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This list was submitted by Susie Sicko on Wednesday, December 31st, 2008 at 12:13 AM PST for The 2009 Lee Atwater Invitational Dead Pool.

Points Celebrity Date of Death Age 
10Ted Kennedy August 25th, 200977
9Robert ByrdJune 28th, 201092
8Not Famous 
7Claudio AbbadoJanuary 20th, 201480
6Annette FunicelloApril 8th, 201370
5Walter Cronkite July 17th, 200992
4Joan FontaineDecember 15th, 201396
3Billy GrahamFebruary 21st, 201899
2Dear AbbyJanuary 16th, 201394
1Nancy ReaganMarch 6th, 201694
15 points 2 hits 
 

 

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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