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:

117 players entered the 2004 Old Blue Eyes Memorial Celebrity Death Watch. This should result in a total of 1,521 total names entered. However, one dude entered with only 12 names on his list (oops) making a total of 1,520 names entered. Of those 1,520 names entered, 450 different celebrities were picked to check out by the end of 2004. However, 1 pick (Madame Chiang Kai-Shek), appearing on 1 list, was already dead. That left 1,519 valid names entered over a total of 449 total celebrities.

To recap, that's 117 entries listing a total of 449 individual celebrities.

Of the 449 celebrities picked to buy the farm, 241 (54%) were on only one list (the Tad Szulcs), 71 (16%) were on only two lists (the double whammies), and the remaining 137 (30%) were on three or more lists.

The number one pick this year was RONALD REAGAN. RON appears on 84 (72%) lists . Coming up next in line is POPE JOHN PAUL II. KAROL appears on a hearty 78 (67%) lists. Our third most frequent pick was also picked by a giant ape. Yup it's FAY WRAY. FAY appears on 40 (34%) lists.

As for the rest of the potential goners... 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 and intellectual (heh) edification.


The Celebrity

Why are they Celebrities?

How Many
Picked 'Em?

Ronald Reagan
Ex-Lucid-President
84
Pope John Paul II
Guy with Funny Hat
78
Fay Wray
Actress - Grey Wray
40
Lady Bird Johnson
Lydon's squeeze
32
Eddie Albert
Actor - Green Pastures
31
Kirk Douglas
Actor
29
Jerry Lewis
Dean's Ex-Partner
28
Julia Child
Chef Cholesterol Bomb
24
Alistair Cooke
Guy in Leather Chair
20
Johnny Oates
Manager of Texas Rangers
20
Harry Morgan
Wife Beater
19
Max Schmeling
German Boxer
19
Estee Lauder
Cosmetics Billionaire
18
Zsa Zsa Gabor
Actress
17
Brooke Astor
Philanthropist and Socialite
16
Ted "Double Duty" Radcliffe
Baseball Player
15
Marlon Brando
Fat Actor/Bad Parent
14
Rodney Dangerfield
Comedian
14
Gerald Ford
Bumbling President
12
Rosa Parks
Something About a Bus
12
Billy Graham
Evangelist
11
James Doohan
Actor
11
Mickey Rooney
Short Actor
11
Richard Pryor
Comedian - Caught on Fire
11
Ronnie Biggs
Great Train Robber
11
Al Lewis
Grampa Munster
10
Artie Shaw
Musician
10
Phyllis Diller
Comedian
10
Walter Cronkite
News Guy
10
Charlotte Benkner
Second Oldest Woman in World
9
Janet Frame
Author
9
Joey Bishop
Last Rat Packer
9
Abe Vigoda
Actor - Fish
8
Charles Lane
Actor
8
Estelle Getty
Actress Getty up and Go!
8
Larry Hagman
JR Did Shots
8
Pervez Musharraf
Ask George W. Bush (Pakistaini Leader)
8
Sarah Brady
Gun Control Advocate
8
Simon Wiesenthal
Nazi hunter
8
Tug McGraw
Baseball Player
8
Augusto Pinochet
Nasty Fella from Chile
7
Barney Kessel
Guitarist
7
Hank Stram
NFL Coach
7
Jesse Helms
Politiician
7
Johnny Carson
Tonight Show host
7
Michael Jackson
Singer Who Loves Kids (alot)
7
Al Lopez
Baseball Player/Manager
6
Don Knotts
Andy's Main Squeeze
6
Elizabeth Taylor
Wacky Actress
6
Fred Hale
Oldest American
6
Glenn Ford
Actor
6
J.D. Salinger
A Catcher in the Rye
6
Jack Klugman
Actor Pull the Plug-man
6
Joan Riudavets
Oldest Man in World (with chick's name)
