This list was submitted by razorben on Saturday, December 25th, 2010 at 2:31 PM PST for The 2011 Lee Atwater Invitational Dead Pool.
Points | Celebrity | Date of Death | Age |
---|---|---|---|
10 | Henry Heimlich | December 17th, 2016 | 96 |
9 | Fidel Castro | November 25th, 2016 | 90 |
8 | Herman Wouk | May 18th, 2019 | 103 |
7 | Pope Benedict XVI | December 31st, 2022 | 95 |
6 | Harry Morgan | December 7th, 2011 | 96 |
5 | Maurice Sendak | May 8th, 2012 | 83 |
4 | Van Cliburn | February 27th, 2013 | 78 |
3 | Y.A.Tittle | October 8th, 2017 | 90 |
2 | Gloria Vanderbilt | June 17th, 2019 | 95 |
1 | David Rockefeller | March 20th, 2017 | 101 |
6 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