This list was submitted by USER02983 for The 1998 Lee Atwater Invitational Dead Pool.
Points | Celebrity | Date of Death | Age |
---|---|---|---|
10 | Coretta King | January 30th, 2006 | 78 |
9 | Artie Shaw | December 30th, 2004 | 94 |
8 | Henny Youngman | February 24th, 1998 | 91 |
7 | Roy Rogers | July 6th, 1998 | 86 |
6 | Akira Kurosawa | September 6th, 1998 | 88 |
5 | Pope John Paul II | April 2nd, 2005 | 84 |
4 | Allen Funt | September 5th, 1999 | 84 |
3 | Strom Thurmond | June 26th, 2003 | 100 |
2 | Bob Hope | July 27th, 2003 | 100 |
1 | Frank Sinatra | May 14th, 1998 | 82 |
22 points | 4 hits |
In his amazing 27-year career, he knocked out more opponents than any other boxer (141), and was the only man to face both Rocky Marciano and Muhammad Ali. Sure, he lost this battle, but look how much softening up it took before Death could count him out.
(d) December 9th, 1998