This list was submitted by Jackalope_Ghost on Wednesday, December 31st, 2008 at 2:07 PM PST for The 2009 Lee Atwater Invitational Dead Pool.
Points | Celebrity | Date of Death | Age |
---|---|---|---|
10 | Ted Kennedy | August 25th, 2009 | 77 |
9 | Fidel Castro | November 25th, 2016 | 90 |
8 | Farrah Fawcett | June 25th, 2009 | 62 |
7 | Billy Graham | February 21st, 2018 | 99 |
6 | Gloria Stuart | September 26th, 2010 | 100 |
5 | Roger Ebert | April 4th, 2013 | 70 |
4 | Patrick Swayze | September 14th, 2009 | 57 |
3 | Art Linkletter | May 26th, 2010 | 97 |
2 | Harry Morgan | December 7th, 2011 | 96 |
1 | Ariel Sharon | January 11th, 2014 | 85 |
22 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