This list was submitted by USER01375 on Saturday, December 31st, 2005 at 10:41 AM PST for The 2006 Lee Atwater Invitational Dead Pool.
Points | Celebrity | Date of Death | Age |
---|---|---|---|
10 | Lou Rawls | January 6th, 2006 | 72 |
9 | Oriana Fallaci | September 15th, 2006 | 77 |
8 | Wendy Wasserstein | January 30th, 2006 | 55 |
7 | Jack Snow | January 9th, 2006 | 62 |
6 | Harold Pinter | December 24th, 2008 | 78 |
5 | Al Lewis | February 3rd, 2006 | 82 |
4 | Eleanor Mondale | September 17th, 2011 | 51 |
3 | Gerald Ford | December 26th, 2006 | 93 |
2 | Brooke Astor | August 13th, 2007 | 105 |
1 | John Galbraith | April 29th, 2006 | 97 |
43 points | 7 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