This list was submitted by ed head on Sunday, December 31st, 2006 at 11:15 PM PST for The 2007 Lee Atwater Invitational Dead Pool.
Points | Celebrity | Date of Death | Age |
---|---|---|---|
10 | Art Buchwald | January 17th, 2007 | 81 |
9 | Tammy Messner | July 20th, 2007 | 65 |
8 | Richard Lewis | February 27th, 2024 | 76 |
7 | Farrah Fawcett | June 25th, 2009 | 62 |
6 | Roger Moore | May 23rd, 2017 | 89 |
5 | Bobby Murcer | July 12th, 2008 | 62 |
4 | Charlton Heston | April 5th, 2008 | 84 |
3 | Jake LaMotta | September 19th, 2017 | 96 |
2 | Richard Widmark | March 24th, 2008 | 93 |
1 | Sid Caesar | February 12th, 2014 | 91 |
19 points | 2 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