This list was submitted by USER00810 on Monday, December 27th, 1999 at 9:18 PM PST for The 2000 Lee Atwater Invitational Dead Pool.
Points | Celebrity | Date of Death | Age |
---|---|---|---|
10 | Bob Hope | July 27th, 2003 | 100 |
9 | Ronald Reagan | June 5th, 2004 | 93 |
8 | Katharine Hepburn | June 29th, 2003 | 96 |
7 | Pope John Paul II | April 2nd, 2005 | 84 |
6 | Walter Matthau | July 1st, 2000 | 79 |
5 | Boris Yeltsin | April 23rd, 2007 | 76 |
4 | Charles Schulz | February 12th, 2000 | 77 |
3 | Eydie Gorme | August 10th, 2013 | 84 |
2 | Jesse Helms | July 4th, 2008 | 86 |
1 | Strom Thurmond | June 26th, 2003 | 100 |
10 points | 2 hits |
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