This list was submitted by USER02618 on Wednesday, January 10th, 2001 at 10:46 PM PST for The 2001 Lee Atwater Invitational Dead Pool.
Points | Celebrity | Date of Death | Age |
---|---|---|---|
10 | Harry Secombe | April 11th, 2001 | 79 |
9 | Lew Burdette | February 6th, 2007 | 80 |
8 | Alistair Cooke | March 30th, 2004 | 95 |
7 | Madame Chiang Kai-Shek | October 23rd, 2003 | 106 |
6 | Harold Stassen | March 4th, 2001 | 93 |
5 | Arlene Francis | May 31st, 2001 | 93 |
4 | Larry Doby | June 18th, 2003 | 79 |
3 | Edward Teller | September 9th, 2003 | 95 |
2 | Eddy Arnold | May 8th, 2008 | 89 |
1 | Gabriel Garcia Marquez | April 17th, 2014 | 87 |
21 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