This list was submitted by USER01531 on Sunday, December 30th, 2007 at 11:51 AM PST for The 2008 Lee Atwater Invitational Dead Pool.
Points | Celebrity | Date of Death | Age |
---|---|---|---|
10 | Sydney Pollack | May 26th, 2008 | 73 |
9 | Jack Ramsay | April 27th, 2014 | 89 |
8 | Suzanne Pleshette | January 19th, 2008 | 70 |
7 | Bobby Murcer | July 12th, 2008 | 62 |
6 | Georgia Frontiere | January 18th, 2008 | 80 |
5 | Eunice Shriver | August 11th, 2009 | 88 |
4 | Harold Pinter | December 24th, 2008 | 78 |
3 | Michael DeBakey | July 11th, 2008 | 99 |
2 | Miep Gies | January 11th, 2010 | 100 |
1 | Chemical Ali | January 25th, 2010 | 68 |
38 points | 6 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