This list was submitted by USER01375 on Thursday, December 30th, 2004 at 10:26 PM PST for The 2005 Lee Atwater Invitational Dead Pool.
Points | Celebrity | Date of Death | Age |
---|---|---|---|
10 | Robert Tisch | November 15th, 2005 | 79 |
9 | William Rehnquist | September 3rd, 2005 | 80 |
8 | George Kennan | March 17th, 2005 | 101 |
7 | Brooke Astor | August 13th, 2007 | 105 |
6 | Clarence 'Gatemouth' Brown | September 10th, 2005 | 81 |
5 | Hans Bethe | March 6th, 2005 | 98 |
4 | John Mills | April 23rd, 2005 | 97 |
3 | Leon Askin | June 3rd, 2005 | 97 |
2 | Al Lopez | October 30th, 2005 | 97 |
1 | John Galbraith | April 29th, 2006 | 97 |
47 points | 8 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