This list was submitted by USER02464 on Monday, December 29th, 2008 at 10:32 PM PST for The 2009 Lee Atwater Invitational Dead Pool.
Points | Celebrity | Date of Death | Age |
---|---|---|---|
10 | Patrick Swayze | September 14th, 2009 | 57 |
9 | Claude Levi-Strauss | November 1st, 2009 | 100 |
8 | Miep Gies | January 11th, 2010 | 100 |
7 | Dolores Hope | September 19th, 2011 | 102 |
6 | Luise Rainer | December 30th, 2014 | 104 |
5 | Les Paul | August 13th, 2009 | 94 |
4 | David Rockefeller | March 20th, 2017 | 101 |
3 | Frank Cady | June 10th, 2012 | 96 |
2 | Sargent Shriver | January 18th, 2011 | 95 |
1 | Eli Wallach | June 24th, 2014 | 98 |
24 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