This list was submitted by Tsuga on Monday, December 31st, 2007 at 9:01 PM PST for The 2008 Lee Atwater Invitational Dead Pool.
Points | Celebrity | Date of Death | Age |
---|---|---|---|
10 | Eunice Shriver | August 11th, 2009 | 88 |
9 | Jack Kevorkian | June 3rd, 2011 | 83 |
8 | Fidel Castro | November 25th, 2016 | 90 |
7 | Betty Ford | July 8th, 2011 | 93 |
6 | Estelle Getty | July 22nd, 2008 | 84 |
5 | Michael DeBakey | July 11th, 2008 | 99 |
4 | Ariel Sharon | January 11th, 2014 | 85 |
3 | King Sihanouk | October 14th, 2012 | 89 |
2 | Eli Wallach | June 24th, 2014 | 98 |
1 | Liz Taylor | March 23rd, 2011 | 79 |
11 points | 2 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