This list was submitted by USER02840 for The 1998 Lee Atwater Invitational Dead Pool.
| Points | Celebrity | Date of Death | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Pope John Paul II | April 2nd, 2005 | 84 |
| 9 | Bob Hope | July 27th, 2003 | 100 |
| 8 | Frank Sinatra | May 14th, 1998 | 82 |
| 7 | Johnny Cash | September 12th, 2003 | 71 |
| 6 | Mel Torme | June 5th, 1999 | ? |
| 5 | Katharine Hepburn | June 29th, 2003 | 96 |
| 4 | Strom Thurmond | June 26th, 2003 | 100 |
| 3 | Barbara Cartland | May 21st, 2000 | 98 |
| 2 | Richard Harris | October 25th, 2002 | 72 |
| 1 | James Earl Ray | April 23rd, 1998 | 70 |
| 9 points | 2 hits |
This guy was the greatest. Unlike any other televangelist, he came across as a psycho college professor, unkempt and ranting, possibly on drugs. Sometimes he played sax. Once, when he was upset about the paucity of donations, we watched him smoke an entire cigar, without saying a word, for twenty minutes. This was late-night UHF programming at its most riveting, folks, and Dr. Gene will be missed.
(d) February 21st, 2005