This list was submitted by USER00627 on Saturday, January 9th, 1999 at 10:43 AM PST for The 1999 Lee Atwater Invitational Dead Pool.
Points | Celebrity | Date of Death | Age |
---|---|---|---|
10 | King Hussein | February 7th, 1999 | 63 |
9 | Bob Hope | July 27th, 2003 | 100 |
8 | Joe DiMaggio | March 8th, 1999 | 84 |
7 | Strom Thurmond | June 26th, 2003 | 100 |
6 | Katharine Hepburn | June 29th, 2003 | 96 |
5 | Billy Wilder | March 27th, 2002 | 95 |
4 | Pope John Paul II | April 2nd, 2005 | 84 |
3 | Al Hirschfeld | January 20th, 2003 | 99 |
2 | Fay Wray | August 8th, 2004 | 96 |
1 | Buddy Ebsen | July 6th, 2003 | 95 |
18 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