This list was submitted by jwin55 on Tuesday, December 31st, 2013 at 6:05 PM PST for The 2014 Lee Atwater Invitational Dead Pool.
Points | Celebrity | Date of Death | Age |
---|---|---|---|
10 | Zsa Zsa Gabor | December 18th, 2016 | 99 |
9 | Valerie Harper | August 30th, 2019 | 80 |
8 | Run Run Shaw | January 6th, 2014 | 106 |
7 | Casey Kasem | June 15th, 2014 | 82 |
6 | Billy Graham | February 21st, 2018 | 99 |
5 | Penny Marshall | December 18th, 2018 | 75 |
4 | Bob Dole | December 5th, 2021 | 98 |
3 | Kirk Douglas | February 5th, 2020 | 103 |
2 | Luise Rainer | December 30th, 2014 | 104 |
1 | Tommy Chong | Alive | 87 |
17 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