This list was submitted by me first on Thursday, December 29th, 2011 at 7:26 AM PST for The 2012 Lee Atwater Invitational Dead Pool.
Points | Celebrity | Date of Death | Age |
---|---|---|---|
10 | Maria von Trapp | February 18th, 2014 | 99 |
9 | Tariq Aziz | June 5th, 2015 | 79 |
8 | Ariel Sharon | January 11th, 2014 | 85 |
7 | Ivan Demyanyuk | March 17th, 2012 | 91 |
6 | Etta James | January 20th, 2012 | 73 |
5 | Eli Wallach | June 24th, 2014 | 98 |
4 | Pope Benedict XVI | December 31st, 2022 | 95 |
3 | Sid Caesar | February 12th, 2014 | 91 |
2 | Rose Marie | December 28th, 2017 | 94 |
1 | Dick Clark | April 18th, 2012 | 82 |
14 points | 3 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