This list was submitted by McMurdoMan on Monday, December 31st, 2007 at 3:30 PM PST for The 2008 Lee Atwater Invitational Dead Pool.
Points | Celebrity | Date of Death | Age |
---|---|---|---|
10 | Earl Butz | February 2nd, 2008 | 98 |
9 | Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn | August 3rd, 2008 | 89 |
8 | Sargent Shriver | January 18th, 2011 | 95 |
7 | . Suharto | January 27th, 2008 | 86 |
6 | Karl Malden | July 1st, 2009 | 97 |
5 | Gloria Stuart | September 26th, 2010 | 100 |
4 | Mitch Miller | July 31st, 2010 | 99 |
3 | Alexander Haig | February 20th, 2010 | 85 |
2 | Rose Marie | December 28th, 2017 | 94 |
1 | Ronnie Biggs | December 18th, 2013 | 84 |
26 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