This list was submitted by titan360 on Thursday, December 27th, 2012 at 6:48 PM PST for The 2013 Lee Atwater Invitational Dead Pool.
Points | Celebrity | Date of Death | Age |
---|---|---|---|
10 | Billy Graham | February 21st, 2018 | 99 |
9 | Pete Seeger | January 27th, 2014 | 94 |
8 | Alan Young | May 19th, 2016 | 96 |
7 | Abe Vigoda | January 26th, 2016 | 94 |
6 | Mickey Rooney | April 6th, 2014 | 93 |
5 | Hugh Downs | July 1st, 2020 | 99 |
4 | Helen Thomas | July 20th, 2013 | 92 |
3 | Carl Reiner | June 29th, 2020 | 98 |
2 | Stan Musial | January 19th, 2013 | 92 |
1 | Norman Lear | December 5th, 2023 | ? |
6 points | 2 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