The party animal himself Rob Grokowski can officially call himself the NFL king of New York. There are very few tight ends out there can single-handedly be an instant game changer for their team, but time-and-time again Gronk has proven why he will be a future Hall of Famer. The 6'6 tight end played collegiate football for the University of Arizona before being picked 42nd overall in the second round of the 2010 NFL Draft by the New England Patriots.
In just nine seasons with the Patriots, he's racked up a total of 79 touchdowns, four Pro Bowl selections, four All-Pro First Team roster spots, and three Super Bowl rings (Super Bowl XLIX,LI, LIII). Gronk is the first and only tight end to ever lead the league in touchdowns with 17 in 2011 and the most postseason touchdowns by a tight end with a total of 12 touchdowns. Unfortunately, Rob Gronkowski's career has been riddled with arm and shoulder injuries that forced him to retire. Who knows, though? We might get to experience the return of Gronk sooner rather than later.
To insure one’s house, one’s car or to underwrite a life insurance policy, that is common practice. But who would pay an insurance premium for his/her thumb, legs or smile? Stars, of course.
At the top of the ranking are the legs of Mariah Carey, worth 810 million USD: The diva became, in 2006, the Gillette brand muse for the advertising campaign «Legs of a Goddess». She then took out an insurance policy with London Lloyds to protect her legs, a decision that is far from being insignificant. Among its customers, the London insurer then included several icons of music, such as Bob Dylan or Rod Stewart.
David Beckham’s body insured for 195 million USD: European champion with Manchester United in 1999, David Beckham was in 2006 the most renowned footballer of the planet. In relation to his sporting activities, he took out an insurance cover for his legs. The huge amount paid for his insurance would reportedly exceed the 103 million USD disbursed by Real Madrid for the cover of Christiano Ronaldo in 2009. The fashion model would later extend his insurance cover to his entire body.
15 million USD in insurance for Kim Kardashian’s curves: The curves of Kim Kardashian are her number one beauty asset. The reality TV star, who is crazy about plastic surgery, has underwritten an insurance policy worth 15 million USD to protect her famous butt.
The culinary critic Egon Ronay assured his taste buds: The famous Hungarian culinary critic has insured his taste buds since 1957, for the amount of 400 000 USD. An original insurance policy which allows him to cover his sense of taste without which he will no longer be able to practice his job.