Mississippi is another one of those states that continues to crank out NFL legends. From Walter Peyton to Brett Farve to Jerry Rice, the true battle for king of Mississippi lies between Rice and Peyton, but with a 21 year long career, we had to go with the greatest wide receiver of all-time on this one. During his college career, at Mississippi Valley State, Rice broke the NCAA single-game reception record with 24 catches against LSU in 1983. The record-breaking only continued after he was selected 16th overall in the 1984 NFL Draft by the San Francisco 49ers where he played the majority of his NFL career.
Rice won all three of his Super Bowls as a member of the 49ers and was named the third wide receiver ever to win Super Bowl MVP for his 11 catch, 215 yard effort in Super Bowl XXIII. The Hall of Fame receiver currently holds NFL records for most receiving yards with 22,895, receptions with 1,549, receiving touchdowns with 197, and total touchdowns with 208. There isn't a receiver alive that doesn't want to be like the 13x Pro Bowler, Jerry Rice.
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.