6
Muhammad Ali
Boxer
6
Osama Bin Laden
Nasty ass
6
Saddam Hussein
Nasty Ass
6
Sid Caesar
Comedian
6
Abigal Van Buren
Dear Abby
5
Annette Funicello
Peanut Buttery Actress
5
Boris Yeltsin
Russian Lush
5
Charlton Heston
Gun Toting Actor
5
Dick Cheney
Politician
5
Eunice Kennedy-Shriver
Old Kennedy
5
George Steinbrenner
Yankee Dude
5
Jack Paar
"Tonight Show" Host
5
Jane Wyatt
Actress
5
John Kenneth Galbraith
Economist/Author
5
Karl Malden
"Actor - Big Nose, Big Smell"
5
Olivia de Havilland
Actress
5
Ozzy Osbourne
Singer
5
Sir John Mills
Actor
5
Yasser Arafat
PLO Leader
5
Andy Griffith
Matlock et al.
4
Art Linkletter
Comedian
4
Charles Haughey
Former Irish PM
4
Ed McMahon
Johnny's Lap Dog
4
Eddy Arnold
Country Singer
4
Ernest Borgnine
Actor
4
Gloria Stuart
Actress
4
John Goodman
Fat Actor
4
John Wooden
Basketball Player
4
King Fahad
King of Saudi Arabia
4
Kitty Carlisle-Hart
Game Show Chick
4
Leon Askin
Actor
4
Lou Henson
Basketball Coach
4
Louie Anderson
We Think He Ate Andy Kaufman
4
Michael DeBakey
Heart Surgeon
4
Mitch Miller
Sing Along King
4
Nancy Reagan
Ron's Wife
4
Oral Roberts
Preacher
4
Peter O'Toole
Actor
4
Princess Alice of Gloucester
Some Princes or Another
4
Ray Bradbury
Author
4
Red Buttons
Comedian
4
Sammy Baugh
NFL Hall of Famer
4
Shelley Winters
Actress
4
Stanley Kunitz
Poet
4
Tom Laughlin
Actor and Film Maker
4
Wilford Brimley
Actor
4
Al Molinaro
Character Actor
3
Alan Young
"Actor, Voice Artist"
3
Andy Rooney
Annoying 60 Minutes Guy
3
Arnold O. Beckman
Invented the pH Meter
3
Art Modell
Football Team Owner
3
Arthur C. Clarke
Author
3
Arthur Miller
Playwright
3
B. B. King
Musician
3
Billy Preston
Musician
3
Bob Barker
Game Show Fur Activist
3
Clark Terry
Jazz Trumpeter
3
Claude Levi-Strauss
Anthropologist
3
Claude Ryan
Canadian Politician
3
Eli Wallach
Actor
3
Ernst Mayr
Biologist
3
George Beverly Shea
Gospel Singer
3
George Kennan
Diplomat
3
Geraldine Ferraro
Politician
3
Isabel Sanford
Mrs. Jefferson
3
Jane Wyman
Actress
3
Joe Eszterhas
Writes Bad Movies
3
Keith Richards
Rock & Roll Pharmacist
3
Les Paul
Guitar Guy
3
Margaret Thatcher
Former Prime Minister of Great Britain
3
Meatloaf
Who knows
3
Michael J. Fox
Actor
3
Mike Wallace
60 Minutes dude
3
Paul Harvey
Radio Guy
3
Prince Rainier
Prince of Monaco
3
Richard Butler
Aryan Nation Dude - Racist
3
Richard Widmark
Actor
3
Ron Santo
Former Chicago Cub
3
Ronnie Hawkins
Rockabilly Musician
3
Ryan O'Neal
Tatum's Dad
3
Sam Dana
Oldest Living NFL Player
3
Scott Weiland
Stoned Temple Pilot
3
Wendy Jo Sperber
Actress
3
Alan Alda
Actor
2
Albert Hofmann
Discovered LSD
2
Alberta Martin
Last Confederate Widow
2
Alice Ghostley
Actress
2
Betty White
Golden Gal
2
Bob Feller
Baseball Hall of Famer
2
Bobby Brown
Singer
2
Bobby Heenan
Wrestling Manager
2
Bruce Bennett
Actor
2
Charles Nelson Reilly
Actor/Comedian
2
Courtney Love
Hole
2
Curt Gowdy
Broadcaster
2
Dale Messick
Created Brenda Starr
2
Darren McGavin
Actor
2
Darryl Strawberry
Baseball Player
2
Dolores Hope
Bob's Gal
2
Ernest Gallo
Wine Maker
2
Fidel Castro
Made Convertable Bed?
2
Freddy Fender
Singer
2
Gene Wilder
Willy Wonka
2
George Jones
