This list was submitted by me first on Wednesday, December 24th, 2008 at 4:19 AM PST for The 2009 Lee Atwater Invitational Dead Pool.
| Points | Celebrity | Date of Death | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Ted Kennedy | August 25th, 2009 | 77 |
| 9 | Dino de Laurentiis | November 11th, 2010 | 91 |
| 8 | Pete Seeger | January 27th, 2014 | 94 |
| 7 | Billy Graham | February 21st, 2018 | 99 |
| 6 | Eli Wallach | June 24th, 2014 | 98 |
| 5 | Mitch Miller | July 31st, 2010 | 99 |
| 4 | Edwin Newman | August 13th, 2010 | 91 |
| 3 | Maya Angelou | May 28th, 2014 | 86 |
| 2 | Eunice Shriver | August 11th, 2009 | 88 |
| 1 | Emperor Akihito | Alive | ? |
| 12 points | 2 hits |
In his amazing 27-year career, he knocked out more opponents than any other boxer (141), and was the only man to face both Rocky Marciano and Muhammad Ali. Sure, he lost this battle, but look how much softening up it took before Death could count him out.
(d) December 9th, 1998