This list was submitted by USER00025 on Monday, December 31st, 2001 at 8:11 PM PST for The 2002 Lee Atwater Invitational Dead Pool.
Points | Celebrity | Date of Death | Age |
---|---|---|---|
10 | Lester Maddox | June 25th, 2003 | 87 |
9 | John Gotti | June 10th, 2002 | ? |
8 | Ronnie Biggs | December 18th, 2013 | 84 |
7 | Nelson Mandela | December 5th, 2013 | 95 |
6 | Spike Milligan | February 27th, 2002 | 83 |
5 | Billy Wilder | March 27th, 2002 | 95 |
4 | Tom Laughlin | December 12th, 2013 | 82 |
3 | Jack Buck | June 18th, 2002 | 77 |
2 | Jim Marshall | June 3rd, 2025 | 87 |
1 | Dorothy Rodham | November 1st, 2011 | 92 |
23 points | 4 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