This list was submitted by USER00382 on Saturday, December 31st, 2005 at 9:20 PM PST for The 2006 Lee Atwater Invitational Dead Pool.
| Points | Celebrity | Date of Death | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Walter Cronkite | July 17th, 2009 | 92 |
| 9 | Cal Worthington | September 8th, 2013 | 92 |
| 8 | Ricardo Montalban | January 14th, 2009 | 88 |
| 7 | Doc Watson | May 29th, 2012 | 89 |
| 6 | Phil Rizzuto | August 13th, 2007 | 89 |
| 5 | Kurt Vonnegut | April 11th, 2007 | 84 |
| 4 | Jesse Helms | July 4th, 2008 | 86 |
| 3 | C. Everett Koop | February 25th, 2013 | 96 |
| 2 | Billy Graham | February 21st, 2018 | 99 |
| 1 | Dick Cheney | November 3rd, 2025 | 84 |
| 0 points | 0 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