THE STATS

For those of you sick enough to want to know how many Death Watchers picked certain would be worm food, this page is for you. The Guys at the O.B.E. have slaved and toiled with compass, slide rule and abacus to come up with these numbers. So, with little further fanfare, here they friggin' are:

95 players entered the 2003 Old Blue Eyes Memorial Celebrity Death Watch. This should result in a total of 1235 total names entered. However, three folks entered with only 12 names on their lists (go figure) making a total of 1232 names entered. Of those 1232 names entered, 390 different celebrities were picked to buy the farm by the end of 2003. However, 1 pick (Mike Houser), appearing on one list (Morgenolia Blossom Lee), was already dead (August 10, 2002). So, that left 1231 names entered over a total of 389 total celebrities.

To recap, that's 95 entries listing a total of 389 individual celebrities.

Of the 389 celebrities picked to kick, 228 (58.6%) were on only one list (the Tad Szulcs), 67 (17.2%) were on only two lists (the double whammies), and the remaining 94 (24.2%) were on three or more lists.

The number one pick this year was, once again, BOB HOPE. BOB appears on 77 (81.1%) lists . Coming up next in line is STROM THURMOND. STROM appears on a hearty 60 (63.2%) lists. You may remeber our third most frequent pick, RONALD REAGAN, but he certainly doesn't remember you. RON appears on 59 (62.1%) lists.

As for the rest of the potential dirt nappers... Well, the complete breakdown of celebrities, who the hell some of these no-names are, and how many players picked 'em is presented below for your viewing pleasure.


The Celebrity

Why are they Celebrities?

How Many
Picked 'Em?

