This list was submitted by USER00215 for The 1998 Lee Atwater Invitational Dead Pool.
| Points | Celebrity | Date of Death | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Barry Goldwater | May 29th, 1998 | 89 |
| 9 | Bob Hope | July 27th, 2003 | 100 |
| 8 | Bob Casey | May 30th, 2000 | 68 |
| 7 | Boris Yeltsin | April 23rd, 2007 | 76 |
| 6 | Katharine Hepburn | June 29th, 2003 | 96 |
| 5 | Richard Harris | October 25th, 2002 | 72 |
| 4 | Frank Sinatra | May 14th, 1998 | 82 |
| 3 | Strom Thurmond | June 26th, 2003 | 100 |
| 2 | Terry Sanford | April 18th, 1998 | 80 |
| 1 | James Earl Ray | April 23rd, 1998 | 70 |
| 17 points | 4 hits |
Oscar-winning songwriter who also worked as a producer, arranger and keyboardist with people like The Rolling Stones, James Brown, Elvis Presley, Miles Davis, The Beach Boys, Phil Spector, Captain Beefheart, Bobby Darin, Neil Young, Randy Newman, Ike & Tina Turner, Tammy Wynette, John Lee Hooker, Barbra Streisand, The Neville Brothers, Graham Parker, Jackie DeShannon, The Monkees, Marianne Faithfull, Sonny & Cher, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Ricky Nelson, Willy DeVille, Doris Day and The Germs, so it's no surprise if you've never heard of him.
(d) August 25th, 2000