This list was submitted by USER03744 on Sunday, January 13th, 2002 at 7:35 PM PST for The 2002 Lee Atwater Invitational Dead Pool.
Points | Celebrity | Date of Death | Age |
---|---|---|---|
10 | Lester Maddox | June 25th, 2003 | 87 |
9 | Ronnie Biggs | December 18th, 2013 | 84 |
8 | Strom Thurmond | June 26th, 2003 | 100 |
7 | Pope John Paul II | April 2nd, 2005 | 84 |
6 | Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon | March 30th, 2002 | 94 |
5 | John Gotti | June 10th, 2002 | ? |
4 | Peggy Lee | January 21st, 2002 | 81 |
3 | Jack Buck | June 18th, 2002 | 77 |
2 | Billy Wilder | March 27th, 2002 | 95 |
1 | Levi Stubbs | October 17th, 2008 | 72 |
20 points | 5 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