This list was submitted by USER00294 on Thursday, December 17th, 1998 at 1:51 PM PST for The 1999 Lee Atwater Invitational Dead Pool.
Points | Celebrity | Date of Death | Age |
---|---|---|---|
10 | Joe DiMaggio | March 8th, 1999 | 84 |
9 | Bob Hope | July 27th, 2003 | 100 |
8 | John Gielgud | May 21st, 2000 | 96 |
7 | Leonardo DiCaprio | Alive | ? |
6 | DeForest Kelley | June 11th, 1999 | 79 |
5 | Dennis Rodman | Alive | ? |
4 | Evel Knievel | November 30th, 2007 | 69 |
3 | Yasser Arafat | November 11th, 2004 | 75 |
2 | Jane Wyatt | October 20th, 2006 | 96 |
1 | Milton Berle | March 27th, 2002 | 93 |
16 points | 2 hits |
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