This list was submitted by USER00095 on Sunday, December 27th, 1998 at 2:02 PM PST for The 1999 Lee Atwater Invitational Dead Pool.
Points | Celebrity | Date of Death | Age |
---|---|---|---|
10 | Bob Hope | July 27th, 2003 | 100 |
9 | Imogene Coca | June 2nd, 2001 | ? |
8 | Milton Berle | March 27th, 2002 | 93 |
7 | Judith Exner | September 24th, 1999 | 65 |
6 | Pope John Paul II | April 2nd, 2005 | 84 |
5 | Rose Marie | December 28th, 2017 | 94 |
4 | Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon | March 30th, 2002 | 94 |
3 | Katharine Hepburn | June 29th, 2003 | 96 |
2 | Strom Thurmond | June 26th, 2003 | 100 |
1 | John Gielgud | May 21st, 2000 | 96 |
7 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