49. Bob Cousy

49. Bob Cousy

Bob Cousy is one of the original superstars of the developing NBA during his twenty-year stint in the professional basketball league. After attending College of the Holy Cross and bringing the institution to their first NCAA Tournaments in 1948 and 1950, Cousy was drafted 3rd overall by the Tri-Cities Blackhawks but, refused to report to the team and eventually was picked up by the Boston Celtics where he became the 'Houdini on the Hardwood'.

Cousy's ball handling ability and elite passing allowed him to lead the league in assists for eight consecutive seasons as he also earned thirteen NBA All-Star honors as well as six NBA championships. Cousy also won MVP honors in 1957. In 1970, Mr. Basketball retired from the game with the Cincinnati Royals, his number 14 was retired by the Boston Celtics and now hangs in the banisters.

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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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