This list was submitted by Jim on Monday, December 31st, 2007 at 8:04 PM PST for The 2008 Lee Atwater Invitational Dead Pool.
Points | Celebrity | Date of Death | Age |
---|---|---|---|
10 | Bobby Murcer | July 12th, 2008 | 62 |
9 | Billy Graham | February 21st, 2018 | 99 |
8 | Ariel Sharon | January 11th, 2014 | 85 |
7 | King Sihanouk | October 14th, 2012 | 89 |
6 | Albert Hofmann | April 29th, 2008 | 102 |
5 | Claude Levi-Strauss | November 1st, 2009 | 100 |
4 | Michael DeBakey | July 11th, 2008 | 99 |
3 | Mitch Miller | July 31st, 2010 | 99 |
2 | Barbara Billingsley | October 16th, 2010 | 94 |
1 | Robert Mondavi | May 16th, 2008 | 94 |
21 points | 4 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