This list was submitted by USER01205 on Monday, December 30th, 2002 at 11:07 PM PST for The 2003 Lee Atwater Invitational Dead Pool.
Points | Celebrity | Date of Death | Age |
---|---|---|---|
10 | Strom Thurmond | June 26th, 2003 | 100 |
9 | Ronald Reagan | June 5th, 2004 | 93 |
8 | Pope John Paul II | April 2nd, 2005 | 84 |
7 | Le Duc Anh | April 22nd, 2019 | 98 |
6 | Vaclav Havel | December 18th, 2011 | 75 |
5 | Augusto Pinochet | December 10th, 2006 | 91 |
4 | . Suharto | January 27th, 2008 | 86 |
3 | Billy Graham | February 21st, 2018 | 99 |
2 | Jesse Helms | July 4th, 2008 | 86 |
1 | Simon Wiesenthal | September 20th, 2005 | 96 |
10 points | 1 hit |
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