This list was submitted by USER01361 on Friday, December 28th, 2001 at 9:28 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 | Saddam Hussein | December 29th, 2006 | 69 |
8 | Ronald Reagan | June 5th, 2004 | 93 |
7 | Pope John Paul II | April 2nd, 2005 | 84 |
6 | Madame Chiang Kai-Shek | October 23rd, 2003 | 106 |
5 | John Gotti | June 10th, 2002 | ? |
4 | Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon | March 30th, 2002 | 94 |
3 | Alistair Cooke | March 30th, 2004 | 95 |
2 | Chandra Levy | May 1st, 2001 | 24 |
1 | Rosa Parks | October 24th, 2005 | 92 |
9 points | 2 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