This list was submitted by USER00203 on Monday, December 27th, 1999 at 7:22 PM PST for The 2000 Lee Atwater Invitational Dead Pool.
Points | Celebrity | Date of Death | Age |
---|---|---|---|
10 | Ronald Reagan | June 5th, 2004 | 93 |
9 | Bob Lemon | January 11th, 2000 | 79 |
8 | Buddy Ebsen | July 6th, 2003 | 95 |
7 | James Arness | June 3rd, 2011 | 88 |
6 | Boris Yeltsin | April 23rd, 2007 | 76 |
5 | Milton Berle | March 27th, 2002 | 93 |
4 | Johnny Carson | January 23rd, 2005 | 79 |
3 | Bob Hope | July 27th, 2003 | 100 |
2 | Augusto Pinochet | December 10th, 2006 | 91 |
1 | Michael Jeter | March 30th, 2003 | 50 |
9 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