This list was submitted by DGD on Sunday, December 28th, 2008 at 2:08 PM PST for The 2009 Lee Atwater Invitational Dead Pool.
| Points | Celebrity | Date of Death | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Chemical Ali | January 25th, 2010 | 68 |
| 9 | Bob Novak | August 18th, 2009 | 78 |
| 8 | Ted Kennedy | August 25th, 2009 | 77 |
| 7 | Patrick Swayze | September 14th, 2009 | 57 |
| 6 | Dolores Hope | September 19th, 2011 | 102 |
| 5 | Farrah Fawcett | June 25th, 2009 | 62 |
| 4 | Elizabeth Edwards | December 7th, 2010 | 61 |
| 3 | Eli Wallach | June 24th, 2014 | 98 |
| 2 | Merle Haggard | April 6th, 2016 | 79 |
| 1 | Rise Stevens | March 20th, 2013 | 99 |
| 29 points | 4 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