Top 5 most tragic/untimely deaths

[Dig Dirkler]

Who ya got?

1. Jesus of Nazareth, 33 YO, the all-time GOAT, in my opinion
2. Alexander the Great, 32 YO, dude conquered most of the known world by his mid-20s
3. Mozart, 35 YO, one prolific song-writin' sonofabitch
4. Bruce Lee, 32 YO, dude was a kung-fuing mofo
5. Jonah Varc, 19 YO, survived the fish, but didn't last much longer

 

[CatOfDaVille]

I remember Princess Diana's death being pretty tragic at the time.

 

[funKYcat75]

Willy4UK

 

[Dig Dirkler]

I remember Princess Diana's death being pretty tragic at the time.

Yeah, maybe, but other than marrying the possible future (inbred) King of England, what did she accomplish really?

 

[55wildcat]

I'm going Old Yeller...very untimely demise while protecting his own...and James Dean, to fast to live and to young to die...

 

[LineSkiCat14]

Len Bias isn't top5, maybe not top10.. but that seemed to have rocked the sports world. Promising NBA talent, only 22 years old, was going to help prolong Bird's career and keep the Celtics rolling, probably wins a few titles.. goes home with teammates to celebrate the draft and tries cocaine for the first time, dies of Cardiac Arrhythmia.

I'm sure some will disqualify him for being a "druggie".. but he really wasn't.

 

[Glenn's Take]

Elvis Presley has to be up there I would think. He was only a year older than Kobe.

 

[Dig Dirkler]

Len Bias isn't top5, maybe not top10.. but that seemed to have rocked the sports world. Promising NBA talent, only 22 years old, was going to help prolong Bird's .

Elvis Presley has to be up there I would think. He was only a year older than Kobe.

C'mon fellas, you really gonna put Bias and Elvis on your Mount Rushmore? How many countries did they conquer? How many dead people did they bring back to life?

 

[Glenn's Take]

C'mon fellas, you really gonna put Bias and Elvis on your Mount Rushmore? How many countries did they conquer? How many dead people did they bring back to life?

Elvis>Mozart

 

[-Mav-]

Elvis>Mozart

Any random bum/street musician > Bruce Springsteen. TMFS.

 

[funKYcat75]

Any random bum/street musician > Bruce Springsteen. TMFS.

Should we start a "hanging on too long" thread? Bruce, Betty White, Queen Elizabeth, et al.

 

[-Mav-]

Should we start a "hanging on too long" thread? Bruce, Betty White, Queen Elizabeth, et al.

Yes. Yes we should.

 

[starchief]

I'm going Old Yeller...very untimely demise while protecting his own...and James Dean, to fast to live and to young to die...

Well, James (Jimmy) Dean did leave us with his delicious sausage recipe.

 

[willyclyde]

 

[420grover]

Yeah, maybe, but other than marrying the possible future (inbred) King of England, what did she accomplish really?

Her humanitarian efforts were second to none.

 

[Festivus Miracle]

The death of Jesus was neither untimely or tragic. It was Gods Plan and was the most important and impactful death of all time and it's not close.

 

[Dig Dirkler]

I remember Princess Diana's death being pretty tragic at the time.

Yeah, maybe, but other than marrying the possible future (inbred) King of England, what did she accomplish really?

Her humanitarian efforts were second to none.

Second to none? None? You're really claiming that no other historical figure's humanitarian efforts exceeded Diana Spencer's?

Mother Teresa and Albert Schweitzer say "hi."

 

[Dig Dirkler]

The death of Jesus was neither untimely or tragic. It was Gods Plan and was the most important and impactful death of all time and it's not close.

That's why I put it number one, duh.

 

[Festivus Miracle]

Old Dan and Little Ann from Where the Red Fern grows are up there.

 

[gamecockcat]

Her humanitarian efforts were second to none.

Mother Teresa says hello.

 

[funKYcat75]

Mother Teresa says hello.

she already did.

Mother Teresa and Albert Schweitzer say "hi."

 

[gollumcat]

Who ya got?

1. Jesus of Nazareth, 33 YO, the all-time GOAT, in my opinion
2. Alexander the Great, 32 YO, dude conquered most of the known world by his mid-20s
3. Mozart, 35 YO, one prolific song-writin' sonofabitch
4. Bruce Lee, 32 YO, dude was a kung-fuing mofo
5. Jonah Varc, 19 YO, survived the fish, but didn't last much longer

Jonah Varc?

Wasn't he that great QB he completed all those passes to that great wideout....what was his name again....Noah Vale?

I remember hearing on the radio......."Varc drops back, he's throwing long again.....to Noah Vale!"

 

[Bluetick2100]

Stevie Ray

 

[Lexie's Dad]

Carl Crimes
Apollo Creed
Landfill
Kenny McCormick
My sense of wonder and innocence

 

[Festivus Miracle]

My sense of wonder and innocence

This.

 

[Glenn's Take]

Kenny McCormick

Which time?

 

[Tskware]

Ghandi
JFK
MLK
RFK
Lincoln

Just to name a few has beens . . .

 

[420grover]

Second to none? None? You're really claiming that no other historical figure's humanitarian efforts exceeded Diana Spencer's?

Mother Teresa and Albert Schweitzer say "hi."

Ok, I'll give ya that. But to act like she did nothing but wave to the public is ridiculous.

 

[Lexie's Dad]

Which time?

It's the number of deaths that make it tragic.

 

[UpstateNYCat]

Abe Vigoda

 

[Mime-Is-Money]

Buckwheat
Wallace

 

[Tskware]

Jimi Hendrix
Janis Joplin
Jim Morrison
Buddy Holly
Keith Moon
Brian Jones
Kurt Cobain

+ tons more from the same category

 

[BlueVelvetFog]

Jimi Hendrix
Janis Joplin
Jim Morrison
Buddy Holly
Keith Moon
Brian Jones
Kurt Cobain

+ tons more from the same category

Keith Moon and Holly were 27?

 

[Dig Dirkler]

Ok, I'll give ya that. But to act like she did nothing but wave to the public is ridiculous.

Yeah, and I suppose getting inseminated twice by Prince Jug Ears could be considered meritorious public service by supporters of the British royal family.

 

[Festivus Miracle]

Abe Vigoda

Fish always seemed like a poster child for issues of the extremities.

 

[UKGrad93]

1. My daughter
2. Any other child
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[UKwizard]

Elvis>Mozart

GTFO

Tutankhamun age 19ish

He's a funky Tut.

 

[Glenn's Take]

GTFO

Tutankhamun age 19ish

He's a funky Tut.

I don't really think Elvis was better than Mozart. I just had to prove he already had a musician on there.

 

[Tskware]

Abe Vigoda

I seem to recall he asked Clemenza to get him off the hook for "old time's sake", but Clemenza was unable to grant his last request . . . but it wasn't personal, it was just business.

 

[UKwizard]

I seem to recall he asked Clemenza to get him off the hook for "old time's sake", but Clemenza was unable to grant his last request . . . but it wasn't personal, it was just business.

It was Hagan.