This list was submitted by Jake the Snake on Saturday, December 31st, 2011 at 6:57 PM PST for The 2012 Lee Atwater Invitational Dead Pool.
This list is in the North Tacoma Mausoleum Boneyard.
Points | Celebrity | Date of Death | Age |
---|---|---|---|
10 | John Williams | Alive | 93 |
9 | Sidney Poitier | January 6th, 2022 | 94 |
8 | Roger Ebert | April 4th, 2013 | 70 |
7 | Larry King | January 23rd, 2021 | 87 |
6 | James Earl Jones | September 9th, 2024 | 93 |
5 | Queen Elizabeth II | September 8th, 2022 | 96 |
4 | Joe Paterno | January 22nd, 2012 | 85 |
3 | Sean Connery | October 31st, 2020 | 90 |
2 | Jim Brown | May 18th, 2023 | 87 |
1 | James Garner | July 19th, 2014 | 86 |
4 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