This list was submitted by USER00814 on Tuesday, December 31st, 2002 at 12:12 PM PST for The 2003 Lee Atwater Invitational Dead Pool.
Points | Celebrity | Date of Death | Age |
---|---|---|---|
10 | Osama bin Laden | May 2nd, 2011 | 54 |
9 | Boris Yeltsin | April 23rd, 2007 | 76 |
8 | Katharine Hepburn | June 29th, 2003 | 96 |
7 | Bob Hope | July 27th, 2003 | 100 |
6 | Rodney Dangerfield | October 5th, 2004 | 82 |
5 | Keith Richards | Alive | 81 |
4 | Lady Bird Johnson | July 11th, 2007 | 94 |
3 | Art Carney | November 9th, 2003 | 85 |
2 | Louis Gossett | March 29th, 2024 | 87 |
1 | Henry Kissinger | November 29th, 2023 | 100 |
18 points | 3 hits |
His high-protein, low-carbohydrate approach to weight loss differed radically from the conventional wisdom of the medical establishment, and was widely criticized as risky. Nevertheless, Atkins steadfastly maintained that his dietary recommendations would lead to nothing more dangerous than a diminished sense of balance. He died of injuries sustained when he fell and hit his head on the sidewalk.
(d) April 17th, 2003