This list was submitted by USER00423 on Thursday, December 31st, 1998 at 12:03 PM PST for The 1999 Lee Atwater Invitational Dead Pool.
| Points | Celebrity | Date of Death | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Joe DiMaggio | March 8th, 1999 | 84 |
| 9 | Johnny PayCheck | February 19th, 2003 | 64 |
| 8 | Sarah Knauss | December 30th, 1999 | 119 |
| 7 | John Lee Hooker | June 21st, 2001 | 83 |
| 6 | King Hussein | February 7th, 1999 | 63 |
| 5 | Not Famous | ||
| 4 | Boris Yeltsin | April 23rd, 2007 | 76 |
| 3 | John Gielgud | May 21st, 2000 | 96 |
| 2 | Jake LaMotta | September 19th, 2017 | 96 |
| 1 | Russell Jones | November 13th, 2004 | 35 |
| 24 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