Vermont - Steve Wisniewski

Vermont - Steve Wisniewski

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.

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Did You Know...

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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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