This list was submitted by NJMCW on Friday, December 31st, 2010 at 4:15 PM PST for The 2011 Lee Atwater Invitational Dead Pool.
Points | Celebrity | Date of Death | Age |
---|---|---|---|
10 | Aretha Franklin | August 16th, 2018 | 76 |
9 | Dolores Hope | September 19th, 2011 | 102 |
8 | Fidel Castro | November 25th, 2016 | 90 |
7 | Run Run Shaw | January 6th, 2014 | 106 |
6 | Ronnie Biggs | December 18th, 2013 | 84 |
5 | Michael Douglas | Alive | 80 |
4 | Kirk Douglas | February 5th, 2020 | 103 |
3 | Nancy Reagan | March 6th, 2016 | 94 |
2 | Luise Rainer | December 30th, 2014 | 104 |
1 | Betty Ford | July 8th, 2011 | 93 |
10 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