This list was submitted by Knockin on Heavens Door on Thursday, December 20th, 2001 at 6:01 AM PST for The 2002 Lee Atwater Invitational Dead Pool.
Points | Celebrity | Date of Death | Age |
---|---|---|---|
10 | Osama bin Laden | May 2nd, 2011 | 54 |
9 | Ronald Reagan | June 5th, 2004 | 93 |
8 | Dudley Moore | March 27th, 2002 | 66 |
7 | Pope John Paul II | April 2nd, 2005 | 84 |
6 | Richard Pryor | December 10th, 2005 | 65 |
5 | Ted Williams | July 5th, 2002 | ? |
4 | Queen Elizabeth II | September 8th, 2022 | 96 |
3 | Rodney Dangerfield | October 5th, 2004 | 82 |
2 | Strom Thurmond | June 26th, 2003 | 100 |
1 | Ted Koppel | Alive | 85 |
13 points | 2 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