Yes, this 6'0 man with a blowout hairstyle in sky blue short-shorts has made the list, and for a good reason too. Ernie DiGregorio usually isn't a common name brought up when it comes to some of the premier talents the league has uplifted over the past several decades. However, Ernie D. does have quite the compelling rise to prominence and fall from grace. Prior to entering the NBA, DiGregorio played collegiate ball at Providence College and was drafted by the American Basketball Association's Kentucky Colonels where he played for one season.
The following year, DiGregorio was selected third overall by the Buffalo Braves in the 1973 NBA Draft. In his very first season, he became an instant phenom breaking the record for most assists by a rookie in a game with 25. In his rookie season, DiGregorio led the league in assists per game and free throw percentage while averaging 15.2 points per game which earned him the Rookie of the Year Award for the 1973-74 NBA season. Unfortunately, DiGregorio's numbers would begin to decline and a major knee injury would end his pro-basketball career in just five seasons.
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.