This list was submitted by USER00372 on Wednesday, December 30th, 1998 at 1:25 PM PST for The 1999 Lee Atwater Invitational Dead Pool.
| Points | Celebrity | Date of Death | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Joe DiMaggio | March 8th, 1999 | 84 |
| 9 | Not Famous | ||
| 8 | Senor Wences | April 20th, 1999 | 103 |
| 7 | Pope John Paul II | April 2nd, 2005 | 84 |
| 6 | Johnny PayCheck | February 19th, 2003 | 64 |
| 5 | Matt Hartl | August 30th, 1999 | 23 |
| 4 | Johnny Cash | September 12th, 2003 | 71 |
| 3 | Fay Wray | August 8th, 2004 | 96 |
| 2 | Boris Yeltsin | April 23rd, 2007 | 76 |
| 1 | Liz Taylor | March 23rd, 2011 | 79 |
| 23 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