MA04: From Cold Warrior to Cold Corpse

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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 
10Robert Tisch November 15th, 200579
9George Kennan March 17th, 2005101
8William Rehnquist September 3rd, 200580
7Eddie Albert May 26th, 200599
6Claude Levi-StraussNovember 1st, 2009100
5Al LewisFebruary 3rd, 200682
4Danny Sugerman January 5th, 200550
3Edward Heath July 17th, 200589
2Fidel CastroNovember 25th, 201690
1Eddie RobinsonApril 3rd, 200788
41 points 6 hits 
 

 

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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