This list was submitted by ringbark on Wednesday, December 31st, 2014 at 11:35 AM PST for The 2015 Lee Atwater Invitational Dead Pool.
Points | Celebrity | Date of Death | Age |
---|---|---|---|
10 | King Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud | January 22nd, 2015 | 90 |
9 | Prince Philip | April 9th, 2021 | 99 |
8 | Kirk Douglas | February 5th, 2020 | 103 |
7 | Billy Graham | February 21st, 2018 | 99 |
6 | Zsa Zsa Gabor | December 18th, 2016 | 99 |
5 | Dick Van Dyke | Alive | 99 |
4 | Doris Day | May 13th, 2019 | 97 |
3 | Mikhail Gorbachev | August 30th, 2022 | 91 |
2 | Henry Kissinger | November 29th, 2023 | 100 |
1 | Robert Mugabe | September 5th, 2019 | 95 |
10 points | 1 hit |
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