This list was submitted by USER00436 on Thursday, December 31st, 1998 at 3:05 PM PST for The 1999 Lee Atwater Invitational Dead Pool.
Points | Celebrity | Date of Death | Age |
---|---|---|---|
10 | Joe DiMaggio | March 8th, 1999 | 84 |
9 | Boris Yeltsin | April 23rd, 2007 | 76 |
8 | Pope John Paul II | April 2nd, 2005 | 84 |
7 | Peggy Lee | January 21st, 2002 | 81 |
6 | Bob Hope | July 27th, 2003 | 100 |
5 | Art Linkletter | May 26th, 2010 | 97 |
4 | Luciano Pavarotti | September 6th, 2007 | 71 |
3 | Milton Berle | March 27th, 2002 | 93 |
2 | Dudley Moore | March 27th, 2002 | 66 |
1 | Liza Minnelli | Alive | 78 |
10 points | 1 hit |
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