This list was submitted by Fredo let's go fishing on Monday, December 27th, 2010 at 11:31 PM PST for The 2011 Lee Atwater Invitational Dead Pool.
This list is in the Reap Em and Weep Boneyard.
Points | Celebrity | Date of Death | Age |
---|---|---|---|
10 | Abe Vigoda | January 26th, 2016 | 94 |
9 | Helen Thomas | July 20th, 2013 | 92 |
8 | Barbara Bush | April 17th, 2018 | 92 |
7 | George H.W. Bush | November 30th, 2018 | 94 |
6 | John Cleese | Alive | 84 |
5 | Gina Lollobrigida | January 16th, 2023 | 95 |
4 | Michael J. Fox | Alive | 62 |
3 | Sherwood Schwartz | July 12th, 2011 | 94 |
2 | Charles Van Doren | April 9th, 2019 | 93 |
1 | Aretha Franklin | August 16th, 2018 | 76 |
3 points | 1 hit |
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