This list was submitted by USER01802 on Tuesday, December 31st, 2002 at 10:14 PM PST for The 2003 Lee Atwater Invitational Dead Pool.
Points | Celebrity | Date of Death | Age |
---|---|---|---|
10 | Warren Zevon | September 7th, 2003 | 56 |
9 | Annette Funicello | April 8th, 2013 | 70 |
8 | Strom Thurmond | June 26th, 2003 | 100 |
7 | Pope John Paul II | April 2nd, 2005 | 84 |
6 | Elia Kazan | September 28th, 2003 | 94 |
5 | Ronald Reagan | June 5th, 2004 | 93 |
4 | Ricardo Montalban | January 14th, 2009 | 88 |
3 | Buddy Ebsen | July 6th, 2003 | 95 |
2 | Dick Gregory | August 19th, 2017 | 84 |
1 | Kirk Douglas | February 5th, 2020 | 103 |
27 points | 4 hits |
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