This list was submitted by USER00032 on Tuesday, December 24th, 2002 at 4:12 AM PST for The 2003 Lee Atwater Invitational Dead Pool.
Points | Celebrity | Date of Death | Age |
---|---|---|---|
10 | Bob Hope | July 27th, 2003 | 100 |
9 | Warren Zevon | September 7th, 2003 | 56 |
8 | Jerry Lewis | August 20th, 2017 | 91 |
7 | Pope John Paul II | April 2nd, 2005 | 84 |
6 | Katharine Hepburn | June 29th, 2003 | 96 |
5 | Fay Wray | August 8th, 2004 | 96 |
4 | Leni Riefenstahl | September 8th, 2003 | 101 |
3 | Estee Lauder | April 24th, 2004 | 97 |
2 | Richard Pryor | December 10th, 2005 | 65 |
1 | Sharon Osbourne | Alive | ? |
29 points | 4 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