This list was submitted by USER00814 on Sunday, December 30th, 2001 at 3:44 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 | John Gotti | June 10th, 2002 | ? |
8 | Boris Yeltsin | April 23rd, 2007 | 76 |
7 | Yasser Arafat | November 11th, 2004 | 75 |
6 | Rodney Dangerfield | October 5th, 2004 | 82 |
5 | Pope John Paul II | April 2nd, 2005 | 84 |
4 | Bob Hope | July 27th, 2003 | 100 |
3 | Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon | March 30th, 2002 | 94 |
2 | Strom Thurmond | June 26th, 2003 | 100 |
1 | Eddie Albert | May 26th, 2005 | 99 |
12 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