This list was submitted by 000002 on Wednesday, December 26th, 2007 at 7:33 PM PST for The 2008 Lee Atwater Invitational Dead Pool.
Points | Celebrity | Date of Death | Age |
---|---|---|---|
10 | Ariel Sharon | January 11th, 2014 | 85 |
9 | Chemical Ali | January 25th, 2010 | 68 |
8 | Georgia Frontiere | January 18th, 2008 | 80 |
7 | Zsa Zsa Gabor | December 18th, 2016 | 99 |
6 | Michael DeBakey | July 11th, 2008 | 99 |
5 | Kirk Douglas | February 5th, 2020 | 103 |
4 | Estelle Getty | July 22nd, 2008 | 84 |
3 | W. Mark Felt | December 18th, 2008 | 95 |
2 | Claude Levi-Strauss | November 1st, 2009 | 100 |
1 | Richard Widmark | March 24th, 2008 | 93 |
22 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