Nebraska usually keeps some watch-worthy collegiate football teams around, but when it come to indivdual, elite talent hailing from the Mid-Western state options are limited. Fortunately, not too limited though as former NFL running back Ahman Green will be holding it down the Cornhusker State. Born and raised in Omaha, Green played his college ball in his home state at the University of Nebraska for three seasons where he contributed to two Bowl Alliance National Championships in 1995 and 1997.
In 1998, Green was drafted 76th overall in the third round of the NFL Draft by the Seattle Seahawks. After spending a couple of seasons in Washington, Green took his talents to Green Bay where he would become the franchise's all-time leading rusher, running for a total of 8,322 yards with the Packers alone. Unfortunately, Green was sidelined by a shoulder injury that would drastically affect his NFL career. In 2011, Green would retire after playing in the CFL. Today, he's part-owner of the Green Bay Blizzard, an arena football team based in Wisconsin.
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.