This list was submitted by Joe G on Wednesday, December 26th, 2012 at 4:38 PM PST for The 2013 Lee Atwater Invitational Dead Pool.
Points | Celebrity | Date of Death | Age |
---|---|---|---|
10 | Carol Channing | January 15th, 2019 | 97 |
9 | Hugh Downs | July 1st, 2020 | 99 |
8 | Quincy Jones Jr. | November 3rd, 2024 | 91 |
7 | Max von Sydow | March 8th, 2020 | 90 |
6 | Abe Vigoda | January 26th, 2016 | 94 |
5 | Jonathan Winters | April 11th, 2013 | 87 |
4 | Nancy Reagan | March 6th, 2016 | 94 |
3 | Henry Kissinger | November 29th, 2023 | 100 |
2 | Jimmy Carter | Alive | 100 |
1 | Mary Tyler Moore | January 25th, 2017 | 80 |
5 points | 1 hit |
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