The "which famous person died today" thread

[Mad Eyed Screamer]

I couldn't remember so looked it up. Ivanhoe's in Huddersfield apparently in aid of striking firemen. And, yes, Christmas day 1977 !

Yes, they did 2 gigs, one in the afternoon for the kids and one in the evening for the punks!.
There was a documentary about it made the other year.
Mark Burgess- a Blue and future Chameleon was there and on screen when some kid plasters Rotten with Xmas cake

 

[discopop]

RIP Doddie Weir, man mountain who bravely fought MMD with great humour. Rest easy big lad.

 

[bluethrunthru]

RIP Doddie Weir, man mountain who bravely fought MMD with great humour. Rest easy big lad.

I'd like to second that remark - big brave man on and off the field of play RIP. If Irene Cara deserves her own post then surely Doddie does.

 

[Gundoggin]

RIP Doddie Weir, man mountain who bravely fought MMD with great humour. Rest easy big lad.

Inspirational man . Huge loss .
RIP great man

 

[Citizen Mike]

RIP Doddie Weir

Did his best to find a cure for MND before succumbing to the truly dreadful disease

He always carried himself with great dignity

 

[Deleted member 77198]

RIP Doddie Weir

Did his best to find a cure for MND before succumbing to the truly dreadful disease

He always carried himself with great dignity

[Sir] Kevin Sinfield came onto the pitch at the Rugby League World Cup final last week to a great ovation. Both me and my Father were moved by it.

He ran 7 ultra-marathons (40+ miles per marathon) in 7 days from Edinburgh to Manchester.

He hoped to raise around £100k for MND, he raised £1.5m… that puts his total raised for MND to around £5.3m over the years now!



‘I’m just going for a run for a mate’

What a man, and great sympathies to anyone (and their families) living with that disease.

 

[big gaz]

Will open that bottle of 15 yr old Springbank I had hidden away and raise my glass in a dram to Doddie later on tonight.

Sinfield for SPOTY gets my vote.

 

[Wretched Vengeance]

Rotten disease. My brother met Doddy at a train station in Scotland a few years ago. Said he was an an absolute gentleman.

RIP big fella.

 

[bluemoon32]

R.I.P Doddie, a fine player & a great man, weve lost one of the good guys

 

[Saddleworth2]

I met him a number of times and he was a huge personality, funny, absolutely brilliant with kids, an absolute gentleman. A giant of Scottish Rugby. We will not see his like again. God bless Doddie RIP big man.
May his foundation contribute to finding a cure for this horrific disease.

 

[blue65]

Will open that bottle of 15 yr old Springbank I had hidden away and raise my glass in a dram to Doddie later on tonight.

Sinfield for SPOTY gets my vote.

Couldn’t agree more about Kevin Sinfield and SPOTY..what an amazing achievement and what an inspirational human being.
RIP Doddie Weir

 

[Bill]

R.I.P. big man. i am heartbroken .

i was diagnosed at the same time , it should have taken me ffs, he was 52 with young children .

fuck you MND.

 

[JRockBlues]

[Sir] Kevin Sinfield came onto the pitch at the Rugby League World Cup final last week to a great ovation. Both me and my Father were moved by it.

He ran 7 ultra-marathons (40+ miles per marathon) in 7 days from Edinburgh to Manchester.

He hoped to raise around £100k for MND, he raised £1.5m… that puts his total raised for MND to around £5.3m over the years now!



‘I’m just going for a run for a mate’

What a man, and great sympathies to anyone (and their families) living with that disease.

 

[fitzy blue]

R.I.P. big man. i am heartbroken .

i was diagnosed at the same time , it should have taken me ffs, he was 52 with young children .

fuck you MND.

Good luck with your battle Pal.
I Don't know you to talk to but know you to see, and have seen you at many grounds, and read many of your posts. If this disease can be beaten I reckon you're the sort of character that can do it.
Good luck!

 

[Bill]

Good luck with your battle Pal.
I Don't know you to talk to but know you to see, and have seen you at many grounds, and read many of your posts. If this disease can be beaten I reckon you're the sort of character that can do it.
Good luck!

thank you .
i'm not sure i will beat it at this late stage but boy i 'll fight the fucker.

 

[Nellies left peg]

thank you .
i'm not sure i will beat it at this late stage but boy i 'll fight the fucker.

That’s the spirit, everyone on here is with you I’m sure

 

[JRockBlues]

The next watch of Die Hard will have a tinge more sadness with the passing of Clarence Gilyard Jr.

Obituary

 

[PinkFinal]

 

[PinkFinal]

Bob McGrath, Original, Longtime Resident of ‘Sesame Street,’ Dies at 90

He performed on 'Sing Along With Mitch' and was a teenage idol in Japan before spending 46 years on the iconic kids TV program.

www.hollywoodreporter.com

 

[EL APACHE TEVEZ]

Bob McGrath, Original, Longtime Resident of ‘Sesame Street,’ Dies at 90

He performed on 'Sing Along With Mitch' and was a teenage idol in Japan before spending 46 years on the iconic kids TV program.

www.hollywoodreporter.com