John Havlicek can sometimes go overlooked when it comes to talking about NBA greats due to the greatness of his teammates around him. Only Celtic teammates, Bill Russell and Sam Jones have surpassed him as the most winningest NBA players in history. In 1960, Havlicek won an NCAA title with Ohio State before being drafted into the NBA seventh overall by the Boston Celtics in 1962.
Instantaneously, Havlicek won four consecutive NBA titles with his Boston Celtics teammates in his first four seasons in the professional league. Havlicek went on to win four more throughout his sixteen year NBA career, even earning NBA Finals MVP honors in 1974. Havlicek is responsible for having one of the most historic plays in NBA history under his belt as he stole the ball with just five seconds left on the clock in the 1965 Eastern Conference Finals against the Wilt Chamberlain-led Philadelphia 76ers.
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.