This list was submitted by USER02630 on Wednesday, January 2nd, 2008 at 7:14 PM PST for The 2008 Lee Atwater Invitational Dead Pool.
Points | Celebrity | Date of Death | Age |
---|---|---|---|
10 | Fidel Castro | November 25th, 2016 | 90 |
9 | Ariel Sharon | January 11th, 2014 | 85 |
8 | Billy Graham | February 21st, 2018 | 99 |
7 | Ronnie Biggs | December 18th, 2013 | 84 |
6 | Harold Pinter | December 24th, 2008 | 78 |
5 | Claude Levi-Strauss | November 1st, 2009 | 100 |
4 | W. Mark Felt | December 18th, 2008 | 95 |
3 | Kirk Douglas | February 5th, 2020 | 103 |
2 | Jack Kevorkian | June 3rd, 2011 | 83 |
1 | Estelle Getty | July 22nd, 2008 | 84 |
11 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