Bob Hope
Enough with the Memories Already
77
Strom Thurmond
Political Figure - Needs to RETIRE
60
Ronald Reagan
Ex-Lucid-President
59
Pope John Paul II
Guy with Funny Hat
50
Katherine Hepburn
Actress - Kate at Heaven's gate
44
Warren Zevon
Musician
37
Zsa Zsa Gabor
Actress
26
Buddy Ebsen
Actor Clamp-It shut
25
Madame Chiang Kai-Shek
Wife of Politician
18
Jerry Lewis
Dean's Ex-Partner
17
Fay Wray
Actress - Grey Wray
15
Johnny Oates
Manager of Texas Rangers
15
Julia Child
Chef Cholesterol Bomb
12
Kirk Douglas
Actor
12
Johnny Cash
Singer/Jailbird
10
Lady Bird Johnson
Lydon's squeeze
10
Art Carney
Actor, Barney Rubble Prototype
9
Eddie Albert
Actor - Green Pastures
9
Hume Cronyn
Actor
9
Lester Maddox
Georgia Politician
9
Alistair Cooke
Guy in Leather Chair
8
Billy Graham
Evangelist
8
Kamato Hongo
World's Oldest Person
8
Leni Riefenstahl
Nazi Film Chick
8
Max Schmeling
German Boxer
8
Mickey Rooney
Short Actor
8
Richard Pryor
Comedian - Caught on Fire
8
Sharon Osbourne
Married Undead, Made TV Show
8
Arthur C. Clarke
Author
7
Gregory Peck
Actor
7
Harry Morgan
Wife Beater
7
Osama Bin Laden
Nasty ass
7
Sir John Mills
Actor
7
Abe Vigoda
Actor - Fish
6
Al Hirschfeld
Characiture Artisit
6
Annette Funicello
Peanut Buttery Actress
6
Barry White
Singer With Way Deep Voice
6
Brooke Astor
Philanthropist and Socialite
6
Estee Lauder
Cosmetics Billionaire
6
J.D. Salinger
A Catcher in the Rye
6
Jack Klugman
Actor Pull the Plug-man
6
Joey Bishop
Last Rat Packer
6
King Fahad
King of Saudi Arabia
6
Roger Neilson
Hockey Player
6
Ronnie Biggs
Great Train Robber
6
Saddam Hussein
Nasty Ass
6
Tom Laughlin
Actor and Film Maker
6
Whitney Houston
Looney gal
6
Boris Yeltsin
Russian Lush
5
Rosa Parks
Something About a Bus
5
Yukichi Chuganji
Worlds Oldest Man
5
Augusto Pinochet
Nasty Fella from Chile
4
Claude Levi-Strauss
Anthropologist
4
Edward Teller
Father of H-Bomb
4
Elizabeth Taylor
Wacky Actress
4
Eunice Kennedy-Shriver
Old Kennedy
4
Jim Otto
NFL Hall of Famer
4
Joe Eszterhas
Writes Bad Movies
4
John Kenneth Galbraith
Economist/Author
4
Johnny Carson
Tonight Show host
4
Prince Rainier
Prince of Monaco
4
Princess Alice of Gloucester
Some Princes or Another
4
Rodney Dangerfield
Comedian
4
Sarah Brady
Gun Control Advocate
4
Simon Wiesenthal
Nazi hunter
4
Ted “Double Duty” Radcliffe
Baseball Player
4
Walter Cronkite
News Guy
4
Andy Griffith
Matlock et al.
3
Artie Shaw
Musician
3
Benny Carter
Jazz Musician
3
Carol Shields
Author
3
Charles Lane
Actor
3
Elizabeth Kubler Ross
Author on Death and Dying
3
Estelle Getty
Actress Getty up and Go!
3
Freddy Fender
Singer
3
Gloria Stuart
Actress
3
John Butler
Former Chargers GM
3
Les Paul
Guitar Guy
3
Louie Anderson
We Think He Ate Andy Kaufman
3
Michael J. Fox
Actor
3
Michael Jackson
Singer Who Loves Kids (alot)
3
Muhammad Ali
Boxer
3
Phil Rizzuto
Ball player
3
Princess Juliana
Queen of Netherlands
3
Ray Bradbury
Author
3
Red Auerbach
Former Celtics' Coach
3
Robert Downey Jr.
Smack fiend
3
Robert Stack
Actor
3
Ronnie Hawkins
Rockabilly Musician
3
Sid Caesar
Comedian
3
Wendie Jo Sperber
Actress
3
Yasser Arafat
PLO Leader
3
Yogi Berra
