R.I.P.

Dunno about legendary. I don't have any idea what a BYU football coach is!

Charlie Sheen 'defends' tweet that Donald Trump should be the next big death

Celebrity deaths of 2016 captured in one heartbreaking photo

I don't understand why Leicester City is on here. 

i a gree wit charlie sheen

Fixed, it might save the world from a Nuclear war.

God is dead. Or deaf.

man-who-helped-launch-kinder-surprise-dies

Ok, so who is going to be the first celebrity, singer/musician or Film/TV star to bite the bullett so to speak?? This will have to exclude Keith Richards as that guy defies everything a will live forever!

http://variety.com/2016/tv/news/mash-william-christopher-dead-84-father-mulcahy-1201950747/

Presumably marks the death of their title defence, which lasted all of 0 minutes.

RIP Phoenix season.... again. And apparently ambition.

January 1, 2017
Istanbul

At least 39 people have died in a shooting attack…

Graham Taylor, former England and Aston Villa and Watford manager.

Those of us following English football in the early 1980's will remember Watford's legendary promotion run under Taylor from fourth division to first division in five years 1978-1982.

Capped by playing three friendlies straight after promotion to the first division against the All Whites in NZ in their preparation for the '82 World Cup finals.

We were lucky to see stars like a teenage John Barnes and Luther Blissett in the flesh.

Watford returned to England to finish second behind Liverpool in their first season in the top flight, with Blissett the league's top goalscorer. They made it to the third round of the '83-'84 UEFA Cup and were beaten finalist in the 1984 FA Cup Final..

Watford's veteran Scottish fullback Keith Pritchett liked it so much here in NZ that he immigrated in 1984 where he found success as player-coach of  Waitakere and went on to be All Whites manager 1996-97. Pritchett's son James, born in Watford shortly after the team returned from NZ, went on to play for NZ.

Former Christchurch United striker Richard Hill was signed by Graham Taylor from Northampton Town for a Fourth Division record fee of £258,000 in 1986 after scoring 33 goals in one season.

Graham Taylor obituary (Guardian):

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2017/jan/12/g...

I have a picture of Keth Pritchett in a QPR Jersey.

Keith is 3rd from the right back row. The copy I have is autographed by Phil Parkes.

How the man should be remembered!

Villa v Wolves will be emotional this weekend. As will Watford's fixture.

Rose above the English press quite well tbh. Very dignified. One or two managers today could learn a thing or two from him.

RIP.

Peter Starstedt

Some touching tributes, clearly a well-liked and respected man, which will always trump any sense of underachievement surrounding his managerial career (Watford obviously excepted).

Awesome pictures and an awesome homeage to the man. 

Jimmy Snuka

JUST IN: Former pro wrestler Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka has died weeks after a Pennsylvania judge dismissed the murder case against him. He was 73.

Shady character, all signs pointed to him being culpable in that death.

Astronaut Gene Cernan, last man to walk on the moon.

We'll miss you Colo!

The 60-year-old gorilla passed away in her sleep at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium

Now listen carefully, I will say this only once..."Gordon Kaye has died. Allo Allo".

Marvellous show: the egg whisk, the flying helmet, the fallen Madonna with the big boobies...

I was in London in about 1987 and went and saw the Allo Allo stage show which featured the whole cast from the television show. I bought a badge that said "I have seen the fallen Madonna with the big boobies".

I also got highly flustered when Yvette and Helga both appeared in different scenes in lingerie. It was a different time

*stares whistfully off into the distance*

The TPPA

Without the us dominating everything the TPPA might actually be good.

Mary Tyler Moore - Actress

? sounds like complicationsdue to the diabetes and her past brain surgery 

First ever episode. So many well known faces and Betty White is still going strong at 95.

Their leader hasn't been making rainfall decisions in the last two days, I doubt they would get better in one to one negotiations.

Mike Connors dead at 91

Mannix dead? Great innings though.

Wellington 7s.......a slow and painful death

John Hurt  'The Elephant Man'         RIP