This list was submitted by CHAD on Thursday, December 31st, 2015 at 11:16 AM PST for The 2016 Lee Atwater Invitational Dead Pool.
Points | Celebrity | Date of Death | Age |
---|---|---|---|
10 | Vera Lynn | June 18th, 2020 | 103 |
9 | John Dingell | February 7th, 2019 | 92 |
8 | Pope Benedict XVI | December 31st, 2022 | 95 |
7 | George H.W. Bush | November 30th, 2018 | 94 |
6 | Whitey Bulger | October 30th, 2018 | 89 |
5 | Nancy Reagan | March 6th, 2016 | 94 |
4 | O.J. Simpson | April 10th, 2024 | 76 |
3 | Larry Storch | July 8th, 2022 | 99 |
2 | Valerie Harper | August 30th, 2019 | 80 |
1 | Joni Mitchell | Alive | ? |
5 points | 1 hit |
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