This list was submitted by USER00135 on Thursday, December 30th, 1999 at 11:44 AM PST for The 2000 Lee Atwater Invitational Dead Pool.
Points | Celebrity | Date of Death | Age |
---|---|---|---|
10 | Pope John Paul II | April 2nd, 2005 | 84 |
9 | Bob Hope | July 27th, 2003 | 100 |
8 | Ronald Reagan | June 5th, 2004 | 93 |
7 | Strom Thurmond | June 26th, 2003 | 100 |
6 | Fay Wray | August 8th, 2004 | 96 |
5 | Dale Evans | February 7th, 2001 | 88 |
4 | Milton Berle | March 27th, 2002 | 93 |
3 | Hume Cronyn | June 15th, 2003 | 91 |
2 | Katharine Hepburn | June 29th, 2003 | 96 |
1 | Johnny Cash | September 12th, 2003 | 71 |
0 points | 0 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