To this very day, Randall McDaniel holds the NFL record for the fastest 100-meter dash time for an offensive lineman with a time of 10.84 seconds. McDaniel also ran an impressive 4.6-second 40-yard dash to add to his impressive combine resume. The Phoenix, Arizona-bred offensive guard played his collegiate ball at Arizona State University and was picked 19th overall in the first round of the 1988 NFL Draft by the Minnesota Vikings.
Randall truly had one of those remarkable NFL careers due to his extreme durability playing thirteen seasons in the NFL as a member of the Vikings and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. From 1990 to 2001, Randall didn't miss a single start playing in 220 consecutive regular-season games. McDaniel holds the record for most consecutive Pro Bowl appearances with eleven despite being selected twelve times for the honor. AND, McDaniel is also the oldest NFL player to notch their first-ever touchdown reception at the age of 36-years-old and 282 days.
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.