This list was submitted by USER00312 on Saturday, December 22nd, 2001 at 6:19 AM PST for The 2002 Lee Atwater Invitational Dead Pool.
Points | Celebrity | Date of Death | Age |
---|---|---|---|
10 | Sheb Wooley | September 16th, 2003 | 82 |
9 | Vaclav Havel | December 18th, 2011 | 75 |
8 | Hume Cronyn | June 15th, 2003 | 91 |
7 | Osama bin Laden | May 2nd, 2011 | 54 |
6 | Roone Arledge | December 5th, 2002 | 71 |
5 | Richard Pryor | December 10th, 2005 | 65 |
4 | Ronnie Biggs | December 18th, 2013 | 84 |
3 | Juan Antonio Samaranch | April 21st, 2010 | 89 |
2 | Alistair Cooke | March 30th, 2004 | 95 |
1 | Ronald Reagan | June 5th, 2004 | 93 |
6 points | 1 hit |
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