Dick Vitale is one of the greatest sports broadcasters of all time. Unfortunately, the same can't be said about his head coaching stint in the NBA. Vitale was the head coach of the '78-79 Detroit Pistons and ended their season with a losing record of 30-52. The following season Vitale began the season 4-8 and was removed from the head coaching position. Luckily, he's found a home as the voice of college basketball and even holds the honor of being the Tampa Bay Buccaneers most famous fan.
Sadly, the Tampa Bay Bucs ended their season in last place of the NFC South division with a record of 5-11. There's a lot of confusion surrounding the team's performance as they're rarely mentioned in the limelight and mainstream media. The Bucs seem to not know whether they'll be moving forward with Jameis Winston or Ryan Fitzpatrick at the starting quarterback position and it's become a major distraction. Maybe they can call on longtime fan, Dick Vitale, for some advice.
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.