This list was submitted by EMFCoffin on Tuesday, December 26th, 2006 at 12:44 PM PST for The 2007 Lee Atwater Invitational Dead Pool.
Points | Celebrity | Date of Death | Age |
---|---|---|---|
10 | Sidney Sheldon | January 30th, 2007 | 89 |
9 | John Forsythe | April 1st, 2010 | 92 |
8 | Tammy Messner | July 20th, 2007 | 65 |
7 | Luciano Pavarotti | September 6th, 2007 | 71 |
6 | Not Famous | ||
5 | Charlton Heston | April 5th, 2008 | 84 |
4 | Andy Griffith | July 3rd, 2012 | 86 |
3 | Gerald Ford | December 26th, 2006 | 93 |
2 | Lee Hazlewood | August 4th, 2007 | 78 |
1 | Brooke Astor | August 13th, 2007 | 105 |
28 points | 5 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