This list was submitted by hop1962 on Monday, December 31st, 2012 at 2:10 PM PST for The 2013 Lee Atwater Invitational Dead Pool.
Points | Celebrity | Date of Death | Age |
---|---|---|---|
10 | Luise Rainer | December 30th, 2014 | 104 |
9 | Run Run Shaw | January 6th, 2014 | 106 |
8 | Lawrence Walsh | March 19th, 2014 | 102 |
7 | Bonnie Franklin | March 1st, 2013 | 69 |
6 | Ray Price | December 16th, 2013 | 87 |
5 | Nelson Mandela | December 5th, 2013 | 95 |
4 | Penny Marshall | December 18th, 2018 | 75 |
3 | Olivia de Havilland | July 26th, 2020 | 104 |
2 | Lee Iacocca | July 2nd, 2019 | 94 |
1 | Hugo Chavez | March 5th, 2013 | 58 |
19 points | 4 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