This list was submitted by USER01981 on Friday, December 24th, 2004 at 10:25 PM PST for The 2005 Lee Atwater Invitational Dead Pool.
Points | Celebrity | Date of Death | Age |
---|---|---|---|
10 | Liz Taylor | March 23rd, 2011 | 79 |
9 | Charlton Heston | April 5th, 2008 | 84 |
8 | Dick Cheney | Alive | 83 |
7 | Dick Clark | April 18th, 2012 | 82 |
6 | Mary Tyler Moore | January 25th, 2017 | 80 |
5 | Jerry Lewis | August 20th, 2017 | 91 |
4 | Gerald Ford | December 26th, 2006 | 93 |
3 | Jimmy Carter | Alive | 100 |
2 | Not Famous | ||
1 | Andy Rooney | November 5th, 2011 | 92 |
0 points | 0 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