This list was submitted by USER02816 on Tuesday, January 22nd, 2002 at 3:32 AM PST for The 2002 Lee Atwater Invitational Dead Pool.
Points | Celebrity | Date of Death | Age |
---|---|---|---|
10 | Pope John Paul II | April 2nd, 2005 | 84 |
9 | Ronald Reagan | June 5th, 2004 | 93 |
8 | Bob Hope | July 27th, 2003 | 100 |
7 | Katharine Hepburn | June 29th, 2003 | 96 |
6 | Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon | March 30th, 2002 | 94 |
5 | Lady Bird Johnson | July 11th, 2007 | 94 |
4 | Boris Yeltsin | April 23rd, 2007 | 76 |
3 | Ted Williams | July 5th, 2002 | ? |
2 | Osama bin Laden | May 2nd, 2011 | 54 |
1 | Max Schmeling | February 2nd, 2005 | 99 |
9 points | 2 hits |
His high-protein, low-carbohydrate approach to weight loss differed radically from the conventional wisdom of the medical establishment, and was widely criticized as risky. Nevertheless, Atkins steadfastly maintained that his dietary recommendations would lead to nothing more dangerous than a diminished sense of balance. He died of injuries sustained when he fell and hit his head on the sidewalk.
(d) April 17th, 2003