gcreptile 10,972 Posted September 18, 2021 Fred Dakota, Native American "gambling pioneer", dead at 84: https://abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireStory/fred-dakota-native-american-gambling-pioneer-dies-84-8009701 Possibly responsible for the casino boom on Native American reservations since the 80s. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arghton 6,743 Posted September 20, 2021 On 04/08/2021 at 14:52, arghton said: https://www.iltalehti.fi/talous/a/414c7fc5-7116-421d-97b0-9c036f06763d Kai Mäkelä, Finnish investor giant and multimillionaire dead at 74 from cancer. Owned large parts of nearly every newspaper in the country, helped make tabloids big. Got a cancer diagnosis last month, however he was in bad health for a while, here in 2015: About the "bad health" part... According to a Helsingin Sanomat obituary he spent his last five years in a care home unable to move in failing health. Does not sound like a nice way to die. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,948 Posted September 21, 2021 On 31/05/2020 at 19:45, drol said: Here is a quick list of very old Hong Kong/China magnates: 1)Henry Hu (1920): not a businessman, but a barrister and very rich. Member of the Urban and Legislative Council. 2)Li Dak-sum (1920): former non-executive director of TVB broadcasting. 3)Chao Kuang-piu (1920): HK King of Wool. One of his sons is 81. 4)Cheung Yan-lung (1922): Held many political positions. His son was a kung fu movie star who died aged 28. 5)Hilton Cheong-Leen (1922): HK unofficial mayor. 6)Harry Hon Hai Wong (1923): the Chinese "Noodle King". 7)Chiang Chen (1923): HK founder of Chen Hsong. Dead. I'll soon add the 1924 spring chicken to the list. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,972 Posted September 25, 2021 Again rumours about Bernard Tapie' s health after his son cryptically posted on Instagram to "enjoy your time with someone before it's too late." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted October 1, 2021 Dave Komansky, a former CEO of Merrill Lynch, has died. He was 82. Komansky rose to the rank in 1996 and held the position until 2003, when he was forced out. https://nypost.com/2021/09/28/former-merrill-lynch-ceo-dave-komansky-dead-at-82/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted October 3, 2021 Ed Beauvais, the co-founder and former CEO of America West Airlines, has died. He was 84. His oldest son Mark and he were behind the company's 1981 birth. The name disappeared in 2005 after a merger with US Airways. https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona/2021/10/01/ed-beauvais-co-founder-and-former-ceo-america-west-airlines-dies-84/5959075001/ 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,972 Posted October 3, 2021 On 25/09/2021 at 17:59, gcreptile said: Again rumours about Bernard Tapie' s health after his son cryptically posted on Instagram to "enjoy your time with someone before it's too late." Cross-posting here, because this time, the rumours were true! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gooseberry Crumble 5,346 Posted October 7, 2021 Former owner of Legendary London nightclub Tramps Johnny Gold has died Joan Collins has posted on Instagram. A unique hit for me in the Derby Dead Pool once the mainstream media reports as I expect and hope! @msc @gcreptile 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,477 Posted October 7, 2021 25 minutes ago, Gooseberry Crumble said: Former owner of Legendary London nightclub Tramps Johnny Gold has died Joan Collins has posted on Instagram. A unique hit for me in the Derby Dead Pool once the mainstream media reports as I expect and hope! @msc @gcreptile I don't know if these records are kept (ie they aren't) but you must be in the running for most unique hits for a player in one year now. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gooseberry Crumble 5,346 Posted October 7, 2021 Just now, msc said: I don't know if these records are kept (ie they aren't) but you must be in the running for most unique hits for a player in one year now. WOW!I'm impressed if I dare to do say so myself! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,477 Posted October 7, 2021 Just now, Gooseberry Crumble said: WOW!I'm impressed if I dare to do say so myself! I genuinely can't be bothered going over 25 years and 8000 teams to check, but yeah, 8 or so must be up there, even if split between 3 Crumbles. Willz managed about 5 unique hits in 2020 iirc on one team. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gooseberry Crumble 5,346 Posted October 7, 2021 12 minutes ago, msc said: I genuinely can't be bothered going over 25 years and 8000 teams to check, but yeah, 8 or so must be up there, even if split between 3 Crumbles. Willz managed about 5 unique hits in 2020 iirc on one team. I'm hoping to be in double digits by the end of the year! