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 |
---|---|---|---|
10 | Lou Rawls | January 6th, 2006 | 72 |
9 | Not Famous | ||
8 | Tammy Messner | July 20th, 2007 | 65 |
7 | Oriana Fallaci | September 15th, 2006 | 77 |
6 | John Galbraith | April 29th, 2006 | 97 |
5 | Brooke Astor | August 13th, 2007 | 105 |
4 | Margaret Thatcher | April 8th, 2013 | 87 |
3 | Claude Levi-Strauss | November 1st, 2009 | 100 |
2 | Shelley Winters | January 14th, 2006 | 85 |
1 | Billy Graham | February 21st, 2018 | 99 |
25 points | 4 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