This list was submitted by USER00621 on Monday, December 31st, 2007 at 11:57 PM PST for The 2008 Lee Atwater Invitational Dead Pool.
Points | Celebrity | Date of Death | Age |
---|---|---|---|
10 | Chemical Ali | January 25th, 2010 | 68 |
9 | Miep Gies | January 11th, 2010 | 100 |
8 | Michael DeBakey | July 11th, 2008 | 99 |
7 | Mitch Miller | July 31st, 2010 | 99 |
6 | Karl Malden | July 1st, 2009 | 97 |
5 | Bo Diddley | June 2nd, 2008 | 79 |
4 | Estelle Getty | July 22nd, 2008 | 84 |
3 | Soupy Sales | October 22nd, 2009 | 83 |
2 | Paul Harvey | February 28th, 2009 | 90 |
1 | Phyllis Diller | August 20th, 2012 | 95 |
17 points | 3 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