This list was submitted by FTG on Sunday, December 28th, 2008 at 12:56 AM PST for The 2009 Lee Atwater Invitational Dead Pool.
| Points | Celebrity | Date of Death | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Annette Funicello | April 8th, 2013 | 70 |
| 9 | Susan Atkins | September 25th, 2009 | 61 |
| 8 | Lou Henson | July 25th, 2020 | 88 |
| 7 | Patrick Swayze | September 14th, 2009 | 57 |
| 6 | Bob Novak | August 18th, 2009 | 78 |
| 5 | Ronnie Biggs | December 18th, 2013 | 84 |
| 4 | Dominick Dunne | August 26th, 2009 | 83 |
| 3 | John Wooden | June 4th, 2010 | 99 |
| 2 | Jack Ramsay | April 27th, 2014 | 89 |
| 1 | Ted Kennedy | August 25th, 2009 | 77 |
| 27 points | 5 hits |
He invented Big League Chew. Remember that? Strands of bubble gum, that came in a pouch that made you feel like a real big time ball player chewing tobacco. Sure - they lost flavor in like 4 seconds, but that was a glorious 4 seconds. You felt yourself right up there on the mound, ready to deliver a smoking fastball right over the plate to win game 7 of the World Series. It was transformational. And Jim invented it.
Anyway, he's dead.
(d) July 10th, 2019