Savannah Star — Stiffs.com

This list was submitted by DePressED on Tuesday, December 31st, 2002 at 8:14 PM PST for The 2003 Lee Atwater Invitational Dead Pool.

Points	Celebrity	Date of Death	Age
10	Warren Zevon	September 7th, 2003	56
9	Carol Shields	July 16th, 2003	68
8	Barney Kessel	May 6th, 2004	80
7	Danny Sugerman	January 5th, 2005	50
6	Not Famous
5	Johnny Longden	February 14th, 2003	96
4	Lester Maddox	June 25th, 2003	87
3	Tom Laughlin	December 12th, 2013	82
2	Ronnie Hawkins	May 29th, 2022	87
1	Johnny Oates	December 24th, 2004	58
28 points		4 hits

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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