This list was submitted by equestzim7 on Sunday, December 27th, 1998 at 9:31 AM PST for The 1999 Lee Atwater Invitational Dead Pool.
Points | Celebrity | Date of Death | Age |
---|---|---|---|
10 | Joe DiMaggio | March 8th, 1999 | 84 |
9 | Mel Torme | June 5th, 1999 | ? |
8 | King Hussein | February 7th, 1999 | 63 |
7 | Cal Ripken | March 25th, 1999 | 63 |
6 | Mr. T | Alive | 73 |
5 | Evel Knievel | November 30th, 2007 | 69 |
4 | Bob Hope | July 27th, 2003 | 100 |
3 | Desmond Llewelyn | December 19th, 1999 | 85 |
2 | Allen Funt | September 5th, 1999 | 84 |
1 | Julia Child | August 13th, 2004 | 91 |
39 points | 6 hits |
In his amazing 27-year career, he knocked out more opponents than any other boxer (141), and was the only man to face both Rocky Marciano and Muhammad Ali. Sure, he lost this battle, but look how much softening up it took before Death could count him out.
(d) December 9th, 1998