Derby Dead Pool - 1997

1997 was pretty much a re-run of 1996, with Nick J again emerging triumphant. His record of 9 hits would not be broken for 8 years...

Mother Teresa

There were so few hits in the early days, the organisers had the time
to write up extensive obituaries of the likes of Mother Teresa.

DDP 1997 - Teams: 20 Hits: 15
Pos Team Hits Points
1 Nick J 9 43
2 Hoppo 6 28
3 Steve L 4 19
4 Richard H 4 16
5 Nigel & Nina 3 13
6 Big-Iain 3 12
7 Jesus Jones 2 9
=8 Hazey 1 4
=8 Martin P 1 4
=8 Jayne S 1 4
=8 Simon R 1 4
=8 Liz P 1 4
=8 WA Lowther 1 4
=8 Janet J 1 4
=8 Tim J 1 4
=8 Mad Mo 1 4
=8 Smiley 1 4
=18 Phil H 0 0
=18 Mick W 0 0
=18 Wally 0 0
Dates of Death Celebrity Picture
12th January 1997 Jill Summers [Picture of Jill Summers]
10th February 1997 Brian Connolly [Picture of Brian Connolly]
19th February 1997 Deng Xiaoping [Picture of Deng Xiaoping]
21st March 1997 Reverend W. Awdry [Picture of Reverend W. Awdry]
5th April 1997 Allen Ginsberg [Picture of Allen Ginsberg]
29th April 1997 Peter Taylor, Baron Taylor of Gosforth [Picture of Baron Taylor of Gosforth]
3rd May 1997 Hughie Green [Picture of Hughie Green]
25th June 1997 Charlie Chester [Picture of Charlie Chester]
2nd July 1997 James Stewart [Picture of James Stewart]
2nd August 1997 William S Burroughs [Picture of William S Burroughs]
4th August 1997 Jeanne Calment [Picture of Jeanne Calment]
5th September 1997 Mother Teresa of Calcutta [Picture of Mother Teresa of Calcutta]
7th September 1997 Mobutu Sese Seko [Picture of Mobutu Sese Seko]
17th September 1997 Brian Hall [Picture of Brian Hall]
22nd September 1997 George Thomas, 1st Viscount Tonypandy [Picture of George Thomas]

To look at the team names, they read more like an invite to a wedding than a dead pool! As the DDP grows, rather more imaginative team names would be coined...

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