This list was submitted by carseycritter on Monday, December 31st, 2012 at 3:22 PM PST for The 2013 Lee Atwater Invitational Dead Pool.
Points | Celebrity | Date of Death | Age |
---|---|---|---|
10 | Robert Mugabe | September 5th, 2019 | 95 |
9 | Stan Musial | January 19th, 2013 | 92 |
8 | Run Run Shaw | January 6th, 2014 | 106 |
7 | Zsa Zsa Gabor | December 18th, 2016 | 99 |
6 | Al Molinaro | October 29th, 2015 | 96 |
5 | Dick Van Dyke | Alive | 99 |
4 | Stephen Hawking | March 13th, 2018 | 76 |
3 | George H.W. Bush | November 30th, 2018 | 94 |
2 | Luise Rainer | December 30th, 2014 | 104 |
1 | Penny Marshall | December 18th, 2018 | 75 |
9 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