This list was submitted by Wracked on Wednesday, December 31st, 2008 at 2:58 PM PST for The 2009 Lee Atwater Invitational Dead Pool.
Points | Celebrity | Date of Death | Age |
---|---|---|---|
10 | Susan Atkins | September 25th, 2009 | 61 |
9 | Chemical Ali | January 25th, 2010 | 68 |
8 | Monte Irvin | January 11th, 2016 | 96 |
7 | Merle Haggard | April 6th, 2016 | 79 |
6 | Billy Graham | February 21st, 2018 | 99 |
5 | Kim Jong-il | December 18th, 2011 | 70 |
4 | Steve Jobs | October 5th, 2011 | 56 |
3 | Run Run Shaw | January 6th, 2014 | 106 |
2 | Tony Martin | July 30th, 2012 | 98 |
1 | Eunice Shriver | August 11th, 2009 | 88 |
11 points | 2 hits |
He sang to over 220 million people over his lifetime, worked with Billy Graham for over 50 years, and recorded over 500 vocal solos on more than 70 albums. And yet - we had no idea who the fuck he was until we looked him up. Go figure.
(d) April 16th, 2013