This list was submitted by USER01776 on Tuesday, December 31st, 2002 at 5:15 PM PST for The 2003 Lee Atwater Invitational Dead Pool.
| Points | Celebrity | Date of Death | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Bob Hope | July 27th, 2003 | 100 |
| 9 | Pope John Paul II | April 2nd, 2005 | 84 |
| 8 | Strom Thurmond | June 26th, 2003 | 100 |
| 7 | Johnny Cash | September 12th, 2003 | 71 |
| 6 | Ronald Reagan | June 5th, 2004 | 93 |
| 5 | Jesse Helms | July 4th, 2008 | 86 |
| 4 | Johnny Oates | December 24th, 2004 | 58 |
| 3 | David Brinkley | June 11th, 2003 | ? |
| 2 | Max Schmeling | February 2nd, 2005 | 99 |
| 1 | Tony Hillerman | October 26th, 2008 | 83 |
| 28 points | 4 hits |
A former Senator, Governor and University President who twice ran for the Democratic Presidential nomination, but you can bet that if he weren't on 59 lists, we wouldn't even be talking about him.
(d) April 18th, 1998