This list was submitted by USER00348 on Friday, December 21st, 2001 at 10:07 AM PST for The 2002 Lee Atwater Invitational Dead Pool.
Points | Celebrity | Date of Death | Age |
---|---|---|---|
10 | Lionel Hampton | August 31st, 2002 | 94 |
9 | Madame Chiang Kai-Shek | October 23rd, 2003 | 106 |
8 | Al Hirschfeld | January 20th, 2003 | 99 |
7 | Billy Wilder | March 27th, 2002 | 95 |
6 | Al Lewis | February 3rd, 2006 | 82 |
5 | Sam Snead | May 23rd, 2002 | 89 |
4 | Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon | March 30th, 2002 | 94 |
3 | John Galbraith | April 29th, 2006 | 97 |
2 | John Mills | April 23rd, 2005 | 97 |
1 | Leni Riefenstahl | September 8th, 2003 | 101 |
26 points | 4 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