Newest Stiffs:
Val Kilmer · 65
December 31st, 1959 — April 1st, 2025
No longer your huckleberry.
Gene Hackman · 95
January 30th, 1930 — February 17th, 2025
This dude's body of work was massive, so a funny obit should be easy. But we are STILL trying to figure out what happened to him in that mud room.
Jimmy Carter · 100
October 1st, 1924 — December 29th, 2024
Aw, nuts.
Greg Gumbel · 78
May 3rd, 1946 — December 27th, 2024
His brother was a sports announcer.
Rickey Henderson · 65
December 25th, 1958 — December 20th, 2024
They called him "The greatest Oakland A of all time". Impressive, eh?
Today's Celebrity Birthdays:
John Daly · 59
(b) April 28th, 1966
Jay Leno · 75
(b) April 28th, 1950
Bruno Kirby
would have been 76 today
April 28th, 1949 — August 14th, 2006And if you doOOoo .... And if you doOOoo ....
Ann-Margret Olsson · 84
(b) April 28th, 1941
Saddam Hussein
would have been 88 today
April 28th, 1937 — December 29th, 2006Typical. As his final act on Earth, this asshole completely fucks dead pool players all over the world.
Tariq Aziz
would have been 89 today
April 28th, 1936 — June 5th, 2015Tariq is going to reek.
James Baker · 95
(b) April 28th, 1930
Bud Carson
would have been 95 today
April 28th, 1930 — December 7th, 2005That Steel Curtain was a hell of a defense, but it's not much good against emphysema.
Harper Lee
would have been 99 today
April 28th, 1926 — February 19th, 2016She released her first book in 1960, and her second and last book in 2015. Talk about your workaholics.
Today's Celebrity Deaths:
Deanna Durbin · 91
died 12 years ago today
December 4th, 1921 — April 28th, 2013Let's call it "Every Sunday but ONE"
Steve Howe · 48
died 19 years ago today
March 10th, 1958 — April 28th, 2006The coke addict pitcher, not the shitty guitar player.
Rory Calhoun · 76
died 26 years ago today
August 8th, 1922 — April 28th, 1999After countless Western movie roles, he played the part of Looney Tunes in the timeless classic Hell Comes To Frogtown. Truth is almost always stranger than fiction.
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The 2025 Lee Atwater Invitational Dead Pool Leaderboard
Here are the ten lists in the lead for the current game …
| Stiffs | Score | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Mr. Blake's Mixed Bag | 2 | 15 |
| 2. | Prince Sirki-1 | 2 | 13 |
| 3. | Morgue And Mindy | 2 | 12 |
| 4. | Forgotten Not Dead | 2 | 11 |
| 5. | Dx Rob I | 2 | 9 |
| 6. | Toe Tagger 25 | 2 | 9 |
| 7. | Toe Tagger Again | 2 | 9 |
| 8. | Dxrob I | 2 | 7 |
| 9. | The Velvet Lined Underground | 2 | 7 |
| 10. | @your A$$ Is Gra$$ | 1 | 10 |