This list was submitted by USER01516 on Monday, December 31st, 2001 at 5:32 PM PST for The 2002 Lee Atwater Invitational Dead Pool.
Points | Celebrity | Date of Death | Age |
---|---|---|---|
10 | Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon | March 30th, 2002 | 94 |
9 | Bob Hope | July 27th, 2003 | 100 |
8 | Ronald Reagan | June 5th, 2004 | 93 |
7 | Fay Wray | August 8th, 2004 | 96 |
6 | Pope John Paul II | April 2nd, 2005 | 84 |
5 | Ted Williams | July 5th, 2002 | ? |
4 | Elia Kazan | September 28th, 2003 | 94 |
3 | Ossie Davis | February 4th, 2005 | 87 |
2 | Richard Pryor | December 10th, 2005 | 65 |
1 | Ruth Warrick | January 15th, 2005 | 89 |
15 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