This list was submitted by PolKat on Monday, December 30th, 2002 at 4:46 PM PST for The 2003 Lee Atwater Invitational Dead Pool.
| Points | Celebrity | Date of Death | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Byron Nelson | September 26th, 2006 | 94 |
| 9 | Wilford Brimley | August 1st, 2020 | 85 |
| 8 | Warren Zevon | September 7th, 2003 | 56 |
| 7 | Gregory Peck | June 12th, 2003 | 87 |
| 6 | Glenn Ford | August 30th, 2006 | 90 |
| 5 | Katharine Hepburn | June 29th, 2003 | 96 |
| 4 | Johnny PayCheck | February 19th, 2003 | 64 |
| 3 | Johnny Carson | January 23rd, 2005 | 79 |
| 2 | Phil Rizzuto | August 13th, 2007 | 89 |
| 1 | Pope John Paul II | April 2nd, 2005 | 84 |
| 24 points | 4 hits |
The amazing thing is that after having candied yams, butter beans, corn bread and gravy and blueberry cobbler every night for supper, he still lived to be 84.
(d) February 19th, 1998