This list was submitted by Eradicator on Tuesday, December 31st, 2013 at 6:02 PM PST for The 2014 Lee Atwater Invitational Dead Pool.
Points | Celebrity | Date of Death | Age |
---|---|---|---|
10 | Penny Marshall | December 18th, 2018 | 75 |
9 | Zsa Zsa Gabor | December 18th, 2016 | 99 |
8 | Casey Kasem | June 15th, 2014 | 82 |
7 | Clive James | November 24th, 2019 | 80 |
6 | Maria von Trapp | February 18th, 2014 | 99 |
5 | Valerie Harper | August 30th, 2019 | 80 |
4 | Kirk Douglas | February 5th, 2020 | 103 |
3 | Eli Wallach | June 24th, 2014 | 98 |
2 | Herman Wouk | May 18th, 2019 | 103 |
1 | Billy Graham | February 21st, 2018 | 99 |
17 points | 3 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