This list was submitted by USER00059 on Friday, December 31st, 1999 at 10:09 AM PST for The 2000 Lee Atwater Invitational Dead Pool.
Points | Celebrity | Date of Death | Age |
---|---|---|---|
10 | Sheb Wooley | September 16th, 2003 | 82 |
9 | Lew Burdette | February 6th, 2007 | 80 |
8 | Bob Hope | July 27th, 2003 | 100 |
7 | Dudley Moore | March 27th, 2002 | 66 |
6 | King Fahd | July 31st, 2005 | 84 |
5 | Holly Johnson | Alive | ? |
4 | Tom Landry | February 12th, 2000 | 75 |
3 | Don Budge | January 26th, 2000 | 84 |
2 | Ronald Reagan | June 5th, 2004 | 93 |
1 | John O'Connor | May 3rd, 2000 | 80 |
8 points | 3 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