This list was submitted by USER00458 on Sunday, December 31st, 2000 at 9:48 AM PST for The 2001 Lee Atwater Invitational Dead Pool.
Points | Celebrity | Date of Death | Age |
---|---|---|---|
10 | Dudley Moore | March 27th, 2002 | 66 |
9 | Ronald Reagan | June 5th, 2004 | 93 |
8 | Harold Stassen | March 4th, 2001 | 93 |
7 | Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon | March 30th, 2002 | 94 |
6 | Pope John Paul II | April 2nd, 2005 | 84 |
5 | Katharine Hepburn | June 29th, 2003 | 96 |
4 | Lionel Hampton | August 31st, 2002 | 94 |
3 | Strom Thurmond | June 26th, 2003 | 100 |
2 | Billy Wilder | March 27th, 2002 | 95 |
1 | Bob Hope | July 27th, 2003 | 100 |
8 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