This list was submitted by Doc & DJ on Thursday, December 3rd, 1998 at 7:56 PM PST for The 1999 Lee Atwater Invitational Dead Pool.
Points | Celebrity | Date of Death | Age |
---|---|---|---|
10 | Boris Yeltsin | April 23rd, 2007 | 76 |
9 | Joe DiMaggio | March 8th, 1999 | 84 |
8 | Katharine Hepburn | June 29th, 2003 | 96 |
7 | Ellen Corby | April 14th, 1999 | ? |
6 | Bob Hope | July 27th, 2003 | 100 |
5 | Madame Chiang Kai-Shek | October 23rd, 2003 | 106 |
4 | Kirk Douglas | February 5th, 2020 | 103 |
3 | Eugene McCarthy | December 10th, 2005 | 89 |
2 | Judith Exner | September 24th, 1999 | 65 |
1 | Allen Funt | September 5th, 1999 | 84 |
19 points | 4 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