This list was submitted by USER01841 on Wednesday, December 31st, 2003 at 9:57 PM PST for The 2004 Lee Atwater Invitational Dead Pool.
Points | Celebrity | Date of Death | Age |
---|---|---|---|
10 | Ronald Reagan | June 5th, 2004 | 93 |
9 | Henri Cartier-Bresson | July 31st, 2004 | 95 |
8 | Lady Bird Johnson | July 11th, 2007 | 94 |
7 | Louis Farrakhan | Alive | 91 |
6 | Brooke Astor | August 13th, 2007 | 105 |
5 | Tug McGraw | January 5th, 2004 | 59 |
4 | Glenn Ford | August 30th, 2006 | 90 |
3 | Jack Paar | January 27th, 2004 | 85 |
2 | Estelle Getty | July 22nd, 2008 | 84 |
1 | Billy Graham | February 21st, 2018 | 99 |
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