This list was submitted by USER00965 on Sunday, January 2nd, 2000 at 9:29 PM PST for The 2000 Lee Atwater Invitational Dead Pool.
Points | Celebrity | Date of Death | Age |
---|---|---|---|
10 | Charles Schulz | February 12th, 2000 | 77 |
9 | Katharine Hepburn | June 29th, 2003 | 96 |
8 | Alistair Cooke | March 30th, 2004 | 95 |
7 | Don Budge | January 26th, 2000 | 84 |
6 | Eugene McCarthy | December 10th, 2005 | 89 |
5 | Luise Rainer | December 30th, 2014 | 104 |
4 | Tom Landry | February 12th, 2000 | 75 |
3 | Ted Williams | July 5th, 2002 | ? |
2 | Bob Hope | July 27th, 2003 | 100 |
1 | Maurice Richard | May 27th, 2000 | 78 |
22 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