A plethora of NFL greats were born in New Jersey, including Hall of Famers, Dave Robinson and Elvin Bethea as well as Joe Flacco, Greg Olsen, Victor Cruz, and more. But, they can't outshine the highly-decorated NFL career of famed Pittsburgh Steeler running back, Franco Harris. The Hall of Famer played his college football at Penn State University where he racked up a total of 24 touchdowns in three seasons.
Harris then went on to be selected 13th overall in the 1972 NFL Draft by the Pittsburgh Steelers were he would play twelve out of his thirteen seasons in the NFL before hanging up his cleats for good as a Seattle Seahawk in 1984. The combination of Harris' power running and the Steelers' immensely talented defense led to a Super Bowl run that resulted in four victories including Super Bowls IX, X, XIII, and XIV. With four rings and a rushing career amounting to over 12,000 yards, and 91 touchdowns, Harris is tied with his Steelers' alumni Jerome Bettis for most rushing touchdowns in NFL history.
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.