This list was submitted by Rat Bastard on Wednesday, December 31st, 2014 at 2:34 PM PST for The 2015 Lee Atwater Invitational Dead Pool.
Points | Celebrity | Date of Death | Age |
---|---|---|---|
10 | Zsa Zsa Gabor | December 18th, 2016 | 99 |
9 | Billy Graham | February 21st, 2018 | 99 |
8 | Nancy Reagan | March 6th, 2016 | 94 |
7 | David Rockefeller | March 20th, 2017 | 101 |
6 | Bob Dole | December 5th, 2021 | 98 |
5 | Hal Holbrook | January 23rd, 2021 | 95 |
4 | Jayne Meadows | April 26th, 2015 | 95 |
3 | Mary Tyler Moore | January 25th, 2017 | 80 |
2 | B. B. King | May 14th, 2015 | 89 |
1 | Merle Haggard | April 6th, 2016 | 79 |
6 points | 2 hits |
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