This list was submitted by MJ and Friends on Tuesday, December 30th, 2014 at 5:39 PM PST for The 2015 Lee Atwater Invitational Dead Pool.
Points | Celebrity | Date of Death | Age |
---|---|---|---|
10 | Sam Simon | March 8th, 2015 | 59 |
9 | Gordie Howe | June 10th, 2016 | 88 |
8 | Little Jimmy Dickens | January 2nd, 2015 | 94 |
7 | George H.W. Bush | November 30th, 2018 | 94 |
6 | Stuart Scott | January 4th, 2015 | 49 |
5 | Zsa Zsa Gabor | December 18th, 2016 | 99 |
4 | Rob Ford | March 22nd, 2016 | 46 |
3 | Valerie Harper | August 30th, 2019 | 80 |
2 | Penny Marshall | December 18th, 2018 | 75 |
1 | Pope Benedict XVI | December 31st, 2022 | 95 |
24 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