While Matt Hasselback praises Boston for his upbringing, he was actually born in Boulder, Colorado making him the state's best NFL athlete today. Collegiately, Matt Hasselback flew under the radar playing three seasons with the Boston College Eagles alongside his brother Tim Hasselback who go on to take his staring quarterback job after his departure from the institution. Hasselback was drafted 187th overall in the sixth round of the 1998 NFL Draft by the Green Bay Packers.
At the time, the Packers had Hall of Fame quarterback, Brett Favre at the helm of the quarterback position so, Hasselback's claim to fame didn't come until he was traded to the Seattle Seahawks in 2001, where he would thrive the most in his career. During his nine-year stint with the Eagles, Hasselback was a 3x Pro-Bowler (2003, 2005, 2007) led the team to six postseason appearances and one Super Bowl where his team lost to the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2005. Matt would go on to play quarterback for the Tennessee Titans and Indianapolis Colts before losing his starting gig to Andrew Luck and hanging up his cleats in 2015.
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.