This list was submitted by USER02131 on Tuesday, December 28th, 2004 at 7:05 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 | Brooke Astor | August 13th, 2007 | 105 |
7 | Rosa Parks | October 24th, 2005 | 92 |
6 | William Rehnquist | September 3rd, 2005 | 80 |
5 | John Galbraith | April 29th, 2006 | 97 |
4 | George Kennan | March 17th, 2005 | 101 |
3 | Ernest Gallo | March 6th, 2007 | 97 |
2 | Kirk Douglas | February 5th, 2020 | 103 |
1 | James Brown | December 25th, 2006 | 73 |
36 points | 5 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