This list was submitted by DONT GET WELL on Monday, December 30th, 2002 at 6:59 PM PST for The 2003 Lee Atwater Invitational Dead Pool.
| Points | Celebrity | Date of Death | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Bob Hope | July 27th, 2003 | 100 |
| 9 | Ronald Reagan | June 5th, 2004 | 93 |
| 8 | Katharine Hepburn | June 29th, 2003 | 96 |
| 7 | Julia Child | August 13th, 2004 | 91 |
| 6 | Strom Thurmond | June 26th, 2003 | 100 |
| 5 | Stan Freberg | April 7th, 2015 | 88 |
| 4 | Gordon Jump | September 22nd, 2003 | 71 |
| 3 | Jerry Lewis | August 20th, 2017 | 91 |
| 2 | Kirk Douglas | February 5th, 2020 | 103 |
| 1 | Red Buttons | July 13th, 2006 | 87 |
| 28 points | 4 hits |
Though hailed the world over as "The King of the Trumpet," it's less widely known that in his home town of New Orleans, he was called "that fat, boring guy."
(d) April 27th, 1999