This list was submitted by USER01206 on Wednesday, December 31st, 2003 at 7:54 AM PST for The 2004 Lee Atwater Invitational Dead Pool.
| Points | Celebrity | Date of Death | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Pope John Paul II | April 2nd, 2005 | 84 |
| 9 | Ronald Reagan | June 5th, 2004 | 93 |
| 8 | Lady Bird Johnson | July 11th, 2007 | 94 |
| 7 | Max Schmeling | February 2nd, 2005 | 99 |
| 6 | Art Linkletter | May 26th, 2010 | 97 |
| 5 | Abe Vigoda | January 26th, 2016 | 94 |
| 4 | Ernest Borgnine | July 8th, 2012 | 95 |
| 3 | Monty Hall | September 30th, 2017 | 96 |
| 2 | Eli Wallach | June 24th, 2014 | 98 |
| 1 | Hugh Hefner | September 27th, 2017 | 91 |
| 9 points | 1 hit |
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