This list was submitted by USER01375 on Saturday, December 31st, 2005 at 10:41 AM PST for The 2006 Lee Atwater Invitational Dead Pool.
Points | Celebrity | Date of Death | Age |
---|---|---|---|
10 | Lou Rawls | January 6th, 2006 | 72 |
9 | Oriana Fallaci | September 15th, 2006 | 77 |
8 | Ronnie Biggs | December 18th, 2013 | 84 |
7 | Harold Pinter | December 24th, 2008 | 78 |
6 | Wendy Wasserstein | January 30th, 2006 | 55 |
5 | Jack Snow | January 9th, 2006 | 62 |
4 | Frankie Laine | February 6th, 2007 | 93 |
3 | John Galbraith | April 29th, 2006 | 97 |
2 | Lady Bird Johnson | July 11th, 2007 | 94 |
1 | Joe Barbera | December 18th, 2006 | 95 |
34 points | 6 hits |
Yes - he was a 24 time all-star selection, compiled 3630 hits, and is widely considered the best left fielder of all time, and is in the Hall of Fame. But for OUR money, the fact that he played the harmonica on Hee Haw in 1994 AND made an album of harmonica songs? THAT is what makes someone famous.
(d) January 19th, 2013