This list was submitted by laptoplg on Thursday, December 31st, 2009 at 6:53 PM PST for The 2010 Lee Atwater Invitational Dead Pool.
Points | Celebrity | Date of Death | Age |
---|---|---|---|
10 | Mitch Miller | July 31st, 2010 | 99 |
9 | John Wooden | June 4th, 2010 | 99 |
8 | Art Linkletter | May 26th, 2010 | 97 |
7 | Ariel Sharon | January 11th, 2014 | 85 |
6 | Sargent Shriver | January 18th, 2011 | 95 |
5 | Dolores Hope | September 19th, 2011 | 102 |
4 | Harry Morgan | December 7th, 2011 | 96 |
3 | Barbara Billingsley | October 16th, 2010 | 94 |
2 | Zsa Zsa Gabor | December 18th, 2016 | 99 |
1 | Abe Vigoda | January 26th, 2016 | 94 |
30 points | 4 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