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gooseberry Crumble 5,346 Posted October 7, 2021 Ooh Jonathan King has an interesting angle on this with his first tweet on this issue. According to Jonathan Johnny Gold could have helped clear Prince Andrew... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Death Impends 7,977 Posted October 7, 2021 My 2018 B Team had 5 unique hits. The kind of achievement I'd be kicking myself for if 2019 didn't happen! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,972 Posted October 8, 2021 19 hours ago, msc said: I genuinely can't be bothered going over 25 years and 8000 teams to check, but yeah, 8 or so must be up there, even if split between 3 Crumbles. Willz managed about 5 unique hits in 2020 iirc on one team. In 2016, I managed 8 unique hits across three teams, too. Two times, I had 4 unique hits on a team, once Shameless, once B-team. I do wonder though, if someone in the old times managed more unique hits - mostly because of fewer players? 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thatcher 2,417 Posted October 11, 2021 Trevor Hemmings, British billionaire and philanthropist, has died aged 86. Owner of Preston North End FC as well as numerous Grand National winners. Obituaries: BBC, The Sun 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,050 Posted October 11, 2021 1 hour ago, Thatcher said: Trevor Hemmings, British billionaire and philanthropist, has reportedly died aged 86. Owner of Preston North End FC as well as numerous Grand National winners. After much hand wringing and speculation, PNE confirm: https://www.pnefc.net/news/2021/october/club-statement-mr-trevor-hemmings/ 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handrejka 1,904 Posted October 11, 2021 1 hour ago, Thatcher said: Trevor Hemmings, British billionaire and philanthropist, has died aged 86. Owner of Preston North End FC as well as numerous Grand National winners. Obituaries: BBC, The Sun A certainty of autumn is that your possibilities for next year start dying off. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted October 12, 2021 Richard Po Sr., a Filipino billionaire and founder & chairman emeritus of Century Pacific Foods Inc., has died. He was 90. Po was among the top 20 richest people in the Philippines, with an estimated worth of $1.45 billion. https://www.philstar.com/business/2021/10/12/2133585/ricardo-po-sr-founder-century-pacific-foods-dies-90 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,637 Posted October 12, 2021 Statement from Walker’s Shortbread announcing the death of Joe Walker OBE. Died on 7th October, aged 83. Somewhat of a legend in Scotland. Grew the company from 20 employees to 1700. 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TomTomTelekom 3,728 Posted October 12, 2021 Brian Goldner, Longtime Chairman and CEO of Hasbro, died at 58 years: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20211012006149/en/ 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,050 Posted October 13, 2021 Death Notice for Sir Peter Thompson aged 93: http://announcements.telegraph.co.uk/deaths/252751/thompson Known as the godfather of the management buyout, he led the National Freight Corporation as it became effectively privatised through an employee share buyout in 1982, one of the first privatisations of a state owned industry. As a result, Sir Peter made millions personally from the deal when the company was floated in the late 1980s on the Stock Exchange. (That's Thatcherite Conservatism folks!). He even wrote a book about it, thus squeezing every last penny from his story, called Sharing The Success: The Story Of NFC. 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,972 Posted October 13, 2021 10 hours ago, TomTomTelekom said: Brian Goldner, Longtime Chairman and CEO of Hasbro, died at 58 years: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20211012006149/en/ Just two days after he stepped down "to focus in his cancer treatment"...meh... Edit: Prostate cancer... usually not that deadly, but there've been a few bigger cases lately. I guess Mr. Goldner took it too easily. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted October 14, 2021 David Kennedy, co-founder of the Wieden+Kennedy ad agency and the man who came up with one of the all-time great advertising catch phrases, has died. He was 82. It was Kennedy who coined the phrase 'Just Do It!' for Nike. https://www.bandt.com.au/ad-legend-wiedenkennedy-co-founder-inventor-of-nikes-just-do-it-david-kennedy-has-died/ 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TomTomTelekom 3,728 Posted October 15, 2021 Surfer, engineer, and musician Tom Morey, who invented the Boogie Board and brought about other innovations in surfboard design, died at 86 years: https://beachgrit.com/2021/10/free-thinking-inventor-of-the-boogie-board-and-surfing-hall-of-famer-tom-morey-dead-at-86-hello-i-am-a-spaceman-i-am-the-spirits-of-einstein-thomas-edison-alexander-graham-bell-and-bo/ 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
