While many might want to give the crown for the greatest New York Jet of all-time to Joe Namath, his main wideout and favorite target in Don Maynard stood the test of time, stretching his prime years a little further than Namath's making him the king of New York. While his era of wide receivers might not have been the most athletic, there's no doubt that if Namath threw it in his direction, Maynard was coming down with it.
The now 84-year-old played his college ball at Texas Western University and went on to b selected 109th overall in the ninth round of the 1957 NFL Draft by the New York Giants. Two years later, Maynard was cut by the Giants and took his talents to the CFL for a year before signing with the New York Titans/Jets in 1960 where he would play the majority of his career. Throughout the '60s Maynard would go on to have four 1,200-yard seasons and lead the Jets to an AFL Championship in 1968 and Super Bowl victory in 1969 (Super Bowl III).
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.