This list was submitted by DEADMOM1960 on Thursday, December 31st, 2020 at 6:05 AM PST for The 2021 Lee Atwater Invitational Dead Pool.
Points | Celebrity | Date of Death | Age |
---|---|---|---|
10 | Prince Philip | April 9th, 2021 | 99 |
9 | David Attenborough | Alive | 99 |
8 | Beverly Cleary | March 25th, 2021 | 104 |
7 | Lawrence Ferlinghetti | February 23rd, 2021 | 101 |
6 | Barbara Walters | December 30th, 2022 | 93 |
5 | Ethel Kennedy | October 10th, 2024 | 96 |
4 | Peter Angelos | March 23rd, 2024 | 94 |
3 | George Shultz | February 6th, 2021 | 100 |
2 | Alan Greenspan | Alive | 99 |
1 | Jiang Zemin | November 30th, 2022 | 96 |
28 points | 4 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