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This list was submitted by USER01551 on Wednesday, December 28th, 2005 at 10:16 AM PST for The 2006 Lee Atwater Invitational Dead Pool.

Points Celebrity Date of Death Age 
10Lou Rawls January 6th, 200672
9Not Famous 
8Tammy MessnerJuly 20th, 200765
7Oriana Fallaci September 15th, 200677
6John Galbraith April 29th, 200697
5Brooke AstorAugust 13th, 2007105
4Margaret ThatcherApril 8th, 201387
3Claude Levi-StraussNovember 1st, 2009100
2Shelley Winters January 14th, 200685
1Billy GrahamFebruary 21st, 201899
25 points 4 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