This list was submitted by USER00310 on Wednesday, December 31st, 2003 at 11:27 PM PST for The 2004 Lee Atwater Invitational Dead Pool.
Points | Celebrity | Date of Death | Age |
---|---|---|---|
10 | Rodney Dangerfield | October 5th, 2004 | 82 |
9 | Lady Bird Johnson | July 11th, 2007 | 94 |
8 | Al Lewis | February 3rd, 2006 | 82 |
7 | Mitch Miller | July 31st, 2010 | 99 |
6 | Ronald Reagan | June 5th, 2004 | 93 |
5 | Pope John Paul II | April 2nd, 2005 | 84 |
4 | Johnny Carson | January 23rd, 2005 | 79 |
3 | George Kennedy | February 28th, 2016 | 91 |
2 | Jack Paar | January 27th, 2004 | 85 |
1 | B. B. King | May 14th, 2015 | 89 |
18 points | 3 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