This list was submitted by Susie Sicko on Thursday, December 28th, 2006 at 11:10 AM PST for The 2007 Lee Atwater Invitational Dead Pool.
Points | Celebrity | Date of Death | Age |
---|---|---|---|
10 | Ariel Sharon | January 11th, 2014 | 85 |
9 | Suzanne Pleshette | January 19th, 2008 | 70 |
8 | Tammy Messner | July 20th, 2007 | 65 |
7 | Luciano Pavarotti | September 6th, 2007 | 71 |
6 | Harold Pinter | December 24th, 2008 | 78 |
5 | Jack Kevorkian | June 3rd, 2011 | 83 |
4 | Fidel Castro | November 25th, 2016 | 90 |
3 | Karl Malden | July 1st, 2009 | 97 |
2 | Michael Brecker | January 13th, 2007 | 57 |
1 | Margaret Thatcher | April 8th, 2013 | 87 |
17 points | 3 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