This list was submitted by Jon00060 on Saturday, January 21st, 2006 at 10:54 PM PST for The 2006 Lee Atwater Invitational Dead Pool.
Points | Celebrity | Date of Death | Age |
---|---|---|---|
10 | Lou Rawls | January 6th, 2006 | 72 |
9 | Billy Graham | February 21st, 2018 | 99 |
8 | Karl Malden | July 1st, 2009 | 97 |
7 | Osama bin Laden | May 2nd, 2011 | 54 |
6 | Saddam Hussein | December 29th, 2006 | 69 |
5 | Gerald Ford | December 26th, 2006 | 93 |
4 | Tammy Messner | July 20th, 2007 | 65 |
3 | Dana Reeve | March 6th, 2006 | 44 |
2 | Lady Bird Johnson | July 11th, 2007 | 94 |
1 | Eunice Shriver | August 11th, 2009 | 88 |
24 points | 4 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