This list was submitted by USER00965 on Tuesday, January 4th, 2000 at 4:32 PM 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 | Walter Matthau | July 1st, 2000 | 79 |
| 8 | Buddy Ebsen | July 6th, 2003 | 95 |
| 7 | Jack Paar | January 27th, 2004 | 85 |
| 6 | Peggy Lee | January 21st, 2002 | 81 |
| 5 | Louis Farrakhan | Alive | 92 |
| 4 | Mr. T | Alive | 73 |
| 3 | Lady Bird Johnson | July 11th, 2007 | 94 |
| 2 | Bob Hope | July 27th, 2003 | 100 |
| 1 | Ted Williams | July 5th, 2002 | ? |
| 9 points | 1 hit |
Oscar-winning songwriter who also worked as a producer, arranger and keyboardist with people like The Rolling Stones, James Brown, Elvis Presley, Miles Davis, The Beach Boys, Phil Spector, Captain Beefheart, Bobby Darin, Neil Young, Randy Newman, Ike & Tina Turner, Tammy Wynette, John Lee Hooker, Barbra Streisand, The Neville Brothers, Graham Parker, Jackie DeShannon, The Monkees, Marianne Faithfull, Sonny & Cher, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Ricky Nelson, Willy DeVille, Doris Day and The Germs, so it's no surprise if you've never heard of him.
(d) August 25th, 2000