Boo Boo's Pal
3
Aaron Spelling
Love Boat Creator
2
Abigal Van Buren
Dear Abby
2
Al Lopez
Baseball Player/Manager
2
Andy Rooney
Annoying 60 Minutes Guy
2
Arnold O. Beckman
Invented the pH Meter
2
Art Linkletter
Comedian
2
Barney Kessel
Guitarist
2
Bill France Jr.
Ex-Nascar President
2
Bill Mauldin
Editorial Cartoonist
2
Buddy Hackett
Comedian
2
Carlo Ponti
Director
2
Charles Bronson
Actor
2
Charles Manson
Nutcase
2
Christopher Lee
Actor
2
Clark Terry
Jazz Trumpeter
2
Dale Messick
Created Brenda Starr
2
Damon Harris
Singer
2
David Brinkley
Wrinkly Announcer
2
Dick Cheney
Politician
2
Dino De Laurentiis
Director
2
Dom Deluise
Fat Comedian
2
Ernest Gallo
Wine Maker
2
Fidel Castro
Made Convertable Bed?
2
Fred Rogers
Mr. Rogers
2
Gene Wilder
Willy Wonka
2
George Jones
Musician
2
Gerald Ford
Bumbling President
2
Geraldine Ferraro
Politician
2
Gordon Hinckley
President of Mormon Church
2
Hamed Karzai
Afghan Leader
2
Henri Cartier-Bresson
Photographer
2
Hunter Kelly
Jim Kelly's boy
2
Jake “The Snake” Roberts
Wrestler
2
James Doohan
Actor
2
Jesse Helms
Politiician
2
Joe Barbera
Cartoon Fella
2
Joe Foss
General, War Hero
2
Johnny Paycheck
Singer/Songwirter
2
Keith Richards
Rock & Roll Pharmacist
2
Larry Doby
First Black in American League
2
Lee Starr
Ringo's Daughter
2
Luise Rainer
Actress
2
Marion “Suge” Knight
Rapper
2
Martin Landau
Guy from Space 1999
2
Mary Christian
Oldest Woman in USA
2
Michael DeBakey
Heart Surgeon
2
Momir Talic
Bosnian Serb General
2
Nedra Volz
Actress
2
Nick Nolte
A Very Troubled Guy
2
Patrick Moore
UK Astronomer and TV Personality
2
Paul Prudhomme
Chef
2
Penny Singleton
Actress
2
Phyllis Diller
Comedian
2
Richard Butler
Aryan Nation Dude - Racist
2
Robert Earl Jones
James' Dad
2
Ryan O'Neal
Tatum's Dad
2
Sammy Baugh
NFL Hall of Famer
2
Sandra Dee
Wholsome Actress
2
Saul Bellow
Author
2
Skeeter Davis
Singer
2
Stan Musial
Baseball Player, Stan-the-Man
2
Ted Kennedy
Old Drunk from Unlucky Family
2
Tony Randall
Actor
2
Vaclav Havel
Political Leader
2
Warren Spahn
Baseball Hall of Famer
2
Whitey Ford
Baseball Player
2
Aaron Bank
Founded Green Berets
1
Al Molinaro
Character Actor
1
Al Sharpton
Racist
1
Alan Bennett
UK Writer
1
Alan King
Comedian
1
Albert Hofmann
Discovered LSD
1
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
Russian Writer
1
Alex Higgins
Professional Snooker Palyer
1
Alonzo Mourning
Basketball Player
1
Andy Dick
Comedian
1
Anna Lee
Soap Opera Actress
1
Anna Nicole Smith
Large Breasted Gold Digger
1
Art Buchwald
Writer
1
Art Modell
Football Team Owner
1
Arthur Miller
Playwright
1
Augustus Freeman Hawkins
Representative From California
1
B. B. King
Musician
1
Bam Margera
Skateboard Guy from Jackass
1
Barbara J. West Dainton
Titanic Survivor
1
Bert Sugar
Boxing Writer
1
Betty Bullock
Won Smoker Law Suit
1
Betty Ford
Gerald's Wife
1
Bill Keane
Family Circus Cartoonist
1
Bob Barker
Game Show Fur Activist
1
Bob Denver
Little Buddy
1
Bob Dole
Politician
1
Bob Feller
Baseball Hall of Famer
1
Bulent Ecevit
Turkish PM
1
Byron Nelson
Golfer
1
C. Thomas Howell
Actor
1
Carol Channing
Weird Looking Actress
1
Casey Kasem
Voice of Shaggy
