This list was submitted by USER00989 for The 1998 Lee Atwater Invitational Dead Pool.
Points | Celebrity | Date of Death | Age |
---|---|---|---|
10 | Richard Pryor | December 10th, 2005 | 65 |
9 | Strom Thurmond | June 26th, 2003 | 100 |
8 | Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon | March 30th, 2002 | 94 |
7 | Pope John Paul II | April 2nd, 2005 | 84 |
6 | Frank Sinatra | May 14th, 1998 | 82 |
5 | Robert Young | July 21st, 1998 | ? |
4 | Boris Yeltsin | April 23rd, 2007 | 76 |
3 | Coretta King | January 30th, 2006 | 78 |
2 | Garrison Keillor | Alive | ? |
1 | James Earl Ray | April 23rd, 1998 | 70 |
12 points | 3 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