This list was submitted by USER03497 on Friday, January 5th, 2001 at 11:49 PM PST for The 2001 Lee Atwater Invitational Dead Pool.
Points | Celebrity | Date of Death | Age |
---|---|---|---|
10 | Elisabeth Kubler-Ross | August 24th, 2004 | 78 |
9 | Billy Wilder | March 27th, 2002 | 95 |
8 | Boris Yeltsin | April 23rd, 2007 | 76 |
7 | Arlene Francis | May 31st, 2001 | 93 |
6 | Studs Terkel | October 31st, 2008 | 96 |
5 | Willie Stargell | April 9th, 2001 | 61 |
4 | Buddy Ebsen | July 6th, 2003 | 95 |
3 | Les Brown | January 4th, 2001 | 88 |
2 | . Suharto | January 27th, 2008 | 86 |
1 | Katharine Hepburn | June 29th, 2003 | 96 |
15 points | 3 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