This list was submitted by Digger O Dell 10 on Sunday, December 21st, 2003 at 7:58 PM PST for The 2004 Lee Atwater Invitational Dead Pool.
Points | Celebrity | Date of Death | Age |
---|---|---|---|
10 | Abe Vigoda | January 26th, 2016 | 94 |
9 | Art Buchwald | January 17th, 2007 | 81 |
8 | Art Linkletter | May 26th, 2010 | 97 |
7 | Charles Manson | November 19th, 2017 | 83 |
6 | Jim McKay | June 7th, 2008 | 86 |
5 | J.D. Salinger | January 27th, 2010 | 91 |
4 | Orson Bean | February 7th, 2020 | 91 |
3 | Pope John Paul II | April 2nd, 2005 | 84 |
2 | Ronald Reagan | June 5th, 2004 | 93 |
1 | Oleg Cassini | March 17th, 2006 | 92 |
2 points | 1 hit |
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