Hawaii - Matt Blair

Hawaii - Matt Blair

You'd think one of the native descendants of the islands of Hawaii would reign supreme as the NFL king of the 50th state. However, this is not the case with Matt Blair holding the crown and Marcus Mariota coming in at second place. Born in Hilo, Hawaii, Matt Blair didn't explore football as an option until he and his family relocated to Ohio and he was recruited by scouts to play collegiately. After attending Iowa State for three years, Blair declared himself in to the 1973 NFL Draft where he was selected 51st overall by the Minnesota Vikings in the second round.

Blair spent his entire twelve-season career with the Vikings where he snagged a total of 16 interceptions and ran for a total of 119 interception yards. His efforts earned him six Pro-Bowl invites and one NFL All-Pro First Team selection in 1980. With Marcus Mariota currently trying to solidify himself as a quarterback, he has a lot of work to do to take the king of Hawaii crown from Matt Blair.

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Chefs made their way into celebrity land a while ago. But how many celebrities that weren’t trained as professional cooks are actually whizzes in the kitchen? Here are several that come to mind.

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Actress Julia Roberts is confident about her cooking skills. “I’m quite a good cook,” she told E! News. “I’m like a closet home ec teacher…I can really cook anything.” Roberts has said she often cooks fish for herself and her kids. And speaking of her three children, “They think that I’m a good cook,” Roberts told People. “They actually told me that I should open a restaurant.” She also relishes cooking for the holidays, particularly shredded Brussel sprouts. Roberts hasn’t published a cookbook, but we did find recipes attributed to her for peach crisp and banana hemp muffins. Or you can make the same summer salad the actress supposedly eats.

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Chrissy Teigen started off as a supermodel. Then her love of cooking filtered into her professional life too. At this point, she’s created recipes for a limited Blue Apron release and also just launched her own home and cooking line at Target named “Cravings,” after the two cookbooks she’s released. Teigen describes cooking as “a time of peace” for herself. So maybe peace out to her tuna melt sandwich or the fried chicken wings that are a favorite of her husband, John Legend.

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Lady Gaga, whose real name is Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, comes from a cooking Italian family. Her father started his own restaurant in New York and also published a cookbook. And apparently, Lady Gaga has inherited the family’s cooking genes. Her Instagram account occasionally features photos of her culinary activities. Sure, sometimes it’s topless cooking. But other times it’s more poignant like in the post she shared about her bringing food to the family of her dear friend who passed away. Want to try a Gaga/Germanotta family favorite? Check out her recipe for whole wheat pasta with a sweet fennel sauce.

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