Musician
2
Helen Gurley-Brown
Wild Broad
2
Henri Cartier-Bresson
Photographer
2
Hildegarde Sell
Singer
2
Hugh Downs
Old News Guy
2
Hugh Hefner
Matt's Idol
2
Jack LaLanne
Physical Fitness Guru
2
James Callaghan
UK Prime Minister
2
Jane Russell
Actress
2
Janet Leigh
"Psycho" Chick
2
Jean Stapleton
Actress
2
Jeff Gordon
NASCAR Pretty Boy
2
Jerry Stiller
Comedian/Actor
2
Jim Otto
NFL Hall of Famer
2
Joe Barbera
Cartoon Fella
2
Joe Nuxhall
Baseball Guy
2
Judy Bell
Golfer - First Female President of USGA
2
Koko Taylor
Blues Singer
2
Lena Horne
Singer
2
Lou Jacobi
Actor
2
Luther Vandross
Singer
2
Mark Matthews
Oldest Living Buffalo Soldier
2
Milvina Dean
Titanic Survivor
2
Nelson Mandela
Fella in Dashiki
2
Nicole Ritchie
"Lionel's Daughter, Paris' Pal"
2
Norman Lloyd
Actor
2
Paul Nitze
Politician (Directed USSR Policy)
2
Paul Prudhomme
Chef
2
Peter Ustinov
Actor
2
Philip Johnson
Architect
2
Phyllis A. Whitney
Author
2
Princess Juliana
Queen of Netherlands
2
Red Auerbach
Former Celtics' Coach
2
Robert Blake
Actor
2
Robert Byrd
Former Klansman
2
Robert Sargent Shriver
Kennedy by Marriage
2
Rose Marie
Actress/Comedian
2
Roy Horn
Sigfried's Boy
2
Saul Bellow
Author
2
Skeeter Davis
Singer
2
Stan Musial
"Baseball Player, Stan-the-Man"
2
Stephen Hawking
Smart Guy
2
Studs Terkel
Chicago Columnist
2
Suzanne Somers
Hottie
2
Ted Kennedy
Old Drunk from Unlucky Family
2
Terry Schiavo
Lady on (or is it off) life support
2
Tommy Henrich
Former NY Yankee
2
Tony Randall
Actor
2
William Proxmire
Politician
2
William Sloane Coffin
Priest
2
Yogi Berra
Boo Boo's Pal
2
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
Wrestler
1
50 Cent
We wouldn't give you a quarter
1
A.J. Foyt
Race Car Driver
1
Aaron Bank
Founded Green Berets
1
Aaron Spelling
Love Boat Creator
1
Albert Finney
Actor
1
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
Russian Writer
1
Alfredo Stroessner
Former Dictator of Paraguay
1
Alonzo Mourning
Basketball Player
1
Andre Emmerich
NY Art Dealer/Critic
1
Andy Dick
Comedian
1
Anita Bryant
Orange Juice Lady
1
Anita O'Day
Singer
1
Ann B. Davis
Alice from the Brady Bunch
1
Anna Nicole Smith
Large Breasted Gold Digger
1
Anne Rice
Vampire Author
1
Archibald Cox
Watergate Guy
1
Ariel Sharon
Israeli Tough Guy
1
Arnold Palmer
Golfer
1
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Actor
1
Art Buchwald
Writer
1
Arte Johnson
Actor
1
Barbara J. West Dainton
Titanic Survivor
1
Barnard Hughes
Actor
1
Bea Arthur
Actress - Maude
1
Begum Nusrat Bhutto
Former Pakistani First Lady
1
Betty Ford
Gerald's Wife
1
Betty Hill
UFO-ologist
1
Beverly Cleary
Children's Book Author
1
Bill Cosby
Jello Pudding Guy
1
Bob Dole
Politician
1
Bob Guccione
Porno Dude
1
Bob Keeshan
Kangaroo Man
1
Bobby Doerr
Baseball Player (Red Sox)
1
Brian Dennehy
Actor
1
Brian Keenan
IRA Guy
1
Brian Wilson
Beach Boy
1
Brody Dalle
Singer-Distillers
1
Buck O'Neil
Baseball Player (Negro League)
1
Bud Schulberg
Screenwriter
1
Carl Mydans
Last famed LIFE Photographer
1
Carl Reiner
Writer/Actor
1
Carlos Ramirez
Mayor of El Paso
1
Casper Weinberger
Politico
1
Cecily Adams
Actress
1
Charles Manson
Nutcase
1
