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 |
He sang to over 220 million people over his lifetime, worked with Billy Graham for over 50 years, and recorded over 500 vocal solos on more than 70 albums. And yet - we had no idea who the fuck he was until we looked him up. Go figure.
(d) April 16th, 2013