This list was submitted by DeathAlert on Thursday, December 29th, 2011 at 3:02 PM PST for The 2012 Lee Atwater Invitational Dead Pool.
Points | Celebrity | Date of Death | Age |
---|---|---|---|
10 | Tony Martin | July 30th, 2012 | 98 |
9 | Stan Musial | January 19th, 2013 | 92 |
8 | Ronnie Biggs | December 18th, 2013 | 84 |
7 | Zsa Zsa Gabor | December 18th, 2016 | 99 |
6 | Ernest Borgnine | July 8th, 2012 | 95 |
5 | Roger Ebert | April 4th, 2013 | 70 |
4 | Olivia de Havilland | July 26th, 2020 | 104 |
3 | Aretha Franklin | August 16th, 2018 | 76 |
2 | Fidel Castro | November 25th, 2016 | 90 |
1 | Marion Barry | November 22nd, 2014 | 78 |
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