TO DEATH ON A FAG BREAK There's even a 3 syllable word in the first paragraph of the report Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Banshees Scream 110 Posted April 7, 2006 Proof that smoking is dangerous Who the hell cares? Life is about pleasure and smoking is in that faimly tree. If you don't like pleasure fine with me! Just don't spread it around here. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Six 23 Posted April 8, 2006 Proof that smoking is dangerous If it wasn't so gruesom I could use this in school when teaching the over-use of adjectives. There's being descriptive and then there's being downright obsessive. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Magere Hein 1,400 Posted April 12, 2006 (edited) Dutch author Gerard Reve dies at 82. Damn, already mentioned in the Near Misses topic. regards, Hein Edited April 12, 2006 by Magere Hein Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