1
Casper Weinberger
Politico
1
Chappie Fox
Circus Writer
1
Charles Durning
Actor
1
Charlie Daniels
Country Singer
1
Charo
Two reasons…
1
Chris Robinson
Singer for Black Crowes
1
Chuck Barris
Gong Show Guy/Secret Agent
1
Chuck Thompson
Baseball Hall of Famer/Broadcaster
1
Chuck Yeager
Pilot
1
"Classy" Freddie Blassie
Wrestler
1
Cornelius Warmerdam
Olympic Medalist
1
Courtney Love
Hole
1
Curt Gowdy
Broadcaster
1
Cyd Charisse
Actress
1
Daniel Shore
Commentator on NPR
1
Darren McGavin
Actor
1
Darryl Strawberry
Baseball Player
1
Dave Navarro
Guitarist
1
David Lange
Former New Zealand PM
1
Deborah Kerr
Actress
1
Dennis DeYoung
Man, Styx sucked
1
Diane Pretty
British Suicide Activist
1
Dick Gregory
Activist/Speaker/Humorist
1
Dick Van Dyke
Actor/Comedian
1
Doc Severinsen
Band Leader
1
Dolores Hope
Bob's Gal
1
Dolores Huerta
Labor Activist
1
Don Hewitt
Producer
1
Don Knotts
Andy's Main Squeeze
1
Dorothy Letterman
David's Mom
1
E. Pendleton Herring
Political Scientist
1
Earl Hyman
Actor from Cosby Show
1
Earl Scrugg
Banjo Player
1
Ed Asner
Shut up, would ya?
1
Ed McMahon
Johnny's Lap Dog
1
Eddie Fisher
Actor and Singer
1
Eddie Johnson
Former NFL Player
1
Eddie Van Halen
Man, He Got Valerie
1
Eddy Arnold
Country Singer
1
Edward Heath
UK Prime Minister
1
Elia Kazan
I Do Believe I Know Some Commies
1
Eminem
White Rapper
1
Ernst Mayer
Zoologist
1
Ernst Mayr
Biologist
1
Evel Knievel
Daredevil
1
Former President Suharto
Political Leader
1
Forrest J. Ackerman
Science Fiction Publisher
1
Frances Bay
Actress
1
Francis Ford Coppola
Some Movie Guy
1
Gene Stapleton
Edith Bunker
1
Geoffrey Boycott
Cricket Player
1
George Beverly Shea
Gospel Singer
1
George Carlin
7 Dirty Words Guy
1
George Clooney
Actor
1
George Keenan
Diplomat
1
George W. Bush
President of US
1
Gianni Agnelli
Fiat's Honorary President
1
Ginger Lynn
A VERY nice girl
1
Glenn Ford
Actor
1
Gordon Lightfoot
Singer
1
Greg Louganis
Diver
1
Hans Bethe
Won Nobel Prize in Physics
1
Harold Pinter
Playwright
1
Harvey Korman
Funny Fella
1
Harvey Weinstien
Miramax Chief
1
Helen Gurley-Brown
Wild Broad
1
Helmut Schmidt
Some German Guy
1
Hiram L. Fong
Hawaiian Senator
1
Hugh Downs
Old News Guy
1
Hugh Hefner
Matt's Idol
1
Hugo Chavez
President of Venezuela
1
Irv Kupcinet
Chicago Newsman
1
Jack Paar
First “Tonight Show” Host
1
James Callaghan
UK Prime Minister
1
James Garner
Actor
1
Jan Michael Vincent
Messed-up Actor
1
Jane Withers
Actress
1
Jane Wyman
Actress
1
Jason Priestly
Actor, Drinker
1
Jay Z
Rapper
1
Jean Belliveau
Hockey Player
1
Jeff Gordon
NASCAR Pretty Boy
1
Jerry Jones
Owns Dallas Cowboys
1
Jerry Lee Lewis
Cradle Robber
1
Jiang Zemin
Chinese Politico
1
Jim Marshall
Football Player
1
Jim Parker
Colts Hall of Famer
1
Jimmy Dean
Actor and Singer
1
Jimmy Young
UK DJ on BBC
1
Joel Gray
Actor
1
John Goodman
Fat Actor
1
John Mcmorran
Oldest Man in USA
1
John Paul Stevens
Supreme Court Justice
1
Jonathan Richman
Modern Lovers Guy
1
Jonathan Winters
Very Funny Nut Job
1
Juan Antonio Samaranch
President Olympc Committee 1980-2001
1
Judy Bell
Golfer - First Female President of USGA
1
Karl Malden
Actor - Big Nose, Big Smell
