This list was submitted by CHAD on Thursday, December 31st, 2015 at 11:25 AM PST for The 2016 Lee Atwater Invitational Dead Pool.
Points | Celebrity | Date of Death | Age |
---|---|---|---|
10 | Clive James | November 24th, 2019 | 80 |
9 | Jim Kelly | Alive | 65 |
8 | Zsa Zsa Gabor | December 18th, 2016 | 99 |
7 | Lou Henson | July 25th, 2020 | 88 |
6 | Willie Mays | June 18th, 2024 | 93 |
5 | Larry Storch | July 8th, 2022 | 99 |
4 | Herman Wouk | May 18th, 2019 | 103 |
3 | Bob Dole | December 5th, 2021 | 98 |
2 | Jim Nabors | November 30th, 2017 | 87 |
1 | Monte Irvin | January 11th, 2016 | 96 |
9 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