This list was submitted by BodyFarmBound on Wednesday, December 31st, 2014 at 11:15 PM PST for The 2015 Lee Atwater Invitational Dead Pool.
Points | Celebrity | Date of Death | Age |
---|---|---|---|
10 | Little Jimmy Dickens | January 2nd, 2015 | 94 |
9 | Mel Stottlemyre | January 13th, 2019 | 77 |
8 | Al Jaffee | April 10th, 2023 | 102 |
7 | Helmut Schmidt | November 10th, 2015 | 96 |
6 | George H.W. Bush | November 30th, 2018 | 94 |
5 | Zsa Zsa Gabor | December 18th, 2016 | 99 |
4 | George Kennedy | February 28th, 2016 | 91 |
3 | Jerry Lee Lewis | October 28th, 2022 | 87 |
2 | Bob Dole | December 5th, 2021 | 98 |
1 | Gloria DeHaven | July 30th, 2016 | 91 |
17 points | 2 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