This list was submitted by CBS on Tuesday, December 31st, 2013 at 4:41 PM PST for The 2014 Lee Atwater Invitational Dead Pool.
Points | Celebrity | Date of Death | Age |
---|---|---|---|
10 | Billy Graham | February 21st, 2018 | 99 |
9 | Fidel Castro | November 25th, 2016 | 90 |
8 | Valerie Harper | August 30th, 2019 | 80 |
7 | Kirk Douglas | February 5th, 2020 | 103 |
6 | Zsa Zsa Gabor | December 18th, 2016 | 99 |
5 | Sam Donaldson | Alive | 91 |
4 | Joan Kennedy | Alive | ? |
3 | Liz Smith (mediocre journalist) | November 12th, 2017 | 94 |
2 | Luise Rainer | December 30th, 2014 | 104 |
1 | Marjorie Lord | November 28th, 2015 | 97 |
2 points | 1 hit |
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