This list was submitted by USER00020 on Monday, December 31st, 2001 at 10:42 AM PST for The 2002 Lee Atwater Invitational Dead Pool.
Points | Celebrity | Date of Death | Age |
---|---|---|---|
10 | Lester Maddox | June 25th, 2003 | 87 |
9 | Osama bin Laden | May 2nd, 2011 | 54 |
8 | Billy Wilder | March 27th, 2002 | 95 |
7 | John Gotti | June 10th, 2002 | ? |
6 | Dudley Moore | March 27th, 2002 | 66 |
5 | Freddy Fender | October 14th, 2006 | 69 |
4 | Sarah Brady | April 3rd, 2015 | 73 |
3 | Elisabeth Kubler-Ross | August 24th, 2004 | 78 |
2 | Jim Marshall | Alive | ? |
1 | Gabriel Garcia Marquez | April 17th, 2014 | 87 |
21 points | 3 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