This list was submitted by Hunterbeer on Wednesday, January 12th, 2000 at 10:10 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 | Ted Williams | July 5th, 2002 | ? |
| 8 | James Arness | June 3rd, 2011 | 88 |
| 7 | Milton Berle | March 27th, 2002 | 93 |
| 6 | Bob Hope | July 27th, 2003 | 100 |
| 5 | Boris Yeltsin | April 23rd, 2007 | 76 |
| 4 | Ronald Reagan | June 5th, 2004 | 93 |
| 3 | Kirk Douglas | February 5th, 2020 | 103 |
| 2 | Tom Landry | February 12th, 2000 | 75 |
| 1 | Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon | March 30th, 2002 | 94 |
| 2 points | 1 hit |
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