1
Karl-Leonhard Pavlov
Stalinist Polic Agent
1
Kathleen Turner
Actress
1
Kenny Baker
R2D2
1
Kitty Carlisle-Hart
Game Show Chick
1
Kurt Vonnegut
Author
1
Larry Hagman
JR Did Shots
1
Larry Kramer
AIDS Activist
1
Lauren Bacall
Actress - Bogie's Hoagie
1
Laurence S. Rockefeller
Rich Guy
1
Lee Minelli
Liza's Stepfather
1
Leonard Nimoy
Spock
1
Leslie Phillips
UK Actor
1
Lew Burdette
Former Baseball Pitcher
1
Liza Minnelli
Friend of Sinatra
1
Louis Farrakahn
Racist
1
Luciano Pavarotti
Tenor
1
Lucy Freeman
Author
1
Major Ronald Ferguson
Fergie's Dad
1
Margaret Thatcher
Former Prime Minister of Great Britain
1
Marie Fredrickson
Singer for Roxette
1
Marlon Brando
Fat Actor/Bad Parent
1
Marty Allen
Comic
1
Mary Hanford
Liz Dole's Mom
1
Mary Higgins Clark
Author
1
Mattie Stepanek
11 Year Old Author
1
Maya Angelou
Poet, We Guess
1
Meinhardt Raabe
Munchkin (not Dunkin')
1
Michael Barrymore
UK Entertainer
1
Michael Moriarty
Actor
1
Mick Fleetwood
Musician
1
Mike Wallace
60 Minutes dude
1
Milvina Dean
Titanic Survivor
1
Mitch Miller
Sing Along King
1
Mo Molem
UK Politico
1
Nanette Fabray
Actress
1
Natalie Cole
Nat King Cole's Little Girl
1
Nelson Mandela
Fella in Dashiki
1
Norman Mailer
General
1
Norman Painting
BBC Radio Star
1
Old Dirty Bastard
Wu Tang Clan Guy
1
Ossie Davis
Actor
1
Ozzy Osbourne
Singer
1
Pat Kennedy Lawford
A Hybrid
1
Patricia Anne Priest
Actress
1
Patrick McGoohan
Actor
1
Paul Daisley
Member of British Parliament
1
Paul Harvey
Radio Guy
1
Paul Newman
Actor
1
Paul Reubens
Pee Wee
1
Peter Graves
Actor
1
Peter O'Toole
Actor
1
Peter Ustinov
Actor
1
Phyllis A. Whitney
Author
1
Prince Bernhard von Bulow
Father of Dutch Queen
1
Ralph Waite
Actor
1
Ray Charles
Musician
1
Rich Little
Impressionist
1
Richard Dawson
Actor/Game Show Host
1
Richard Fleischer
Movie Director
1
Richard Widmark
Actor
1
Robbie Williams
Singer
1
Robert Blake
Actor
1
Robert Hodges
America's oldest Veteran
1
Robert Sargent Shriver
Kennedy by Marriage
1
Robert Wise
Director
1
Roger Moore
Actor
1
Ron Santo
Former Chicago Cub
1
Rose Marie
Actress/Comedian
1
Rue McClanahan
Actress
1
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Judge
1
Saduharah Oh
Japanese Baseball Star
1
Scott Weiland
Stoned Temple Pilot
1
Shelley Winters
Actress
1
Sid Gillman
Football Hall of Famer
1
Soupy Sales
Bad Comedian
1
Stephen Glover
Steve-o from “jackass”
1
Stephen Hawking
Smart Guy
1
Steven Seagal
Tubby Karate Guy
1
Stu Hart
Wrestler
1
Studs Terkel
Chicago Columnist
1
Superstar Billy Graham
Wrestler
1
Suzanne Somers
Hottie
1
Tara Reid
Actress
1
Taylor Hawkins
Drummer - Foo Fighters
1
Thurl Ravenscroft
Tony the Tiger's Voice
1
Tim Conway
Comedian
1
Tobey McGuire
One Trick Pony
1
Tom Jones
Singer
1
Tony Bennett
Singer
1
Vic Damone
Singer
1
Vincent Sherman
Director
1
Virginia Carroll
Actress
1
Wavy Gravy
Hippie
1
William “Refrigerator” Perry
Big Dude
1
William F. Buckley Jr.
Writer, Commentator
1
William Sunderman
Forerunner in Insulin Use
1
William Westmoreland
General, Vietnam
1
Woody Allen
Director/Writer/Dick
1
Wynona Ryder
Thief
1


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