The "which famous person died today" thread

[Vienna_70]

Mary Rand - once our Golden Girl - RIP

Oh that is very sad.

Before I can remember, but Mary's name is iconic as one of Britain’s pioneering female athletes, and of course, her legendary gold medal in Tokyo, along with Ann Packer, mother of Ian and David Brightwell.

R. I. P. Mary.

 

[i kne albert davy]

Mary Rand - once our Golden Girl - RIP

Bit to young to remember her but Dad said she was best female athlete we produced, took some Russian bloke to beat her in the Pentathlon.

 

[Coljj]

 

[i kne albert davy]

Slacker. :-(

 

[Millwallawayveteran1988]

Mary Rand - once our Golden Girl - RIP

Just reading her obituary. It was such a big event in 1964 because we had never had a female track and field gold medalist.

Of course, she wasn’t the only one that year with Ann Packer winning one too, the mother of our very own Ian Brightwell. She is 84 herself now!

 

[KS55]

Mary Rand was an inspiration to thousands of women in sport. A great champion and trail blazer. I was smitten in 1964 when she won olympic gold. She had the choice of me or Mick Jagger. Surprisingly, I came a distant second.
Just a great hero of mine together with Anne Packer.
A woman of spirit who was expelled from school for bunking off to Paris with her boyfriend.
RIP Mary, you were just great.

 

[Ric]

RIP James Stannage. Used to love his show as a kid.

 

[yeseye]

RIP James Stannage.

Ah that’s sad news.
A great late night radio show he had for years.
RIP

 

[BertTrautmann'sParachute]

RIP James Stannage. Used to love his show as a kid.

I listened first time round when he introduced lots of people to some seriously funny stand-up comedians.

 

[The Lightbowne Cowboy]

Oh babyyyy! Used to love listening to Stannage back in the day. Proper wind up merchant. His show with our very own James H was a cracking listen. Hes now gone to the big Steely Dan concert in the sky. RIP James.

 

[peter.evans]

Oh babyyyy! Used to love listening to Stannage back in the day. Proper wind up merchant. His show with our very own James H was a cracking listen. Hes now gone to the big Steely Dan concert in the sky. RIP James.

Sad to hear about James, star of the Jasper Carrott sketch of course ! As you alluded, he was a big Dan fan, lIke me, and I vividly recall him playing things like King Of The World during half time when he did the hosting at Maine Rd. Now all we get is non stop Oasis !

 

[blue b4 the moon]

RIP James, spent hours 'under the covers' with him as a youngster.

That sounds awful but, he'd laugh and probably call me a toerag.

 

[bluethrunthru]

Always thought Godden was a decent Keeper - RIP

Tony Godden: Former West Bromwich Albion and Chelsea keeper dies at 70

Popular former West Bromwich Albion goalkeeper Tony Godden dies at the age of 70.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[bluethrunthru]

For us fans the Ipcress Files is just starting on BBC4

 

[LangleyBlue1970]

Nick Pope, former UFO guy to the government, and regular on ancient aliens and the like. Interesting chap, sadly passed away from cancer at 60.

 

[TinFoilHat]

Nick Pope, former UFO guy to the government, and regular on ancient aliens and the like. Interesting chap, sadly passed away from cancer at 60.

That's no age to go.

A very interesting character.

 

[dronefromsector7G]

Nick Pope, former UFO guy to the government, and regular on ancient aliens and the like. Interesting chap, sadly passed away from cancer at 60.

I’d only just read about him having cancer a couple of weeks ago.

Just seen that it was only revealed on 12th February

 

[tweety]

For us fans the Ipcress Files is just starting on BBC4

One of my favourites. I've started to watch the itv version and it's quite decent

 

[PinkFinal]

Hip Hop Pioneer Afrika Bambaataa Dead at 67

Afrika Bambaataa -- a rapper and DJ who helped pioneer hip hop -- has died ... TMZ has learned.

www.tmz.com

 

[Bigga]

Hip Hop Pioneer Afrika Bambaataa Dead at 67

Afrika Bambaataa -- a rapper and DJ who helped pioneer hip hop -- has died ... TMZ has learned.

www.tmz.com

Only just found this out. Whatever issues he may have been rumoured to have, didn't deflect upon the music influences he had at the start of Hip Hop.

RIP to one of the Forefathers of HIP HOP, not rap.