This list was submitted by USER02721 on Saturday, January 13th, 2001 at 5:18 AM PST for The 2001 Lee Atwater Invitational Dead Pool.
Points | Celebrity | Date of Death | Age |
---|---|---|---|
10 | Leni Riefenstahl | September 8th, 2003 | 101 |
9 | Pope John Paul II | April 2nd, 2005 | 84 |
8 | Strom Thurmond | June 26th, 2003 | 100 |
7 | Pete Seeger | January 27th, 2014 | 94 |
6 | Morton Downey | March 12th, 2001 | 57 |
5 | Liz Taylor | March 23rd, 2011 | 79 |
4 | Billy Graham | February 21st, 2018 | 99 |
3 | Arlene Francis | May 31st, 2001 | 93 |
2 | Boris Yeltsin | April 23rd, 2007 | 76 |
1 | John Wooden | June 4th, 2010 | 99 |
9 points | 2 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