This list was submitted by FlamingoNut on Sunday, January 3rd, 1999 at 5:46 PM PST for The 1999 Lee Atwater Invitational Dead Pool.
Points | Celebrity | Date of Death | Age |
---|---|---|---|
10 | Joe DiMaggio | March 8th, 1999 | 84 |
9 | Bob Hope | July 27th, 2003 | 100 |
8 | Pope John Paul II | April 2nd, 2005 | 84 |
7 | Jason Robards | December 26th, 2000 | 78 |
6 | Annette Funicello | April 8th, 2013 | 70 |
5 | Peggy Lee | January 21st, 2002 | 81 |
4 | Sarah Knauss | December 30th, 1999 | 119 |
3 | Larry Linville | April 10th, 2000 | ? |
2 | Barbara Cartland | May 21st, 2000 | 98 |
1 | Boris Yeltsin | April 23rd, 2007 | 76 |
14 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