This list was submitted by USER02089 on Wednesday, December 22nd, 2004 at 12:47 PM PST for The 2005 Lee Atwater Invitational Dead Pool.
| Points | Celebrity | Date of Death | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | James Doohan | July 20th, 2005 | 85 |
| 9 | Pope John Paul II | April 2nd, 2005 | 84 |
| 8 | Sammy Baugh | December 17th, 2008 | 94 |
| 7 | Rose Marie | December 28th, 2017 | 94 |
| 6 | William F. Buckley Jr. | February 27th, 2008 | 82 |
| 5 | Richard Pryor | December 10th, 2005 | 65 |
| 4 | Shelley Winters | January 14th, 2006 | 85 |
| 3 | Pervez Musharraf | February 5th, 2023 | 79 |
| 2 | Tom Laughlin | December 12th, 2013 | 82 |
| 1 | Zsa Zsa Gabor | December 18th, 2016 | 99 |
| 24 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