This list was submitted by Baxley on Friday, December 30th, 2005 at 11:08 AM PST for The 2006 Lee Atwater Invitational Dead Pool.
Points | Celebrity | Date of Death | Age |
---|---|---|---|
10 | Michael DeBakey | July 11th, 2008 | 99 |
9 | Art Linkletter | May 26th, 2010 | 97 |
8 | Dolores Hope | September 19th, 2011 | 102 |
7 | Oriana Fallaci | September 15th, 2006 | 77 |
6 | John Wooden | June 4th, 2010 | 99 |
5 | John Galbraith | April 29th, 2006 | 97 |
4 | Run Run Shaw | January 6th, 2014 | 106 |
3 | Claude Levi-Strauss | November 1st, 2009 | 100 |
2 | Miep Gies | January 11th, 2010 | 100 |
1 | Charles Walgreen | February 10th, 2007 | 100 |
12 points | 2 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