This list was submitted by brutesquad64 on Thursday, December 10th, 2009 at 1:50 PM PST for The 2010 Lee Atwater Invitational Dead Pool.
Points | Celebrity | Date of Death | Age |
---|---|---|---|
10 | John Wooden | June 4th, 2010 | 99 |
9 | Johnny Pesky | August 13th, 2012 | 92 |
8 | Seve Ballesteros | May 7th, 2011 | 54 |
7 | Fidel Castro | November 25th, 2016 | 90 |
6 | Eli Wallach | June 24th, 2014 | 98 |
5 | Herman Wouk | May 18th, 2019 | 103 |
4 | Nancy Reagan | March 6th, 2016 | 94 |
3 | Oral Roberts | December 15th, 2009 | 91 |
2 | Jackie Cooper | May 3rd, 2011 | 88 |
1 | Fats Domino | October 24th, 2017 | 89 |
10 points | 1 hit |
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