The Old Crem 3,582 Posted April 12, 2020 Just now, Octopus of Odstock said: Well, yes, he had dementia for years. I know but usually the push notification doesn't mention cause of death for someone getting on in years - but now they doing so. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted April 12, 2020 That’s two England G’s in 2020 so far. I’d be watching my back if I was a living one. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thatcher 2,386 Posted April 13, 2020 Alf Wood, who played for Manchester City, Shrewsbury, Millwall and Middlesbrough, has died aged 74. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,438 Posted April 13, 2020 21 minutes ago, Thatcher said: Alf Wood, who played for Manchester City, Shrewsbury, Millwall and Middlesbrough, has died aged 74. And with a Qualifying Obit, the DDP will have reached 100 hits in the 2nd fastest time yet, behind only 2016. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Old Crem 3,582 Posted April 13, 2020 1 hour ago, msc said: And with a Qualifying Obit, the DDP will have reached 100 hits in the 2nd fastest time yet, behind only 2016. I think a Q/O will be unlikely unless he died with the Virus and he makes a roundup. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,033 Posted April 14, 2020 Scottish player who notably played for both Aston Villa and Birmingham City, Ron Wylie, dead: https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/ron-wylie-villa-birmingham-albion-18090185 DDP Pick. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,966 Posted April 14, 2020 If we still had football live coverage we'd soon have two QOs... now, I'm not so sure. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Old Crem 3,582 Posted April 14, 2020 1 minute ago, gcreptile said: If we still had football live coverage we'd soon have two QOs... now, I'm not so sure. Sport journalists currently have little to do but are mostly still working. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grande Pablo 109 Posted April 14, 2020 Ron Wylie QO https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/52286303 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,033 Posted April 15, 2020 Peter Madden, player for Rotherham most notably on the eventual losing side against Villa in the first League Cup final, dead: https://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/sport/18380678.bradford-born-star-played-first-league-cup-final-dies/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,033 Posted April 15, 2020 Report of the death of British born footballer John Rowlands, playing for lower league teams in England before playing in South Africa and the US: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,033 Posted April 15, 2020 Report of the death of Oldham Athletic stalwart Peter Phoenix: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,033 Posted April 16, 2020 Report of the death of John Collins, player most notably for Portsmouth, Halifax and Barnsley: https://www.portsmouthfc.co.uk/news/2020/april/pompey-mourn-john-collins/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted April 19, 2020 Bob Hermann, one of the co-founders of the North American Soccer League and the soccer executive who launched the Hermann Trophy, given annually to the top college soccer players in the United States, has died. He was 97. Hermann helped create the National Professional Soccer League, a 10-team circuit in the U.S. and Toronto. After its inaugural 1967 season, the NPSL merged with the United Soccer Association and formed the North American Soccer League. The league folded in 1984. https://www.avpress.com/news/hermann-soccer-boss-who-helped-found-nasl-has-died/article_7bb022a0-8121-11ea-972c-6f90ba22aa1e.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted April 20, 2020 Innokenty Samokhvalov, a footballer in the Russian Premier League, has died. He was 22. Heart failure is the suspected cause of death. https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/52362978 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,927 Posted April 22, 2020 Cardiff City fixture Jimmy Goodfellow dead at 76. Rumoured to be the 'rona, once again. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,583 Posted April 22, 2020 Dickie Dowsett, player for Southend, Bournemouth and Crystal Palace, dead at 88 from dementia-related causes. Dave Bacuzzi, player for Arsenal, Man City and Reading, dead at 79. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Octopus of Odstock 2,186 Posted April 22, 2020 39 minutes ago, Ulitzer95 said: Dave Bacuzzi, player for Arsenal, Man City and Reading, dead at 79. Oh no, another Reading FC passing this year. Not a good year at all. Dave became a travel agent I think later in life. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Old Crem 3,582 Posted April 23, 2020 12 hours ago, Ulitzer95 said: Dave Bacuzzi, player for Arsenal, Man City and Reading, dead at 79. Corona according to the Irish Times. https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/national-league/former-cork-hibs-and-home-farm-boss-david-bacuzzi-dies-from-covid-19-1.4235226 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MarcJWallace 270 Posted April 23, 2020 (edited) An unnamed [presumably current] player for former French champions Montpellier is currently hospitalised with "Digestive and respiratory problems" EDIT: L'Equipe has named the player as Junior Sambia (23) He is currently in intensive care after his condition deteriorated https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Montpellier-junior-sambia-hospitalise/1129331 Edited April 23, 2020 by MarcJWallace Additional information Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,515 Posted April 24, 2020 Former Bologna president (and subsequent honorary "president for life") Giuseppe Gazzoni Frascara dead at 84. Was behind their stunning climb from bankruptcy in the third tier to that Robert Baggio/Giuseppe Signori side of the late 90s that nearly won the UEFA Cup, and was also one of the main finger-pointers at Juventus during calciopoli. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MarcJWallace 270 Posted April 24, 2020 The former Surinamese footballer Rinaldo Entingh has died of his injuries three days after being struck by a car in his native Paramaribo. Entingh, who was 67, spent his entire career with the eminent Surinamese club Robinhood, forming a legendary attack with Roy George and Errol Emanuelson, the father of the former Ajax, Fulham, Roma and Netherlands winger Urby Emanuelson. He won 27 caps for Suriname, scoring 5 goals in an international career that lasted from 1972 until 1985. https://www.dbsuriname.com/2020/04/23/oud-topvoetballer-entingh-20ste-verkeersdode/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MarcJWallace 270 Posted April 27, 2020 Jacques Vendroux, a French journalist with permission from the family to announce the death of Robert Herbin - Herbin, who was 81, had two spells as manager of Saint-Etienne. His first, between 1972 and 1983 saw them collect four French titles and three French Cups and also saw his side finish as runners-up to Bayern Munich in Glasgow in 1976 in what was the final of Bayern's three successive European Cup wins in that era under Dettmar Cramer. As a player, he also won five French titles and three French Cups with Saint-Etienne. He was involved in 9/10 of Saint-Etienne's title-winning teams as a player and manager and won all 6 of their French Cups and 4/5 of their French Super Cups. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Octopus of Odstock 2,186 Posted April 27, 2020 Herrbin played twice in the 1966 World Cup for France as well. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deathrace 1,170 Posted April 28, 2020 7 hours ago, Octopus of Odstock said: Herrbin played twice in the 1966 World Cup for France as well. A lot of that squad seem to have died in the last year or so. How many left? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
