This list was submitted by USER01743 on Tuesday, December 31st, 2002 at 9:16 AM PST for The 2003 Lee Atwater Invitational Dead Pool.
Points | Celebrity | Date of Death | Age |
---|---|---|---|
10 | Warren Zevon | September 7th, 2003 | 56 |
9 | Bob Hope | July 27th, 2003 | 100 |
8 | Strom Thurmond | June 26th, 2003 | 100 |
7 | Lady Bird Johnson | July 11th, 2007 | 94 |
6 | Tom Laughlin | December 12th, 2013 | 82 |
5 | Herbie Mann | July 1st, 2003 | 73 |
4 | Edmund Hillary | January 11th, 2008 | 88 |
3 | Yasser Arafat | November 11th, 2004 | 75 |
2 | Ronald Reagan | June 5th, 2004 | 93 |
1 | Richard Pryor | December 10th, 2005 | 65 |
32 points | 4 hits |
Yes - he was a 24 time all-star selection, compiled 3630 hits, and is widely considered the best left fielder of all time, and is in the Hall of Fame. But for OUR money, the fact that he played the harmonica on Hee Haw in 1994 AND made an album of harmonica songs? THAT is what makes someone famous.
(d) January 19th, 2013