New Hampshire has produced a total of 24 NFL players throughout the state's history. While many of the state's NFL athletes were forgettable, Greg Landry was able to make the cut ahead of Don Macek for NFL king of the Granite State. Landry attended the University of Massachusetts to play his college ball and while uneventful, Landry still remained to become the first quarterback selected in the 1968 NFL Draft.
Greg Landry was selected 11th overall by the Detriot Lions in the '68 Draft and has been the Lions only Pro Bowl selected quarterback since Matt Stafford was granted with that honor in 2014. This says a lot about the Lions' ability to acquire top tier talent, yikes. While Landry had a decent career throwing for 16,052 yards and 98 touchdowns in nine NFL seasons, he was known as quite the rushing quarterback rushing for over 2,600 yards and 21 touchdowns in his career.
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.
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.
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.
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.