This list was submitted by USER00965 on Friday, January 14th, 2000 at 3:17 PM PST for The 2000 Lee Atwater Invitational Dead Pool.
Points | Celebrity | Date of Death | Age |
---|---|---|---|
10 | Bob Hope | July 27th, 2003 | 100 |
9 | Katharine Hepburn | June 29th, 2003 | 96 |
8 | Johnny Cash | September 12th, 2003 | 71 |
7 | Buddy Ebsen | July 6th, 2003 | 95 |
6 | Stan Musial | January 19th, 2013 | 92 |
5 | Andy Griffith | July 3rd, 2012 | 86 |
4 | Billy Graham | February 21st, 2018 | 99 |
3 | Chet Atkins | June 30th, 2001 | 77 |
2 | Jerry Lewis | August 20th, 2017 | 91 |
1 | William F. Buckley Jr. | February 27th, 2008 | 82 |
0 points | 0 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