This list was submitted by Bird on Tuesday, December 30th, 2008 at 12:04 PM PST for The 2009 Lee Atwater Invitational Dead Pool.
Points | Celebrity | Date of Death | Age |
---|---|---|---|
10 | Patrick Swayze | September 14th, 2009 | 57 |
9 | Ted Kennedy | August 25th, 2009 | 77 |
8 | Eunice Shriver | August 11th, 2009 | 88 |
7 | Chemical Ali | January 25th, 2010 | 68 |
6 | Eleanor Mondale | September 17th, 2011 | 51 |
5 | Seve Ballesteros | May 7th, 2011 | 54 |
4 | Dolores Hope | September 19th, 2011 | 102 |
3 | Miep Gies | January 11th, 2010 | 100 |
2 | Jack Ramsay | April 27th, 2014 | 89 |
1 | Fidel Castro | November 25th, 2016 | 90 |
27 points | 3 hits |
Yes - he was a 24 time all-star selection, compiled 3630 hits, and is widely considered the best left fielder of all time, and is in the Hall of Fame. But for OUR money, the fact that he played the harmonica on Hee Haw in 1994 AND made an album of harmonica songs? THAT is what makes someone famous.
(d) January 19th, 2013