Famous person is dead. R.I.P. [R]

Kyle Busch
41
NASCAR driver
Hospitalized on Thursday due to a "severe illness", later died.

 

This one hits me hard as a KB fan.

 

Michael Keating, 79, most famous for his role as Vila in the British TV series Blake's 7.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/news/d...-keating-dead-at-79/ar-AA23OEm4?ocid=BingHp01

 

Sonny Rollins, sax man, 95.

https://apnews.com/article/sonny-rollins-dead-95-jazz-saxophone-7b36dbf269784f89be45ffa56cc58db7

 

He died on the day Miles Davis would have turned 100.

 

Jake Scott Manny Fernandez' super bowl MVP.



Manny Fernandez 79.

17 tackles in the perfect season's super bowl. As an interior D-lineman. 17.

12 would be a huge game. 17, one of them a sack. 17. Best individual game I ever saw... Destroyed the Redskins offense almost by himself, though Scott had a good game too. Skins only score came on special teams.

 

Bob Horner dies at 68: Braves slugger 'built a career out of being first' - CBS Sports

 

Shocker for NHL fans. 4 time Stanley Cup Champion, former Playoff MVP, Claude Lemieux, dies of suicide.

The New Jersey Devils organization is deeply saddened by the news of the passing of former Devil Claude Lemieux.

A clutch player on the ice and greatly appreciated by Devils' fans off it, Claude's impact in bringing the first-ever Stanley Cup to New Jersey will forever be… pic.twitter.com/kDD9ZMAPOr

— New Jersey Devils (@NJDevils) May 28, 2026

 

He was in Montreal carrying the torch prior to their ECF against Carolina.

Claude Lemieux carried the torch for Montreal on Monday before Game 3…

Our thoughts are with his family and loved ones ❤️💙 pic.twitter.com/wpmkE47lyi

— B/R Open Ice (@BR_OpenIce) May 28, 2026

 

Raymond Berry dies at 93: Hall of Famer, Colts legend and Patriots coach - CBS Sports

 

I remember he and Dale Murphy obliterating the Cubs again and again.

 

93, no cause given.

"He's paid to catch it" (John Unitas)

 

Go Kings.

 

I'm a NASCAR fan in general. Been following Chase Briscoe. But I hate to see this for anybody (the plane crash and now this). In some sense, NASCAR seems like a close community.

Different crowds, though, than soccer. I wonder how many others are really into both.

 

• James Handy, 81, murder. Was Jimmy on Top Gun: Maverick.

 

Breaking News: Marjane Satrapi, the Iranian-French author whose graphic novel series “Persepolis” illuminated the struggles of Iranians during the Islamic Revolution, died at 56. https://t.co/WQWxavBm5l

— The New York Times (@nytimes) June 4, 2026

Marjane Satrapi (1969 — 2026) pic.twitter.com/Cq1MfNBMZ5

— MUBI (@mubi) June 4, 2026

 

You are very, very lonely in that Venn Diagram.

 

It's a small group, but it's not a committee of just one. Mr. Warmth is a fan of both, I know. I have a couple of friends who pretty much follow sports as a hobby. Both are less knowledgeable about soccer than NASCAR but they watch.

I owned a #3 beer coozie (nice one, with a zipper!) for years. I don't remember where I got it. I followed his races for about half a season when three or four of us got together and agreed to be a fan of this or that team/driver/golfer, etc. for a year.

 

Gene Shalit, the legendary film critic best known for his long run on NBC's "Today" show died Friday, June 12, NBC reported . He was 100 years old.

Shalit became a beloved figure in American media thanks to his distinctive, pun-filled takes on American film - and also his on-air persona, including his handle-bar mustache, glasses and bow ties.

His career started in print journalism, at plubications like Ladies' Home Journal and The New York Times. He joined the "Today" show as a contributor in 1970 before becoming a full-time book and film critic three years later - and remained in the role for another thirty years.

 

Ronnie Schell, “Gomer Pyle” actor, dies at 94