This list was submitted by Trout on Monday, December 31st, 2012 at 10:39 PM PST for The 2013 Lee Atwater Invitational Dead Pool.
Points | Celebrity | Date of Death | Age |
---|---|---|---|
10 | Run Run Shaw | January 6th, 2014 | 106 |
9 | Zsa Zsa Gabor | December 18th, 2016 | 99 |
8 | Ronnie Biggs | December 18th, 2013 | 84 |
7 | Nelson Mandela | December 5th, 2013 | 95 |
6 | Bonnie Franklin | March 1st, 2013 | 69 |
5 | Penny Marshall | December 18th, 2018 | 75 |
4 | Billy Graham | February 21st, 2018 | 99 |
3 | George H.W. Bush | November 30th, 2018 | 94 |
2 | Eli Wallach | June 24th, 2014 | 98 |
1 | Abe Vigoda | January 26th, 2016 | 94 |
21 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