This list was submitted by Wednesday on Monday, December 22nd, 2003 at 5:50 PM PST for The 2004 Lee Atwater Invitational Dead Pool.
| Points | Celebrity | Date of Death | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fay Wray | August 8th, 2004 | 96 |
| 9 | Ronald Reagan | June 5th, 2004 | 93 |
| 8 | Marlon Brando | July 2nd, 2004 | 80 |
| 7 | Artie Shaw | December 30th, 2004 | 94 |
| 6 | Jesse Helms | July 4th, 2008 | 86 |
| 5 | Saul Bellow | April 5th, 2005 | 89 |
| 4 | Kitty Carlisle | April 17th, 2007 | 96 |
| 3 | Ingmar Bergman | July 30th, 2007 | 89 |
| 2 | Noam Chomsky | Alive | ? |
| 1 | Janet Reno | November 7th, 2016 | 78 |
| 34 points | 4 hits |
Yes - he was a 24 time all-star selection, compiled 3630 hits, and is widely considered the best left fielder of all time, and is in the Hall of Fame. But for OUR money, the fact that he played the harmonica on Hee Haw in 1994 AND made an album of harmonica songs? THAT is what makes someone famous.
(d) January 19th, 2013