This list was submitted by Cash From Cancer on Wednesday, December 31st, 2008 at 5:52 PM PST for The 2009 Lee Atwater Invitational Dead Pool.
Points | Celebrity | Date of Death | Age |
---|---|---|---|
10 | Bob Novak | August 18th, 2009 | 78 |
9 | Betty Ford | July 8th, 2011 | 93 |
8 | Billy Graham | February 21st, 2018 | 99 |
7 | Run Run Shaw | January 6th, 2014 | 106 |
6 | Miep Gies | January 11th, 2010 | 100 |
5 | Claude Levi-Strauss | November 1st, 2009 | 100 |
4 | Mitch Miller | July 31st, 2010 | 99 |
3 | Dolores Hope | September 19th, 2011 | 102 |
2 | Gloria Stuart | September 26th, 2010 | 100 |
1 | Art Linkletter | May 26th, 2010 | 97 |
15 points | 2 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