This list was submitted by Rastalls on Thursday, December 31st, 2015 at 9:13 PM PST for The 2016 Lee Atwater Invitational Dead Pool.
Points | Celebrity | Date of Death | Age |
---|---|---|---|
10 | Billy Connolly | Alive | 82 |
9 | Glen Campbell | August 8th, 2017 | 81 |
8 | Jerry Lee Lewis | October 28th, 2022 | 87 |
7 | Pope Benedict XVI | December 31st, 2022 | 95 |
6 | Sidney Poitier | January 6th, 2022 | 94 |
5 | Chuck Berry | March 18th, 2017 | 90 |
4 | Fidel Castro | November 25th, 2016 | 90 |
3 | Hugh Hefner | September 27th, 2017 | 91 |
2 | Angela Lansbury | October 11th, 2022 | 96 |
1 | Dick Van Dyke | Alive | 99 |
4 points | 1 hit |
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