This list was submitted by Dollar Bill on Tuesday, December 31st, 2002 at 1:57 AM 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 | George Kennan | March 17th, 2005 | 101 |
7 | Max Schmeling | February 2nd, 2005 | 99 |
6 | Elia Kazan | September 28th, 2003 | 94 |
5 | John Wooden | June 4th, 2010 | 99 |
4 | Mitch Miller | July 31st, 2010 | 99 |
3 | Byron Nelson | September 26th, 2006 | 94 |
2 | Art Linkletter | May 26th, 2010 | 97 |
1 | Lester Maddox | June 25th, 2003 | 87 |
17 points | 3 hits |
In his 19-season career, Roberts compiled a 286-245 record with 2,357 strikeouts, a 3.41 ERA, 305 complete games, 45 shutouts, and 4,688 innings pitched in 676 games. He holds the Major League records for home runs allowed by a pitcher (505) and for most consecutive Opening Day starts for the same team with 12, between 1950 and 1961. Also: he's dead.
(d) May 6th, 2010