We're not sure why Vermont continues to fail the youth when it comes to developmental sports programs, but its become a reoccurring thing with the Green Mountain State. There isn't a single NFL Hall of Famer from Vermont and the state has only produced ten NFL athletes in its entire history. However, their greatest NFL athlete is worthy to crown in former Oakland Raiders offensive guard, Steve Wisniewski. Not only was Wisniewski named All-American twice in college, he helped the Penn State Nittany Lions win a national championship in 1986, and earned his Bachelor of Science in marketing.
His impressive play at Penn State led him to be picked 29th overall in second round of 1989 NFL Draft by the Oakland Raiders where he would play his entire thirteen-season career with. Within those thirteen seasons, Wisniewski would be granted with eight Pro Bowl invites and two All-Pro First Team roster spots. From 1996 to 2001, Wisniewski never missed a single game and started in all 206 games that he was active for. With dependability like that, it's somewhat mysterious why Steve Wisniewski has not been blessed with a golden sports coat. Maybe we should make some calls to the Football Hall of Fame for his bidding.
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.