This list was submitted by McPutt on Monday, December 26th, 2011 at 8:05 AM PST for The 2012 Lee Atwater Invitational Dead Pool.
| Points | Celebrity | Date of Death | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Etta James | January 20th, 2012 | 73 |
| 9 | Zsa Zsa Gabor | December 18th, 2016 | 99 |
| 8 | Olivia de Havilland | July 26th, 2020 | 104 |
| 7 | Jerry Lewis | August 20th, 2017 | 91 |
| 6 | Aretha Franklin | August 16th, 2018 | 76 |
| 5 | Jack Klugman | December 24th, 2012 | 90 |
| 4 | Ernest Borgnine | July 8th, 2012 | 95 |
| 3 | Nancy Reagan | March 6th, 2016 | 94 |
| 2 | Ben Bradlee | October 21st, 2014 | 93 |
| 1 | Bob Dole | December 5th, 2021 | 98 |
| 19 points | 3 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