This list was submitted by USER00146 on Sunday, December 22nd, 2002 at 1:44 PM PST for The 2003 Lee Atwater Invitational Dead Pool.
Points | Celebrity | Date of Death | Age |
---|---|---|---|
10 | Warren Zevon | September 7th, 2003 | 56 |
9 | Madame Chiang Kai-Shek | October 23rd, 2003 | 106 |
8 | Strom Thurmond | June 26th, 2003 | 100 |
7 | Leni Riefenstahl | September 8th, 2003 | 101 |
6 | Bob Hope | July 27th, 2003 | 100 |
5 | Al Hirschfeld | January 20th, 2003 | 99 |
4 | Leon Askin | June 3rd, 2005 | 97 |
3 | Buddy Ebsen | July 6th, 2003 | 95 |
2 | Fay Wray | August 8th, 2004 | 96 |
1 | Katharine Hepburn | June 29th, 2003 | 96 |
49 points | 8 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