This list was submitted by USER01023 on Tuesday, January 25th, 2000 at 10:29 AM PST for The 2000 Lee Atwater Invitational Dead Pool.
Points | Celebrity | Date of Death | Age |
---|---|---|---|
10 | Bob Hope | July 27th, 2003 | 100 |
9 | Pope John Paul II | April 2nd, 2005 | 84 |
8 | Ronald Reagan | June 5th, 2004 | 93 |
7 | Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon | March 30th, 2002 | 94 |
6 | Katharine Hepburn | June 29th, 2003 | 96 |
5 | Boris Yeltsin | April 23rd, 2007 | 76 |
4 | Strom Thurmond | June 26th, 2003 | 100 |
3 | Ted Williams | July 5th, 2002 | ? |
2 | Buddy Ebsen | July 6th, 2003 | 95 |
1 | Muhammad Ali | June 3rd, 2016 | 74 |
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