This list was submitted by Ghost of Stiffs Past on Monday, December 31st, 2012 at 10:16 AM PST for The 2013 Lee Atwater Invitational Dead Pool.
Points | Celebrity | Date of Death | Age |
---|---|---|---|
10 | Vincent Bugliosi | June 8th, 2015 | 80 |
9 | Zsa Zsa Gabor | December 18th, 2016 | 99 |
8 | Bob Dole | December 5th, 2021 | 98 |
7 | George H.W. Bush | November 30th, 2018 | 94 |
6 | Doug Harvey | January 13th, 2018 | 87 |
5 | Hosni Mubarak | February 25th, 2020 | 91 |
4 | Scott Carpenter | October 10th, 2013 | 88 |
3 | Van Cliburn | February 27th, 2013 | 78 |
2 | Hugo Chavez | March 5th, 2013 | 58 |
1 | Bonnie Franklin | March 1st, 2013 | 69 |
10 points | 4 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