Charlie Callas
Comedian
1
Charlie Daniels
Country Singer
1
Christian Brando
One f'ed up dude
1
Chuck Barris
Gong Show Guy/Secret Agent
1
Chuck Berry
Rock - N - Roller
1
Chuck Hiller
Former Baseball Player
1
Chuck Thompson
Baseball Hall of Famer/Broadcaster
1
Colin Powell
General
1
Colin Stanfield
Drug Lord
1
Cris Kirkwood
Musician
1
Daniel Shore
Commentator on NPR
1
David Crosby
Singer
1
David Rockefeller
Rich Guy's Brother
1
Deborah Kerr
Actress
1
Dick Edell
Lacrosse Coach
1
Dick Slater
Wrestler
1
Dick Van Dyke
Actor/Comedian
1
Dick Wilson
Mr. Whipple
1
Dody Goodman
Actress
1
Dom Deluise
Fat Comedian
1
Drew Carey
Comedian
1
Earl Butz
Former US Secretary of Agriculture
1
Earl Weaver
Former Baseball Manager
1
Ed Koch
Former NYC Mayor
1
Elizabeth Kubler Ross
Author on Death and Dying
1
Emilio Massera
Aregentinian Junta Leader
1
Ernest Avants
KKK Guy
1
Eugene McCarthy
Former Senator
1
Evel Knievel
Daredevil
1
Father Paul Shanley
A Not So Nice Priest
1
Former President Suharto
Political Leader
1
Frances Dee
Actress
1
Francoise Sagan
French Novelist
1
Frank Morrison
Politician
1
Frank Stanton
CBS Broadcasting Pioneer
1
Frankie Laine
Lounge Lizard Singer
1
Frederica Sagor Maas
Screenwriter
1
Garrett Morris
Comedian
1
Gary Ridgeway
Green River Mirderer
1
Gene Barry
Actor
1
George Best
English Soccer Star
1
George Clinton
Funkmaster
1
George McGovern
Politician
1
George Wendt
Norm!
1
Glen Campell
Singer
1
Gloria Vanderbilt
Fashion Designer
1
Gordon Hinckley
President of Mormon Church
1
Grace Slick
Don't You Want Somebody To Die
1
Hamed Karzai
Afghan Leader
1
Hans Bethe
Won Nobel Prize in Physics
1
Harold Pinter
Playwright
1
Harvey Korman
Funny Fella
1
Helen R. Walton
WalMart Queen
1
Holly Johnson
Singer - Frankie Goes to Hollywood
1
Hosni Mubarak
President of Eygpt
1
Hubert Green
Golfer
1
J. Paul Hogan
Plastics Inventor
1
Jack Kevorkian
Dr. Dead
1
Jack Palance
Actor
1
Jack Warden
Actor
1
James Arness
Actor
1
James Rockefeller
Oldest Olympian
1
Jan Michael Vincent
Messed-up Actor
1
Jane Withers
Actress
1
Jayne Meadows
Actress
1
Jean Belliveau
Hockey Player
1
Jeff Conaway
Actor
1
Jerome Holtzman
Sports Columnist
1
Jerry Lee Lewis
Cradle Robber
1
Jerry Wexler
Record Producer
1
Jim McKay
Writer/Director
1
Jim Parker
Colts Hall of Famer
1
Jimmy Carter
Ex President
1
Joan Fontaine
Actress
1
Joan VanArk
Actress
1
Joe Jagger
Mick's Dad
1
Joe Piscopo
Comedian?
1
John Allan Muhammad
Scumbag
1
John Barrymore
Actor
1
John DeLorean
Car with no future but Back to the Future
1
John Forsythe
Actor
1
John Glenn
Astronaut
1
John Henry Williams
Put Dad's Head on Ice
1
John Madden
Turkey Eater
1
John Paul Stevens
Supreme Court Justice
1
John Profumo
UK Politician
1
John Richard Simplot
Potato Guy
1
John Travolta
Actor
1
Jonathan Winters
Very Funny Nut Job
1
Joyce Randolph
Actress
1
June Allyson
Actress
1
Kara Kennedy
Ted's Little Girl
1
Karen Duffy
Actress/Author
1
Katherine Jackson
Michael's Mom
1
Kenny Baker
R2D2
1
Kirstie Alley
Actress?
1
Larry King
Old Fart
1
Len Vale-Onslow
Motorcyclying Legend
1
Lester Lanin
Band Leader
1
Lew Burdette
Former Baseball Pitcher
1
Lillian Asplund
