This list was submitted by USER00534 on Monday, January 4th, 1999 at 1:59 AM PST for The 1999 Lee Atwater Invitational Dead Pool.
Points | Celebrity | Date of Death | Age |
---|---|---|---|
10 | Milton Berle | March 27th, 2002 | 93 |
9 | Joe DiMaggio | March 8th, 1999 | 84 |
8 | Annette Funicello | April 8th, 2013 | 70 |
7 | Werner Klemperer | December 6th, 2000 | 80 |
6 | Boris Yeltsin | April 23rd, 2007 | 76 |
5 | King Hussein | February 7th, 1999 | 63 |
4 | Richard Pryor | December 10th, 2005 | 65 |
3 | Bob Hope | July 27th, 2003 | 100 |
2 | Dudley Moore | March 27th, 2002 | 66 |
1 | Catfish Hunter | September 9th, 1999 | 53 |
15 points | 3 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