This list was submitted by Chris Knauf on Monday, December 30th, 2013 at 5:50 AM PST for The 2014 Lee Atwater Invitational Dead Pool.
This list is in the Gonzaga Boneyard 2014 Boneyard.
Points | Celebrity | Date of Death | Age |
---|---|---|---|
10 | Billy Graham | February 21st, 2018 | 99 |
9 | George H.W. Bush | November 30th, 2018 | 94 |
8 | Olivia de Havilland | July 26th, 2020 | 104 |
7 | Valerie Harper | August 30th, 2019 | 80 |
6 | Luise Rainer | December 30th, 2014 | 104 |
5 | Eli Wallach | June 24th, 2014 | 98 |
4 | Zsa Zsa Gabor | December 18th, 2016 | 99 |
3 | Alan Young | May 19th, 2016 | 96 |
2 | Hal Holbrook | January 23rd, 2021 | 95 |
1 | Kirk Douglas | February 5th, 2020 | 103 |
11 points | 2 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