Titanic Survivor
1
Liza Minnelli
Friend of Sinatra
1
Llyod Bensten
Politician
1
Loretta Lynn
Singer/Crystal Gayle's Sister
1
Lou Ferrigno
What? Huh? I'm getting angry!
1
Lucia dos Santos
Fatima Visionary
1
Luciano Pavarotti
Tenor
1
Marcus Klingberg
Soviet Spy
1
Marge Schott
Whack Job
1
Margot Kidder
Actress/Nut Job
1
Maria Shriver
Gives it up for Arnold
1
Martin Landau
Guy from Space 1999
1
Marty Allen
Comic
1
Marvin Miller
Major League Baseball Union Chief
1
Mary MacIssac
Oldest person in Saskatchewan
1
Mary McGrory
Washington Post Columnist
1
Maurice Papon
French Nazi War Criminal
1
Meadowlark Lemon
Globetrotter (Not Jack's Brother)
1
Mel Brooks
Comedian/Actor
1
Michelangelo Antonioni
Movie Director
1
Mick Jagger
The Stones
1
Miep Gies
Anne Frank's firend
1
Morley Safer
"60 Minutes" Dude"
1
Mother Angelica
TV Nun
1
Myron Floren
Musician-Polkas
1
Newt Gingrich
Former Speaker of the House
1
Nick Nolte
A Very Troubled Guy
1
Nipsey Russell
Comedian
1
Norman Mailer
Author
1
Old Dirty Bastard
Wu Tang Clan Guy
1
Oscar Niemeyer
Architect
1
Paris Hilton
Chick who's hard to see in that online video
1
Pat Harrington
One Day At a Time
1
Pat Kennedy Lawford
A Hybrid
1
Patty Andrews
An Andrews Sister
1
Patty Loveless
Country Singer
1
Paul Hopkins
Baseball Player
1
Paul Newman
Actor
1
Pete Demmerle
Football Player (Notre Dame)
1
Peter Falk
Actor
1
Phil Rizzuto
Ball player
1
Philip E. Johnson
Author/Creationist
1
Pistol Pez Whatley
Wrestler
1
PW Botha
Former South African PM
1
Red Adair
Fire Fighter
1
Reverand Joseph P. Delaney
Catholic Bishop
1
Ricardo Montalban
Actor
1
Richard Fleischer
Movie Director
1
Robert Conrad
Actor
1
Robert David Lion Gardiner
Last Gardiner
1
Robert De Niro
Actor
1
Robert Downey Jr.
Smack fiend
1
Robert MacNamara
Former US Defence Secretary
1
Robert Redford
Actor
1
Robert Wise
Director
1
Roger Moore
Actor
1
Roy Scheider
Actor
1
Ruby Muhammad
Wife of Elijah Muhammad
1
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Judge
1
Ruth Graham
Author
1
Ruth Warrick
Actress
1
Sam Johnson
The Wax Guy
1
Sam Mills
Football Player
1
Sandra Dee
Wholsome Actress
1
Shane McGowan
The Pogues
1
Sharon Osbourne
"Married Undead, Made TV Show"
1
Slick Rick
Rapper
1
Slim Whitman
Singer
1
Slobodan Milosevic
Yugosolian President
1
Soupy Sales
Bad Comedian
1
Star Jones
Chick from The View
1
Stephen Glover
Steve-o from "jackass"
1
Steve Mizerak
Pool Player
1
Stevie Sparks
Musician
1
Susan Dey
Actress
1
Thurl Ravenscroft
Tony the Tiger's Voice
1
Timothy Hutton
Has Been
1
Tom Bosley
Actor
1
Tony Cloninger
Baseball Player
1
Tony Martin
Singer/Married to Cyd Charisse
1
Tony Siragusa
Football Player
1
Tony Stewart
Race Car Driver
1
Van Johnson
Actor
1
Verne Lundquist
CBS Sports Announcer
1
Vincent Sherman
Director
1
Wally Schirra
Astronaut
1
Wavy Gravy
Hippie
1
Whitney Houston
Looney gal
1
William F. Buckley Jr.
"Writer, Commentator"
1
William Lehman
Florida Congressman
1
William Westmoreland
"General, Vietnam"
1
Willie Nelson
Singer
1
Yasuhiro Nakasone
Japanese PM
1
Yvonne De Carlo
Actress
1
Zelda Rubinstein
From Poltergeist
1


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