This list was submitted by USER02045 on Thursday, December 27th, 2007 at 6:40 PM PST for The 2008 Lee Atwater Invitational Dead Pool.
Points | Celebrity | Date of Death | Age |
---|---|---|---|
10 | John Wooden | June 4th, 2010 | 99 |
9 | Mitch Miller | July 31st, 2010 | 99 |
8 | Olivia de Havilland | July 26th, 2020 | 104 |
7 | Ariel Sharon | January 11th, 2014 | 85 |
6 | Fidel Castro | November 25th, 2016 | 90 |
5 | Sammy Baugh | December 17th, 2008 | 94 |
4 | John Forsythe | April 1st, 2010 | 92 |
3 | Louis Farrakhan | Alive | 92 |
2 | Rose Marie | December 28th, 2017 | 94 |
1 | Zsa Zsa Gabor | December 18th, 2016 | 99 |
5 points | 1 hit |
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