This list was submitted by Cash From Cancer on Saturday, December 28th, 2013 at 8:25 AM PST for The 2014 Lee Atwater Invitational Dead Pool.
Points | Celebrity | Date of Death | Age |
---|---|---|---|
10 | Valerie Harper | August 30th, 2019 | 80 |
9 | Superstar Billy Graham | May 17th, 2023 | 79 |
8 | Roberta McCain | October 12th, 2020 | 108 |
7 | Prince Philip | April 9th, 2021 | 99 |
6 | Zsa Zsa Gabor | December 18th, 2016 | 99 |
5 | Billy Graham | February 21st, 2018 | 99 |
4 | David Rockefeller | March 20th, 2017 | 101 |
3 | Run Run Shaw | January 6th, 2014 | 106 |
2 | Ryan O'Neal | December 8th, 2023 | 82 |
1 | Richard Attenborough | August 24th, 2014 | 90 |
4 points | 2 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