This list was submitted by Roquefort on Thursday, December 26th, 2013 at 5:51 PM PST for The 2014 Lee Atwater Invitational Dead Pool.
This list is in the CutterOfCheese.com Boneyard.
Points | Celebrity | Date of Death | Age |
---|---|---|---|
10 | Maria von Trapp | February 18th, 2014 | 99 |
9 | Zsa Zsa Gabor | December 18th, 2016 | 99 |
8 | Luise Rainer | December 30th, 2014 | 104 |
7 | Roberta McCain | October 12th, 2020 | 108 |
6 | Lawrence Walsh | March 19th, 2014 | 102 |
5 | Irwin Corey | February 6th, 2017 | 102 |
4 | Herman Wouk | May 18th, 2019 | 103 |
3 | Run Run Shaw | January 6th, 2014 | 106 |
2 | Billy Graham | February 21st, 2018 | 99 |
1 | Barbara Bush | April 17th, 2018 | 92 |
27 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