This list was submitted by FrankJac on Wednesday, December 30th, 2015 at 11:11 AM PST for The 2016 Lee Atwater Invitational Dead Pool.
Points | Celebrity | Date of Death | Age |
---|---|---|---|
10 | Zsa Zsa Gabor | December 18th, 2016 | 99 |
9 | Herman Wouk | May 18th, 2019 | 103 |
8 | David Rockefeller | March 20th, 2017 | 101 |
7 | Keith Jackson | January 13th, 2018 | 89 |
6 | Olivia de Havilland | July 26th, 2020 | 104 |
5 | Kirk Douglas | February 5th, 2020 | 103 |
4 | I.M. Pei | May 16th, 2019 | 102 |
3 | Alan Young | May 19th, 2016 | 96 |
2 | Jake LaMotta | September 19th, 2017 | 96 |
1 | Burt Young | October 8th, 2023 | 83 |
13 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