This list was submitted by USER01553 on Tuesday, January 22nd, 2002 at 9:30 PM PST for The 2002 Lee Atwater Invitational Dead Pool.
| Points | Celebrity | Date of Death | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Lester Maddox | June 25th, 2003 | 87 |
| 9 | Bob Hope | July 27th, 2003 | 100 |
| 8 | Geraldine Ferraro | March 26th, 2011 | 75 |
| 7 | Strom Thurmond | June 26th, 2003 | 100 |
| 6 | Vaclav Havel | December 18th, 2011 | 75 |
| 5 | Dudley Moore | March 27th, 2002 | 66 |
| 4 | Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon | March 30th, 2002 | 94 |
| 3 | Estee Lauder | April 24th, 2004 | 97 |
| 2 | Juan Antonio Samaranch | April 21st, 2010 | 89 |
| 1 | King Fahd | July 31st, 2005 | 84 |
| 9 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