This list was submitted by USER00048 on Wednesday, May 20th, 1998 at 8:47 AM PDT for The May '98 Lee Jr..
Points | Celebrity | Date of Death | Age |
---|---|---|---|
10 | Allen Funt | September 5th, 1999 | 84 |
9 | Imogene Coca | June 2nd, 2001 | ? |
8 | Buddy Ebsen | July 6th, 2003 | 95 |
7 | Frank Sinatra | May 14th, 1998 | 82 |
6 | Queen Elizabeth II | September 8th, 2022 | 96 |
5 | Johnny Cash | September 12th, 2003 | 71 |
4 | Jack Kevorkian | June 3rd, 2011 | 83 |
3 | Ronald Reagan | June 5th, 2004 | 93 |
2 | Alec Guinness | August 5th, 2000 | 86 |
1 | Strom Thurmond | June 26th, 2003 | 100 |
7 points | 1 hit |
He invented Big League Chew. Remember that? Strands of bubble gum, that came in a pouch that made you feel like a real big time ball player chewing tobacco. Sure - they lost flavor in like 4 seconds, but that was a glorious 4 seconds. You felt yourself right up there on the mound, ready to deliver a smoking fastball right over the plate to win game 7 of the World Series. It was transformational. And Jim invented it.
Anyway, he's dead.
(d) July 10th, 2019