This list was submitted by DePressED on Monday, April 30th, 2012 at 7:49 PM PDT for The May 2012 Lee Jr..
Points | Celebrity | Date of Death | Age |
---|---|---|---|
10 | Lee MacPhail | November 8th, 2012 | 95 |
9 | Abdelbaset Al Megrahi | May 20th, 2012 | 60 |
8 | Vidal Sassoon | May 9th, 2012 | 84 |
7 | Robin Gibb | May 20th, 2012 | 62 |
6 | George Jones | April 26th, 2013 | 81 |
5 | King Sihanouk | October 14th, 2012 | 89 |
4 | Bobby Womack | June 27th, 2014 | 70 |
3 | Hal David | September 1st, 2012 | 91 |
2 | Ryan O'Neal | December 8th, 2023 | 82 |
1 | Not Famous | ||
32 points | 5 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