This list was submitted by TheMick1 on Sunday, December 29th, 2002 at 5:34 PM PST for The 2003 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 | Strom Thurmond | June 26th, 2003 | 100 |
7 | Ronald Reagan | June 5th, 2004 | 93 |
6 | Madame Chiang Kai-Shek | October 23rd, 2003 | 106 |
5 | Fay Wray | August 8th, 2004 | 96 |
4 | Harry Morgan | December 7th, 2011 | 96 |
3 | Glenn Ford | August 30th, 2006 | 90 |
2 | Hume Cronyn | June 15th, 2003 | 91 |
1 | Richard Widmark | March 24th, 2008 | 93 |
35 points | 5 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